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Didn't need to use the 100-300 for this shot but first time I've used it
Last Apple by Baz, on Flickr
Very nice shot Sir, really well composed, lovely colours, and some fine detail.
George.
Didn't need to use the 100-300 for this shot but first time I've used it
Last Apple by Baz, on Flickr
Hey Guys,
Just joined the club
Picked up a G80 and 12-60 lens this afternoon.
Looking forward to trying it out.
Any recommended settings etc for now?
Will be getting a 100-400mm lens for birds/wildlife once I move on my D7000 and sigma 150-600 C.
Cheers
Settings are mostly personal preference, apart from a few that can improve general shooting. Remember, holding down any of the Fn buttons will allow you to customise it, really handy.
A few that I would make sure to check:
C-wrench 3/9: AF assist lamp off, I find it makes no real difference on any camera, only irritates people when you're shooting.
C-wrench 3/9: AF sensitivity I have set to +2, it makes more of a difference in video apparently, but I have it set to that and find AF pretty fast
C-Wrench 6/9: Constant Preview on - why this is off by default I will never understand
C-Wrench 9/9 - If you intend to ever adapt older lenses, set 'Shoot w/o lens' to on.
If you want to turn the annoying AF 'Beep' off, it's at Wrench: 2/6
Sensor clean is at 5/6 in that menu, and format for the SD card is on 6/6
Camera icon menu: Shutter type is at 5/8, if you prefer to keep it to Mech-shutter only, or set it to Auto to let the camera decide [very bright days with wide primes, the ESHTR allows you to shoot up to 1/16,000 negating the need for a filter in many cases.
ISO limit set for Auto ISO is also set on this page, I have mine limited to 1600
Page 1/8 is where you can set the image quality, I only ever shoot RAW but you may like Jpeg, you might want to set it to RAW + Fine here
That's all i can think of for now, you won't really know what else to change until you run into an issue I guess, have fun discovering it
Welcome to the club your bank balance may not thank you but your back balance will
Obviously, you want image review off, i use AFC for every thing and single point focus,with the 100-400 i use shutter priority and assign the front dial to exposure compensation. i am quiet happy shooting that lens wide open and find its great to be able to adjust the exposure with out taking my eye away from the EVF great for instantaneous adjustments for BIF.
I use auto ISO which i top out at 6400 and medium frame rate, if you choose fast with AFC it knocks itself down to medium any way.
AF sensitivity at plus +2 but this could be a problem until you get used to the mirrorless system so to start with 0 or minus a bit may help,refocus speed i have on fast.
Trying center-weighted metering at the moment.
Cheers guys.
Do you use auto ISO or intelligent ISO?
Very nice shot Sir, really well composed, lovely colours, and some fine detail.
George.
So looks like the shutter has died on the g7
Hey Guys,
Just joined the club
Picked up a G80 and 12-60 lens this afternoon.
Looking forward to trying it out.
Any recommended settings etc for now?
Will be getting a 100-400mm lens for birds/wildlife once I move on my D7000 and sigma 150-600 C.
Cheers
Is it repairable or could you just use electronic shutter?
Tried a camera reset, remove of battery and electronic shutter, the curtain stays as it is. A phone call to panasonic, they said it could be the shutter or just an electronic issue. I reckon it's the shutter, menu and everything else is fine, vf is black, obviously because the shutter curtain is in that position. I did see something different on the lcd though when trying to focus. it was a white circle and low in white writing flash on the top left, never seen that before.
Apparently Dk Audio Visual will do a free estimate.
Yes, considerably smaller. I never found it a problem on my GX7, though, which had the same size viewfinder as the Gx80.Gx80 quetion, is the evf smaller than the g7/g80?
That's a shame Michael, and I hope you can get it sorted quickly and without too much expense. I've had a couple of shutters go in my time, but they looked like the individual slats on the shutter curtain were hanging down. Yours almost looks like the shutter is stuck in the closed position. However, it could differences in the shutter operation, as the ones I've had go in the past were on none live view DSLRs with OVFs.
Anyway, hope you get it sorted soon.
Simon.
Yes, considerably smaller. I never found it a problem on my GX7, though, which had the same size viewfinder as the Gx80.
got a chance to play with my new toy today.....Loving it so far, although wildlife and birds is more my scene....100-400 is on the way
charity shop campervan.... by robert shearer, on Flickr
Friends.. by robert shearer, on Flickr
Paella man by robert shearer, on Flickr
Stockbridge Edinburgh by robert shearer, on Flickr
Can't wait to get it.Great start, just remember when you start BIF its a steepish learning curve after DSLRs,hope you get the lens soon.
I always used a large tripod and gimbal with my d7000 and sigma 150-600 as I found it hard to get great shots handheld.
Although I'm looking forward to getting some great handheld shots with the G80 and 100-400 combo, I was wondering which tripod/gimbal/head combinations you folks have used with this lens?
I always used a large tripod and gimbal with my d7000 and sigma 150-600 as I found it hard to get great shots handheld.
Although I'm looking forward to getting some great handheld shots with the G80 and 100-400 combo, I was wondering which tripod/gimbal/head combinations you folks have used with this lens?