The Camera

PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-FZ100

I'VE OWNED THIS CAMERA A COUPLE OF DAYS SO HERE IS MY PRELIMINARY EVALUATION; EASY TO CARRY AROUND, QUICK BATTERY CHARGE, NOT ENOUGH IN THE INSTRUCTION BOOKLET FOR INSTANCE CAN'T LOOK UP WHAT VARIOUS POP UP MESSAGES MEAN BUT WITH EXPLORATION OF THE CAMERA YOU CAN FIGURE IT OUT. THE ZOOM WILL PROBABLY NOT BE THAT GOOD BUT MY OLD NIKON WAS A PAIN TO DEAL WITH, FOR INSTANCE TAKE OFF ONE LENS AND ATTACH ANOTHER WHILE THE SHOT YOU WANT IS SLIPPING AWAY. I THINK THE LUMIX WILL BE FINE ON MY TRIP TO CUBA COMING UP  SOON. THE PHOTOS I POSTED OF THE REPTILES SEEM TO BE OKAY CONSIDERING THEY WERE TAKEN THROUGH GLASS CAGES WITH REFLECTIONS BOUNCING OFF THE GLASS.  THERE IS A MACRO SETTING BUT SO FAR THE CAMERA SEEMS TO HAVE TROUBLE FOCUSING ON THE SHOT. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THE SHOT CAN BE TAKEN.

I WILL UPDATE THIS EVALUATION AS I CONTINUE TO EXPERIMENT WITH THE CAMERA. HOWEVER NOT THIS WEEKEND SINCE I AM IN AN ART FAIR AT BALBOA PARK. DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT YESTERDAY (SATURDAY) SINCE IT POURED DOWN RAIN BUT I DID GREAT; ALMOST SOLD OUT OF HATS AND SCARVES. IT WAS A GREAT DAY FOR KNITTED HATS. THE EVENT IS ALSO SOCIAL, LOTS OF PEOPLE TO VISIT WITH NOT ONLY THE BUYERS BUT ALSO THE EXHIBITORS WHO RETURN YEAR AFTER YEAR. IT'S SUPPOSED TO CONTINUE RAINING TODAY SO WE'LL SEE WHAT THE DAY BRINGS. 

OTHER THAN THAT THINGS ARE PRETTY GOOD. I'M MEETING A GENTLEMAN TOMORROW WHO HAS RECENTLY BEEN TO CUBA. HE SAID HE ALSO HEARD THE 'WHY CUBA' FROM MANY PEOPLE. VERY WORRIED ABOUT SON JOHN WHO IS STILL LOOKING FOR A JOB AND TRYING TO STRUGGLE THROUGH AN ALGEBRA CLASS. 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE.