Panasonic FZ1000 arrives

I am hopping over quite a bit to arrive here, but the Lumix FZ1000 is my first 4K Bridge phone. Susan handed it over to me yesterday, since when I have set it up, checked a couple of stills, and am otherwise starting the long learning process which always accompanies a new device. Luckily most of my cameras are from Panasonic, so the Menu system is no problem. Unfortunately there are no guides by people like David Thorpe who provided a great guide to his setup on the GX7, which helped me quite a bit.

However, learning about this superb device is half of the reason for buying it.

I was very much surprised by the Røde Stereo Videomic Pro. It is unbelievably light, such that one feels the need to handle it with extreme care when opening the battey cover, or setting the tiny switches.

I came across a Chris Hull on YouTube who uses the same gear to produce some superb videos of ducks, and various other subjects., with great sound too.

I also came across him as a well known user on AVForums Camrecorder forum, where he answered a query and gave me a lead to a software package which just happened to be on offer as it was Memorial Day in the US, so I got several bonus packages at a very good bundle price :)

All for now, but expect more here anon.