Panasonic DMC-LZ7 (1 Viewer)

Bought one of these to replace my ageing Canon A95, 6x optical zoom and 7.2 megapixels for about £150. And guess what, it fits my SRB Griturn swing-out adapter for Leica APO with zoom lens a treat, especially with the offset tripod mounting on the camera, really balances it well. Haven't had a chance to actually take any photos with the set up yet, the weather's been so apalling, but when I do I'll post them on here for your delectation. It's also great without the scope, a great little lens with macro for butterflies and the like.

Hi Robin,

Good luck with the new camera....

Intrigued by your sample pic - I have an FZ7 (not for digi-scoping!) and am quite pleased with it. The main downside is that the images are usually pretty noisy, which I understand to be a function of the camera's processor.

I would have expected your sample photo to show the same characteristics but there is little noise to be seen - is this because you have removed it with NeatImage or somesuch, or are all of the pics from this camera noise-free??


Rgds... Ruby

Hi Ruby

No, all I did was crop it a bit using a two-bob utility program.

Much better results than the A95 so far, maybe the IS has a lot to do with it.

Robin