The "I own this camera"

[Omag 2.0]

I shoot my pictures with Panasonic's Lumix FZ5 - a 5 megapix bridge-camera. Lots of options available, on board stabilisation, excellent 12x zoomrate ( 36 - 432 mm equivalent), light, small but with the lensehood it looks great!



Results can be found in the photo-forum!  ;)

On the negative side, I have to mention the lack of manual focus, the noise in higher iso-values and no RAW mode.
Newer versions ( FZ7 and FZ8) deal with most of those problems.

Overall, I'm very pleased with this camera, it has everything I need to learn about photography, but I'd jump to dSLR any time soon, when I have the necessary funds available.

And never forget... invest in a good editting program. I recommend photoshop elements. for about

[expat]

Man, I am well out of the loop here. It would seem that I am the only one who is not digital, unless you count the camera in my cellphone/mobile/handy. Saying that the stuff that I have posted here was taken with my phone.

I use a Nkon F2 with motor drive and a range of lenses from 25 mm to 600mm. I also have a Minolta 400si with a couple of extra lenses.
My wife has a point and shoot digital camera at 2.1MP (my phone is 3.1MP ) So it is not used so often. I would like to go Digital and sell everything, but I am rather attached to the Nikon, my dad bought it in the mid 70's and I get on with it rather well. It does have one major drawback, it is very heavy and you need a wife caddy when I take all the lenses out to play.



Matt

[Vapour01]

Most of you should know what I use by now...

We do Steven, but posting it up..along with a few words about it's pros and cons (are there any?

[FsNovice]

Canon EOS400D (Rebel XTi)

With;

18-55 kit lens
75-300 f4-5.6 USM MkIII

I obviously use the latter for all aviation photography (unless I'm really close;) ), while I save up for a Bigma (Sigma 50-500) or a 100-400 L series.

It handles like a dream, and is very easy to use, especially to the first time SLR user....the picture quality is outstanding, as is the variability of settings...almost everything can be changed...

One big plus is the automatic sensor cleaner.....I occasionally get a few marks appearing on my pics....all i have to do is press a button and it removes the problem.....it's worked for everything I've needed to get rid of so far

The lens is the most important part of an SLR....and the 75-300mm is a good entry level long telephoto lens...although it does go rather soft the nearer to 300 you get ....the USM is fast and quiet, and it just about fits into my camera bag (always a good thing)

There we go....I reccommend in wholeheartedly

.mic

Mic, i'm very persuaded to get that camera, soundsa a dream and, just seen an ad in the motoring and lesuire that my parents got, a competition to win one. Gonna enter and see what happens.

[mrjake2002]

Fujifilm FinePix S3500

Pretty old camera but buying a DSLR camera soon.  ;)

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/F ... s3500z.asp

[Sir_Crashalot]

A Fujifilm Finepix 2800Zoom. Old one but still working very well and the pictures are good enough for me.

Crash

[Roughrider]

Canon EOS400D (Rebel XTi)

With;

18-55 kit lens
75-300 f4-5.6 USM MkIII

I obviously use the latter for all aviation photography (unless I'm really close;) ), while I save up for a Bigma (Sigma 50-500) or a 100-400 L series.

It handles like a dream, and is very easy to use, especially to the first time SLR user....the picture quality is outstanding, as is the variability of settings...almost everything can be changed...

One big plus is the automatic sensor cleaner.....I occasionally get a few marks appearing on my pics....all i have to do is press a button and it removes the problem.....it's worked for everything I've needed to get rid of so far

The lens is the most important part of an SLR....and the 75-300mm is a good entry level long telephoto lens...although it does go rather soft the nearer to 300 you get ....the USM is fast and quiet, and it just about fits into my camera bag (always a good thing)

There we go....I reccommend in wholeheartedly

.mic

I use the same camera as Mic & Purplehaze, A Canon Rebel XTi (400D) with two lens,  the EF-S 17-85 IS USM and the EF 70-300 IS USM. My wish list for this Chrismas is the EF 100-400 IS USM with the 2X extender.

