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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / ZLR Cameras / May 2005Filters for FZ3/5
Hi! I was wondering whether the converter ring that is supplied with Panasonic FZ3/FZ5 is something standard? Could I use other manufacturer's filters of the passing diameter, or need it be a Panasonic filter? I don't have any objections to Panasonic, I actually don't know much about it, but it seems quite difficult to get one in NL withpout paying double price for delivery... I have polarized glasses and they are cool in the sunlight, so if I could get a polarized filter on my camera, that would be nice. cheers, Mila > Hi! > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > cheers, > Mila Mila, I don't know the answer to this, but the "55" in the filter name (for the FZ5) suggests it /might/ be a 55mm filter. In which case, probably any maufacturer's filter could be used. Perhaps you have a camera shop mearby where you could check this? Cheers, David > > Hi! > > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Cheers, > David Both the FZ3 and FZ5 hood adapters are threaded for 55mm filters. Any brand filter will do and there is no need to buy the panasonic branded filters. >> > Hi! >> > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >Any brand filter will do and there is no need to buy the panasonic >branded filters. With the zoom ranges these new cameras are capable of, I would suggest getting a decent filter, at least a Hoya or better, a B&W. -Rich thank you guys for your help! It's also good to know which brands of filters are good. Once I have the camera delivered, I'll take it to the local store to try some of the filters out! Cheers, Mila > >> > Hi! > >> > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > getting a decent filter, at least a Hoya or better, a B&W. > -Rich I got a filter from B&W Have to warn that the Panasonic lens cap doesn't sit on it anymore. There is a warning about that in the manual, concerning the native Panasonic filters (discovered too late) but apparently this holds for more brands, so you may end up protecting the lens from dust at a risc of scratching the $30 filter glass (not to mention a more expensive polarizer filter). Come to think of it, it's not quite practical to go filters on FZ3/5. The converter makes the camera cumbersome, it is no more a "smallest superzoom camera". If you are ready for all that fuss with carrying the filter kit and the flower attachement, either strapped on the camera (= much bigger carrying case) or in the bag (= lotsa movements before you take a shot), you may be willing to carry a bigger (and better) camera, starting with FZ20.... Greetings, Mila > thank you guys for your help! > [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > getting a decent filter, at least a Hoya or better, a B&W. > > -Rich >I got a filter from B&W > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >Mila > I am thinking about getting an FZ5. The FZ20 felt too lens heavy and the balance was not to my liking. I liked the look and feel of the FZ5 better. Are you saying that you have to get a Panasonic Brand Filter and Polarizer to be able to use the lens cap? > > [quoted text clipped - 54 lines] >>> >>> H! > I am thinking about getting an FZ5. The FZ20 felt too lens heavy and > the balance was not to my liking. I liked the look and feel of the FZ5 > better. Are you saying that you have to get a Panasonic Brand Filter > and Polarizer to be able to use the lens cap? Nope. It's more or less the opposite. The Panasonic native filters will not hold the cap, and *this is written in the manual*. Also using both of the Panas. filters at the same time is not possible, according to the manual. B&W filter that I got, doesn't hold the cap either. Close examination showed that there is not enough depth in the threading, to hold the cap. The cap does not need threading per-se, but needs a certain depth to hold itself. If you you want to use the cap over the filter, you should probably try it on before buying (eheh, that's the advice I got in the very first reply in this thread), to make sure the cap stays on. Perhaps, there are filters that have enough threading (??), e.g. those that can be stacked one above the other, who knows. Greetings, Mila [] > I am thinking about getting an FZ5. The FZ20 felt too lens heavy and > the balance was not to my liking. I liked the look and feel of the > FZ5 better. Are you saying that you have to get a Panasonic Brand > Filter and Polarizer to be able to use the lens cap? I've been using a 3rd party 55mm polarising filter on the FZ5 without problems, but I've never attempted to use the lens cap at the same time.... (By the way, after a week away taking motor racing and general pictures with the FZ5 I am even nore impressed with this miniature marvel! You need to set "A" or "S" mode to get exposures of more than 0.25s, and having to repeated;y "zoom out" to clear a "zoomed in" image preview is an irritation, but I've been getting pitcures of Formula 1 cars in action I would not have dreamed possible! Cheers, David |
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