- Filming Orchids with the Panasonic DMC FZ200 and FZ300 Cameras is a short video illustrating some of the advantages of using these cameras.
- They have a good depth of field which allows you to focus on tiny orchid flowers using the macro setting.
- I have found the lightweight Slik Sprint Pro II tripod very useful. Of special importance is you can focus on a flower take a short video and easily remove the camera to view how it looks and put it back without altering its position.
- For very tight areas the tiny AMBICO tripod works well.
- By using f 2.8 the orchid flowers can stand out from the background.
- With their regular batteries these cameras will run 1.5 to 2 hours in the video mode.
- Using a Juicebox DSLR Power battery and a Bescor Coupler & AC Adapter Kit for Sigma fp & Select Panasonic Cameras should allow these cameras to run in the video mode for many hours.
- For information about these cameras look at An Evaluation of the Panasonic FZ-200 and FZ-300 Camera
- For information about orchids in Southeast Alaska look at Native Orchids of Southeast Alaska the book updated by Marlin Bowles & Bob Armstrong
- For information about the value of fungus gnats for pollinating some orchids look at /sites/default/files/mcx196.pdf
Filming Orchids with the Panasonic DMC FZ200 and FZ300 Cameras
https://vimeo.com/421616175