Photos of Team Merlin - Soccer Six May 20th 2012

[yavannauk]

Comments

[archaeologist_d]

Fantastic shots. I see you got a new camera. How does the FZ150 compare with the FZ35? Better resolution? Higher zoom capability?

[yavannauk]

Thanks! Yes, Panasonic finally came up with a decent upgrade to the FZ38/(FZ35) after two failed attempts. They've upped the zoom to 24x optical, which gives a noticeable improvement. What they've actually done with this model, though, is go back to just 12MP. The previous two versions they'd increased to 14MP and that just didn't work. All I ever got was blurry photos out of the FZ45 I tried. This camera I love, though, and it was well worth the money.

[archaeologist_d]

I may have to buy one. I was just looking at the specs and they look really good. How heavy is the camera? I see it's 5 oz heavier. Does that make a difference when taking lots of shots? Does it do well for fast shots (like the guys running)?

[yavannauk]

The specs are excellent for the money. It is very slightly larger and just a bit heavier than the FZ38 so still fine for putting in a backpack (or large handbag). (I took around 600 photos yesterday and my wrists don't ache from doing it). I used the outdoor sports setting at (or near) maximum optical zoom and got plenty of well focused shots. I was actually surprised how clearly the photos came out as I was sitting nowhere near the front of the stands during the matches.

[complicat]

Great photos!

I'm still sorting through mine - they're not as good as yours though.

Thank you for a fabulous day out! Yay!

[yavannauk]

Thanks! Still looking forward to seeing yours as well, as everyone tends to capture different moments.

Glad you enjoyed it. Despite the queuing hassles to start with I think we got a good deal! :-)

[giselleslash]

Oh, these are FABULOUS! I'm so happy to see your pics added to the bunch. You have some lovely ones of Ade too which I've been dying to see. :D

Thanks for sharing with us! ♥

[yavannauk]

Thank you, I'm glad you like them. Ade often seems to get forgotten and I think that's a shame so I tried to get ones of him too. Unfortunately a lot of the ones of him also include season five casting spoilers which I've been trying to avoid posting.

Glad to finally have new pics to share!

[lawgoddess]

Gorgeous! Thank you so much for sharing them!

[yavannauk]

Thank you! Glad you liked them.

[yavannauk]

Thank you! I was pleased with how they turned out.