Some of you may recall that at the very end of 2025 I treated myself to a new camera - a Panasonic Lumix FZ82D. It is a simple enough bridge camera but to understand all of the functions described in the manual you would, I am sure, need to enrol on a special university course.
Anyway, I went out with the camera on New Year's Eve just to test it out as I undertook my usual circular walk on the edge of the city. The camera boasts a 60X zoom facility. Standing on the exact same spot I took two pictures in mid-afternoon just to demonstrate the zoom range - with no need for the addition of a separate zoom lens. I am looking at a residential block for senior citizens to the south of the suburb of Dore. It is about half a mile distant:-
And here's that same block with the camera's zoom facility used to almost its fullest extent:-
Obviously not the best picture I have ever taken but I am pleased with the result. The definition has not lost much in spite of the distance.
And below here's one of the last photos I took with my old Sony bridge camera. This is a picture of Phoebe's most favoured cuddly toy - a sloth called Monty. She sleeps with him every night.You can see the persistent dark mark caused by a tiny amount of plastic debris behind the lens. It is between his right arm and right leg
Finally, here's a photo I took of "The Cricket Inn" at Totley Bents on New Year's Eve with the new camera. Over the years I have taken many pictures of that photogenic pub. It seems that whenever I walk by it I just have to say "Cheese!" to the old place:-
from Yorkshire Pudding https://ift.tt/FRYPW6i
