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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rka" data-source="post: 3402013" data-attributes="member: 1843">Just purchased FZ300 and done some very limited testing. I'm coming from MFT + Panny 100-300 lens.My impressions so far - Will be great for ID shots if don't care too much about image quality. Usable ID images out to full intelligent Zoom range whether the camera is set to 12Mp, 8Mp or 3Mp (each increasing apparent zoom). However cropping afterwards under these conditions is severely limited as one would expect.Even at last resort ISO6400, not to shabby - ID pics possible.Video quality is very good. Actually if didn't do stills, would be a good candidate for standalone video camera. Not too impressed with the still image quality but have not shot as yet with decent light. Lens is very fast! Can take poorish pictures in bad light pretty quickly.I have TCON-17 and C210 teleconverters and will be testing these too.Is it worth it ? ..... For me this is a definite Yes. Positives:1. Even in poor light with the fast lens can get usable pictures at high zoom with High ISO. Need to test more though.2. Need to fiddle further with the iZoom, Ext Zoom and Digital Zoom functions, but with iZoom and Ext Zoom both available at the same time, can get good range. Why not just take a picture at full resolution and 600mm optical and crop? - Well, it appears when you use any of these crop/digital zoom type functions, light metering only occurs in the zoomed in area which leads to better exposure for the specific subject. In the end for small subjects like birds, the targeted exposure is better.3. Can add teleconverter. Whether this results in a better image vs cropping to be tested.4. Good general all-purpose camera (25mm - 600mm)5. Really usable MF capability. 6. Good EVF.Negatives:1. Coming from OM-D E-M5 + Panasonic 100-300 IQ is very poor with pictures in failing light. However expected.2. Actually not a fan of the grip. A bit big but will get used to it.3. Haven't figured out if it is possible for lens to remain in 600mm zoomed in position if camera is idle for a while. This could be a big issue for birding if can't resolve since time to zoom in again takes few seconds.As mentioned before, a good buy unless you really want better IQ. In such case, spend twice as much (budget DSLR $500 body plus at least another $500 for a XX-300mm lens).</blockquote>

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