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

[Crsnydertx]

I didn't know you'd gotten one Chuck - I thought you were sitting tight with the LX3. Glad to hear - look forward to seeing what you do with it....

-Ray

Ray, I caught one of those $299 specials at B&H; window closed right after I ordered it, and they had it on back order. They were very willing for me to cancel my order, as the price had gone back to $449. But I waited patiently....

[Ghosthunter]

I have a habit of buying and then selling far to quickly but the LX7 I just love. It was free which would normally spur me on to sell it for profit but i really want to keep this little jem. As mentioned before it is a very versatile camera with lots of settings to play with. I am tempted by the RX100 but I would not sell the LX7. I'mm feeling the same about my X-Pro1 too!!! Perhaps I'm getting more sensible in my old age!

[BBW]

Very nicely done, Ray - my own favorite is the black and white Inner Harbor "rays" shot - it would make a great advertisement for the area.

When I had my LX5 I found that the yellow tones were quite strong but I got used to dealing with them by using auto white balance in LR. Now that was quite a while ago and maybe Panasonic doesn't employ the same filter or whatever it was... Either way - you've got the camera nailed down.

[DownUnderDog]

I bought my LX-7 for an overseas trip last October. It proved to be a very good choice. Light, compact, and easy to use. The jpegs are the best I've got from any camera so far. Here are some of my first efforts with the LX-7.


Trying out the camera in the garden at home.


Toledo, Spain. Using aperture priority.


Barcelona, Spain. A very wet day, of course.


Historic bridge at Toledo, Spain.


This shot was taken from the top deck of a moving tourist bus. The camera was so easy to use. I retired my trusty LX-2, which I called my holiday camera. The LX-7 was a great replacement. All these are jpegs with a little tweak in photoshop elements.
Cheers
DUD

[Ray Sachs]

Very nice - I particularly like the Barcelona street shot and the Bridge!

-Ray

[thekeddi]

You all did it to me again! Ordered a nice white LX7 yesterday

That and a cheaply priced G1X from eBay.

[Ghosthunter]

You all did it to me again! Ordered a nice white LX7 yesterday

That and a cheaply priced G1X from eBay.

You're as bad as me buying stuff!! I have just bought a Nikon D700 full frame lump of lead!!!!! It is rather good though!!

Congrats on the LX7 though. Please post a pic of it when you get it as I have not seen it in white before.

Also I have started a dedicated LX7 group on Flickr here>

[thekeddi]

Ohh awesome Andy!!! I'm off to join now and I will post pics in about 5 days hopefully!!!!

[Ghosthunter]

Ohh awesome Andy!!! I'm off to join now and I will post pics in about 5 days hopefully!!!!

Uber cool!!

If anyone is interested in seeing how much detail can be gathered by this camera, download this image (Portrait) and have a play in processing. I was surprised how much detail there was in the image.

[Ray Sachs]

Uber cool!!

If anyone is interested in seeing how much detail can be gathered by this camera, download this image (Portrait) and have a play in processing. I was surprised how much detail there was in the image.

As long as you're down somewhere in the neighborhood of base ISO (base is 80) and somewhere in the area of f4-5.6, the detail and clarity of this camera is wonderful. THAT'S where there's no penalty to the smaller sensor. Its good up to 200, pretty good to 400, and easily useable up to 800, but above 400, you simply don't get anything like that kind of detail, which other cameras can now give up up to about 3200 - 6400 (and no doubt higher for some full frame sensors). So in low light, you really need to rely on the fast lens on this camera to get the job done - the sensor just isn't up to it. And in marginal light you need to rely on the fast lens to keep the ISO down. But in good light, jeez, I can't find any downside to this camera.

-Ray