I've owned the Panasonic Lumix line of ultrazoom cameras --- FZ10,'20 and '30 --- since January 2004 and with the Leica lens, image stabilization and 12x optical zoom (out to approximately 420mm) I've learned to appreciate birds as I never had with my previous cameras. My interest became an obsession after my recent (October 2005) purchase of a Red-Dot Sight, a device usually found on guns to track targets. I now "hunt" and "shoot" birds with the RDS mounted on my current FZ30's flash hot shoe using an Xtend-a-Sight.
My FZ30 has an LCD screen that can be flipped down. When using the Red-Dot Sight, I have the LCD in this position to frame my subject as it's much easier to use than putting your eye up to the small EVF, particularly with the BSA unit sitting in the flash hot shoe. I confirm focus lock by a steady "green dot" on the LCD or an audio "beep"; the sound is more convenient as you don't have to be looking at the LCD.
My FZ30 has an LCD screen that can be flipped down. When using the Red-Dot Sight, I have the LCD in this position to frame my subject as it's much easier to use than putting your eye up to the small EVF, particularly with the BSA unit sitting in the flash hot shoe. I confirm focus lock by a steady "green dot" on the LCD or an audio "beep"; the sound is more convenient as you don't have to be looking at the LCD.
Original size: 749px x 672px |
Current: 335px x 300px |
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