Who wants 28mm Wide Angle & an 18x Optical Zoom? Panasonic DMC-FZ18K $298.99 No Tax + FREE Shipping

[Harbourmaster]

Panasonic DMC-FZ18K $298.99

"Experience the power of an incredible 18x optical zoom in a 8.1-megapixel camera that fits in the palm of your hand. New features include Face Detection and Scene Detection, enhanced ISO sensitivity and more. The LUMIX line just keeps getting better."

And it shoots RAW!

http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/d.../495772405

[space-time]

8 Mpixels, and 18X zoom in a small sensor can't be too good.

I'll stick to my 6 Mpixel APS-C dSLR and 50/1.4 prime (and also some nice zooms, 2-3x, not 18x!!!)

[hal]

the image could be better, but you can't get 'close' with 3x zoom - for $300 I'd argue that you get a lot for your money.

all the pictures that I posted here were taken with this camera:

http://forums.macresource.com/read/1/491743/491777

[space-time]

I agree, 18X will give you a larger image, but isn't the lens kind of slow at the long end? what;s the F number? how is the distortion for such a long zoom?

[hal]

[quote space-time]I agree, 18X will give you a larger image, but isn't the lens kind of slow at the long end? what;s the F number? how is the distortion for such a long zoom?
Slow? Compared to what? Have no idea what the fstop is - it's NOT 2 point something and ther is some distortion at full zoom shooting into light. But take a look at the pics I took there - not bad for a cheapy camera.

[Monster]

found it for $255 at http://www.zoommania.com/descript.asp?prodid=DMCFZ18K
$252 at http://www.fotospirit.com/showdetails.as...d=DMCFZ18K

[wowzer]

Not slow at all
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz18/



Lens • 18x optical zoom
• 28 - 504 mm (35 mm equiv)
• LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT
• F2.8 - F4.2