Featured Forum Post: 'The Amazing Versatility of the LX7'

[Armanius]

I'm losing track of all your cameras Ray! You still have the OMD, Xpro1 and/or X10?

[Ray Sachs]

I'm losing track of all your cameras Ray! You still have the OMD, Xpro1 and/or X10?

Nope, sold the X10 to Kevin. I have the X-Pro (two lenses), OMD and EPL5 (many lenses), and LX7. And I'm gonna have another used GXR-28 in a couple of days. Which I don't need, but I don't see any real UP-grades coming anytime soon (unless Pany comes out with an LX-10 that adds a better sensor to the LX7 without losing much of what makes it great), so I'm sort of consolidating around what I know I like. I miss having some of that Ricoh mojo to grab some days, the GRD3 sensor was keeping me from picking it up, and I saw a good deal on a used GXR, which I never should have sold in the first place. Some of what I own is about the best out there in its category, other of what I own clearly is NOT the best, but I'm at a place where I know what I like and I've always liked variety.

And yourself??? I know you have a new wife and a new XE1, but I've lost track otherwise myself...

-Ray

[Armanius]

New wife = smaller disposable income!

Still have my M9, OMD and XE1. In the process of selling/trading the XE1. The X10 is in a state of permanent loan to my dad, while the X100 is on temporary loan to my sister. Preordered a X20 and waiting on arrival of the Oly 17/1.8 tomorrow.

[Djarum]

Really Nice! I like that orange sun down(or sunup?) shot.

[Luckypenguin]

And yourself??? I know you have a new wife and a new XE1, but I've lost track otherwise myself...

Glad to see that you got those in the right order!

[Luckypenguin]

Great images with both cameras, Ray. The sunflare shots with the LX7 are very distinctive and really stand out with the type of b&w processing that you used.

It's been a while since I had a compact zoom. Technically the G1X might qualify under that banner but it does seem a ways removed from the G9, G10, and G11 that I had experienced previously. I upgraded my wife's camera to an X-Z1 last year which seems like a pretty neat little camera but I do struggle with the handling since it has a rather thin, gripless body. I gather that the LX7 is a better in that regard.

[Armanius]

Glad to see that you got those in the right order!

Hahaha. You boys crack me up. Of course the wife comes first. That's why I get the cameras. So that I can take photos of her. It's all for her! That's why I preordered the X20. It's for her.

[norman shearer]

Great work with that LX7 Ray, I'm amazed at what you are getting out of such a small sensor. Look forward to seeing what you can do with the EPL5. I nearly went for one myself but what put me off was the best m43 lenses are out of my budget and I think I'd have felt limited with just the 20mm pancake and 14-45mm zoom. I'm gonna try and be happy with what I have this year but there are so many good cameras appearing now it's gonna feel like quitting smoking!

[Amin Sabet]

Really nice, Ray. Thanks for the photos - I miss Baltimore, and the harbor shots bring back a lot of good memories.

I've always had a soft spot for the LX/D-LUX cameras. Like the Canon G series, they've been improving on a good thing for a long time.

[thekeddi]

Awesome photos! I also really love the sun rays in a couple of them, fantastic stuff! Might just have to have a second look at the LX7 myself :-)