This camera is very versitile, It can be used by anyone, from just pick it up and shoot, to an expert.  Mark

[Ashar]

Sony Cybershot DSC-N2...

[Willit Run]

Kodak DX7590

[Aerophile]

I use a Kodak EasyShare Z740.  I would consider it a good mid-range point and shoot camera.  Better cameras have come out since for about the same price I paid for this one.  You can find more specs here...

http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier. ... -path=6547.

Pros:
Max 10X optical zoom (38 - 380mm equivalent)
Manual settings.
Many preset features, i.e. beach, party, night, museum, etc.
Takes video.
Timer
Better lens and a higher zoom than most pocket p&s cameras that go for the same price.
There are some attachments you can purchase: a 1.4X optical magnifier, a wide angle lens, and a couple of different filters.
Good battery life using the CR-V3 battery.
Good for spotting aircraft at a close distance. So you're pretty much limited to aircraft on the ground unless you can get right next to the approach or departure end of the runway.  I have yet to see how this camera does at an airshow.

Cons:
It's not an SLR.
Only 5MP.  Not very many compared to the cameras out there now.
Difficult to fit into your pocket.  I had to go get a bulky case to carry it around in.
The lens cap is poor quality. I've already broken two of them and really don't feel like spending the 15 bucks to have another one sent to me.
CR-V3 rechargeable batteries are hard to find in retail stores.
Not very good for spotting aircraft at a far distance.

I'd give it 3 1/2 on a scale of 1 to 5.

[N556EP]

Going to post my whole setup

Bodys,

Nikon D1H
http://home.zonnet.nl/famwakker/photo/nikondslr/nikond1fourviewsrev1large.jpg
Nikon N90s
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/images1/n90s.jpg

Lens,

Nikon 60MM Macro
http://www.microglobe.co.uk/catalog/images/NIKAF6028DMAC.jpg
Nikon 70-300MM
http://www.microglobe.co.uk/catalog/images/nikon_70-300mm-vr_lens.jpg
Tamron 28-200
http://www.hulsen.net/images/Camera09-Tamron-AF28-200mm-f3.8-5.6%20Aspherical%20LD.jpg
Nikon 80-400MM
http://www.microglobe.co.uk/catalog/images/NK80400AFVR.jpg

Flash,

Nikon SB-28
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/nikonf4/flash/mapSB28.jpg
Nikon SB-800
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0307/nikonnews/nikonsb800.jpg

misc.
Quantum battery pack
http://www.thecameratrader.com/_turbo.jpg

[pepper_airborne]

I got a panasonic Lumix DMC FZ-8, if i would have the chance i would carry it with me everywhere i go, it has a 12x optical zoom, image stabilizer, manual focus, and a whole lot more.

[Rifleman]

You'll have to excuse me for not being in the "loop" any more, and since I think that this may be an eastern atlantic saying, can someone shed some light on the term "bridge camera" ?.... I've only recently heard it on this forum, and it makes me wonder whether I need to go out and shoot some architectural structures to deem one of my cameras a "Bridge Unit"........?

[BAW0343]

I had the Z740 (just sold it) and would agree with the above comments on it but the spotting is better then what he says.  

Of course its ideal to get as close as you can but It does well at a distance. Mic said he had a 300mm lens, while the 740 has a 380mm Equiv. and look at the shots he gets. Of course its the quality that bites you in the butt at the end, but for its price its great. Has all the professional features, can work in manual, shutter priority, aperture priority, and automatic with program shift. (allows you to have the camera set the best settings but you get some input on brightness.) Also works on SD cards, which will expand the 32mb internal memory to whatever size SD card you have.  Great little camera with a big boy feel  ;) 8-)

[Mictheslik]

Ken....a bridge camera is in between a compact and an SLR....to "bridge the gap"....so it has SLR features such as manual controls etc, but often doesnt have interchangeable lenses etc...

.mic