Panasonic FZ300

[seaslug]

At 1200 mm equiv. zoom.

Green Rosella 50+ metres distant at the top of a tree on an island in a lake.


Wasn't even a serious attempt at a photograph, I was just trying to identify the bird!

[LJG]

That's pretty good for 50 plus metres Greg!

[seaslug]

Surprised me, I don't normally use this camera for dedicated bird shots as I can crop much deeper with the Sony A7 and still retain definition. It's a great camera just to carry about though. Did all my photography on Lord Howe Island with it last trip and wasn't dissappointed.

[Isac]

Wow! 1200mm! Did you put a special lens on to get that zoom power?

[seaslug]

Wow! 1200mm! Did you put a special lens on to get that zoom power?

No Isac, it's just a clever version of in-camera digital zoom. Normal optical is 25-600 equiv. and providing you're shooting Jpeg you have the option of taking it out to 1200 mm equiv. I rarely use it past 600 as you do lose some detail, but at a pinch it's not too bad.

[Isac]

Thanks Greg.