panasonic lumix dmc-fzXX...good for action/sports photogra..

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In article <52f453f5.0411041216.13045694@posting.google.com>, wamanning@gmail.com says...
> the long reaching and fast glass certainly puts a big check in the
> box.
>
> but how good is it in terms of "reponsiveness"?
>
> i'm wondering how well the EVF updates and follows moving action...is
> the lag excessive when following fast-moving action?
>
> i'm also wondering how good/bad the shutter lag is in action
> situations (btw pressing shutter-release and shot being captured).
>
> walter
>
Well, I have the FZ10. It's ok for most motorsport as you have time to pick up a car/bike and
track it to the point at which you want to shoot. Holding the trigger half way down means
you get a pretty well instantaneous response when you finally go for the shot.

If you can, the trick (as always) is to preset the exposure and use manual focus. The
downside is that at max zoom you have little depth of field, so prefocusing is a bit hit or
miss at first.

If you are looking for a camera that will allow you to take a quick shot as unexpected action
happens; look somewhere else..

So if you can predict & track the action, fine. Otherwise forget it..

Whether the FZ20 is any faster I don't know..

Having said all of the above, I love mine !

A few examples at http://www.evil-photographer.com/revivalsunday/

T.
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Please Tony, NO!! You'd look dreadful in a basque and fishnets..

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I've never known why camera makers did not follow Olympus's lead when they
had a 2 or 3 Mp camera that actually started taking pictures (at 3
frames/sec or so) as soon as you held down the shutter button half way. It
would fill a five or so frame buffer and cycle out the oldest while
replacing it with the newest frame. That way, if you missed the decisive
moment by a second or two, you would have those previous 2 secs already
recorded. No more missed shots because of shutter or EVF lag.
I thought I read that the Nikon Coolpix 5400, 8800, and 8400 have a 5 shot
buffer mode similar to this idea. I think all the new, higher-end non SLR
digital cameras should have this function
D.B.

"Rob Kennedy" <rob040@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:rYTid.27885$dj2.1698598@news20.bellglobal.com...
>I have a FZ10 and have been using it for about 6 months. My big action
> challenge is getting the perfect shot in my daughter's equestrian
> events....which mostly means catching the horse half way over the jump
> with
> all 4 hoofs off the ground. This would no problem at all with the old
> Spotmatic 2 which I have been using for 35 years or so but is a tad tricky
> with the FZ10. Prefocusing helps but is by no means foolproof. Going
> 'motordrive' for 5 frames can also work but, there too, its happened often
> that I started too soon or too late. I have resigned myself to muddle by
> for
> a couple of camera generations and buy another one later. In the meantime,
> the other great features of the FZ 10 make it a very good camera to have
> (notably that 12X OIS lens).
>
> Rob
>
>
> "w.a. manning" <wamanning@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:52f453f5.0411041216.13045694@posting.google.com...
>> the long reaching and fast glass certainly puts a big check in the
>> box.
>>
>> but how good is it in terms of "reponsiveness"?
>>
>> i'm wondering how well the EVF updates and follows moving action...is
>> the lag excessive when following fast-moving action?
>>
>> i'm also wondering how good/bad the shutter lag is in action
>> situations (btw pressing shutter-release and shot being captured).
>>
>> walter
>
>