Hello to all.......FZ28 Advice needed

[LordWotsit]

Firstly hello to all.
I have just bought a FZ28 as a family camera but having seen it's capabilities I am now really interested in wildlife pics.
Could anyone tell me if it would be worth purchasing the MACRO filter
and the teleconversion lens?

Any advice much appreciated.

[Pete Collins]

Welcome to Wild About Britain!

I guess the answer really depends on what sort of wildlife you want to photograph.

I have the FZ18, the forerunner of the FZ28. I don't have a Macro lens (I don't photograph many insects, and am happy with the standard macro feature for flower shots), but I did buy an Olymus TCON 1.7 converter (rather than the Panasonic one, mainly because the latter was virtually impossible to get hold of at the time). I use the 1.7 converter whenever I go out photographing birds (in the garden or at reserves) and am pleased with the results I get (but I'm only a beginner, I know nothing about the technical aspects of photography).

Here's a recent example of a photo using the 1.7 convertor, taken in the garden:

[ron1863]

Hi, and a warm welcome to WAB. Looking forward to viewing your photos.