Well hello again folks and welcome back to the channel
in this episode I'll be experimenting with the Raynox 250 adapter for the Panasonic fz82.
if you remember in a previous video I did list the Raynox 250 as being one of my top six accessories
for the fz82, now if you missed that video don't worry because I
will be posting a link to that video at the end of this one.
So to take great macro shots with your fz82 what will you need well an FZ82 to start with.
A tripod even a cheap, crappy one like this, the Raynox 250, if you can get serious about macro
photography then I suggest picking up a little slider like this which sits on top of your tripod,
and another accessory which is really handy is one of these little portable studios which
are illuminated with LEDs so they can light your subject. I did say earlier that you can
use a tripod for this you can use the Raynox handheld but I do find that it's much easier to
put the camera on a tripod and you've got more chance of getting really sharp shots that way.
Enjoy the video and I'll show you some of the shots I managed to get.
The Fz82 setup without the Raynox 250 and this is as close as I can get to the subject
and again with the Raynox250 added you can see the curve on the left hand side of the screen from the
barrel of the Raynox, but this is how close we can zoom in to the subject just using auto focus
and that works quite well also using the app to take photographs as that eliminates shake.
Again you can see there how close we're in and here are the images. I'm
really quite happy with these you can see a lot of detail in the shots really nice and sharp
all the scratches and so the wear on the brass has come out really nice and these
are just straight off camera jpegs they're not actually RAWs they've not been treated.
So on to our second subject and this time it's an engraved pocket watch
again the Raynox 250 allows you to zoom right into all those details and take some great images.
Again I'm really happy with the images I've managed to capture here the details and the
sharpness. I think is excellent considering this is a bridge camera
and not a high-end dslr with a dedicated macro lens.
For these next shots I've selected the pinpoint auto focus mode this brings up the magnified
square you see on the screen simply make sure that that's sharp and take your shot.
in this first wide shot you can see that the depth of field is quite shallow
with the ribbon being slightly out of focus whilst the engraving on the front of the metal
is quite sharp, and speaking of sharp engraving this next shot I'm really
really happy with.
With the Raynox removed you can see that the camera struggles to focus this close
to the subject back in place and it's a different story and the pinpoint focus works straight away.
Again I'm quite happy with this shot, the patina
of this old watch has been captured quite well and you can see all the scratches
and deteriorated plating and all sorts of other things going on there in the image,
and I think the Raynox is a great little bit of kit. So folks I hope you enjoyed the shots and
understand roughly how it works it is the type of equipment that you need to experiment with
to get the best out of it. I'm still learning myself so please bear with me if you thought
I did something wrong and if you did think I did something wrong please mention it in the comments
below because this is a journey I'm on as well learning how to get the best out of the FZ82.
if you've enjoyed this video please check out either of these two videos on the screen now
and learn more about your Panasonic FZ82 thanks for watching see you next time bye for now.