New Toy: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3

[samvara]

I was going to get the Lumix DMC-FT1 - and ordered it twice then eventually (yes, this is my embarrassing personality) gave up and sulked when the orders kept not working out. I miss having a camera on me though so I had another look around and found (to my delight) that the FT1 has been superseded by the Lumix DMC-FT3 which looks less like a small, pretty brick, fit easily into my hand and has (I'll never use it) a GPS. Cnet says the response time has improved as well which was an issue with the FT1.



Plus they come in pretty colours! I was torn over the blue versus red choice but the sales staff won when she pointed out a blue one is probably not going to be as easy to find if I lose it underwater.

Comments

[sara]

I've had three different Panasonic Lumix cameras (including the latest, which I haven't been able to find for six weeks, v. frustrating) and been very satisfied with them.

[samvara]

\o/ I'm mucking about learning all the controls right now - must get my paddling gear out of storage and get out on the water with it!

[sara]

Oooh, a waterproof Lumix?

[samvara]

They say to 12m - I am *so* taking it paddling.

It has a little video it plays when you first power it up about how to seal it and care for it properly - tress cute.

[sara]

Shoot, I don't see why not, unless it's not warm enough for paddling.

(It isn't warm enough here yet for aquatic endeavors! Which, really, WTF, it's June tomorrow and this winter is really getting out of hand.)

[samvara]

Hrm, weather says 7C - 20C throughout the week. I'm OK with that when I'm on top of the water. As a West Aussie I reserve the right to only swim when the ambient temperature is over 30C.

You're still coming out of winter/spring then?

[sara]

I am beginning to think spring is a myth; it's been 50-something and partly cloudy with a chance of showers here since February. Usually by this time of year it's more like upper-60s to upper-70s and sunshine, through until about October (it rains like mad seven or eight months of the year, and makes it up the rest of the time by being balmy and verdant.)

[samvara]

Ugh, me and my converter want you to know that's not a fun range :(

[bunny_m]

Shiny!

[samvara]

So Shiny! Just tried to take a 3D photo of japester

[lilysea]

I was torn over the blue versus red choice but the sales staff won when she pointed out a blue one is probably not going to be as easy to find if I lose it underwater.

Hee! :D

Awesome! :D

and, it's a *gorgeous* red colour. ^_^

[samvara]

Pretty is important!

[lilysea]

I absolutely agree!

*My house is full of reds and turquoises, they make me smile*

[transcendancing]

Yay for shiny camera of awesome!!!! *bounce*

[samvara]

There will be many happy pictures :)

[justadecoy]

I took my (then brand new) DMC-FT2 with me in Feb when I went to bits of Europe and it was fantastic.

The Auto everything setting was surprisingly good and fast.
The manual stuff was responsive.
Getting rained on didn't hurt it a bit and it worked perfectly well in air temps down to -10C, high humid cold places (Wales) and everything else I threw at it.

I've just recently rec'd it to a friend who's doing Archeology at UWA as a good option for a field camera.

[samvara]

Good to know - I plan to take it out with the kayak and play around :)