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Anonymous
I looked at the FZ-50, and would've gotten it if it weren't for the length of the lens and other size issues. I like to be able to carry a camera with me with no hassle, and for my camera to be as little noticeable as possible when I'm shooting people. If I had the money, I'd opt for both an FZ-8 and an FZ-50.
After trying out the FZ-8 some, I think I may see what you mean with the manual controls. I'm hoping it's just that I'm used to shooting Canons and, given a week or so, I'll fit right in with these. It has this strange mix of tactile and menu interface for the exposure controls.
I also don't like that it will only do RAW + JPEG, instead of just RAW. With a one gigabyte card, that limits it to 68 exposures in 3:2 mode.
I do like the 3:2 mode, the general lack of lag (focus, viewfinder, shutter), the absolutely silent operation, and the manual focus mechanism, though it takes too long to switch between manual and autofocus.
I'll sacrifice my first photo with this camera to /p/ later on, once I download, process, and convert it. It was just a shot of the first page of MacBeth from my Oxford Shakespeare, just playing around. I'll also give my first more involved shot, and my first good shot.
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