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    Your experiences with traveling light?

    Back in the day, I only traveled with pocket cameras. Those were the days of the Canon S45 and S70, small sensor cameras with sliding shutter cover. Back then, I didn't know much about photography, only that I loved it. If I were to go back to that setup, it would be with a Panasonic LX10 or...
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    Your experiences with traveling light?

    I had a Canon G7 and took it to China along with a Fuji Natura Black film compact and the tiny Casio Z750. Ah, those were the days. I left the Canon 30D and 17-55 at home, and while the Canon would have taken better quality images, the zoom range of the G7 was so versatile. The only issues were...
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    Panasonic Considering getting a Panasonic LX10/LX15

    It won't be a problem in Sydney. I use the LX10 in all conditions during the year, and you aren't likely to use f1.4 in bright daylight anyway.
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    Advice Wanted Post processing - too much - getting tired of it? You can't hurt my feelings. :)

    Much of this will be influenced by the audience that will view your work. Do you intend your finished images to be viewed by others? Do you have a specific vision for your work that requires heavy postprocessing? Do you get a sense of pleasure when you look at your postprocessed images? Do you...
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    Micro 4/3 G9II

    I'm really looking forward to this camera, despite the changes from the original G9 body design. The G9 II has standout video features like 4k 120p, v-log profile with 10bit colour, as well as phase detection which will be awesome for action photography. I prefer the G9 body design to the S5...
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    Micro 4/3 G9II

    The G9 II has unlimited recording, but it also has thermal cut off thresholds for when the camera heats up too much. A few preliminary tests show that the G9 II seems to record fine on a 21 degree day, but cuts off after about a hour on a 25 degree day, see Micro Four Nerds on YouTube...
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    Your experiences with traveling light?

    Sorry to hear about your friend. If she was ready to let go, then she is now at peace. Photos can wait, get some good rest.
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    Panasonic Considering getting a Panasonic LX10/LX15

    The bitrate for 1080 120p is annoyingly low for that kind of application, and it's only 8bit 420. It will barely hold a grade without artifacting. The lowest 100p I trust not to completely die is from the G9/GH5. It's 8bit 420 but 100mbps. It helps at lot to get the look right in-camera...
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    Panasonic Considering getting a Panasonic LX10/LX15

    My 2c: the LX7 can produce some lovely images, and when shooting raw, the dynamic range is about as good as my Canon 30D from 2006. Not bad for a little sensor. The lens of the LX7 is super sharp, as you already know, and my favourite feature is the 16:9 extra wide aspect ratio. It's more like...
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    Panasonic Considering getting a Panasonic LX10/LX15

    When I started digital photography, I carried my camera everywhere in a zip up clamshell pouch, which were very common back then. It provided reasonable protection and was lightweight. After a few years, I carried things in a small shoulder bag, and haven't stopped. But there are times when I...
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    Panasonic Considering getting a Panasonic LX10/LX15

    I've never used that feature, so I can't comment on it. Didn't even know it was a feature! :p
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    Panasonic Considering getting a Panasonic LX10/LX15

    Frankly, I'm tempted by the G7X III myself. The LX10's reach is a bit limited, I would like to be able to take photos at the football and have been thinking of getting a Sony RX100 with longer reach, or a Panasonic travel zoom with 1 inch sensor. The smaller aperture of the Sony or Panasonic...
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    Panasonic Considering getting a Panasonic LX10/LX15

    I've never missed having an EVF on the LX10, if that's any indication. The LX10 has a pretty bright screen, though. Maybe check the specs of the G7X III's screen.
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    Panasonic Considering getting a Panasonic LX10/LX15

    Teds has the G7X Mk III for just on $999 right now. It doesn't have the EVF of the G5X II, but that's about the only difference I can see apart from the extra range. Camera Lane recently had a LX10 for sale, but it's gone now, I just checked.
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    Panasonic Considering getting a Panasonic LX10/LX15

    I wouldn't put the LX10 in the back of my jeans, but then I don't wear very loose jeans. Styles vary. I prefer the LX10 in a jacket pocket (like a hoodie or zip up jacket) or a small belt pouch. The LX10 is quite deep/thick compared with a IXUS 80. It's a fair bit thicker than the Canon S90 I...
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    Pentax K-3 III Monochrome Sensor!

    This just might be a thing for me, depending on what the output and lens options are like. My favourite black and white images have been taken with the Leica M9 - buying a Monochrom when new wasn't financially feasible, and buying a used one now is a crapshoot of high prices, potentially spotty...
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    Panasonic Considering getting a Panasonic LX10/LX15

    Congratulations on your new camera. Despite what I said back in 2018, I still use the LX10 as a complementary/pocket camera. I've accepted that it is a social/cataloguing/doc camera rather than something for landscapes or architecture. The 4k video is excellent, especially in moderate light...
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    Your experiences with traveling light?

    These kits are very cool, and make a lot of sense. Pairing the GR III with the EM1.2 and 35-100 gives you an everyday camera and reach when you want it. The Zfc honestly looks like a fun camera, and I suspect that Nikon has made it quite close to the full frame Z series in quality and operation...
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    Your experiences with traveling light?

    This is great in so many ways. The Pentax K3 is a super little camera. I own a copy of that exact Pentax-M 28mm f2.8 SMC, it's actually on the desk as I type. And a Minolta Maxxum strap on a Pentax body, hahaha! I've been through a few malls which supposedly prohibit picture taking, but I just...
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    Leica My Leica Kit - Joining The "Cult"

    I've been using the same 32GB Sandisk Ultra in my M9 for over 12 years and it has been a trooper. Something very helpful for digital cameras in general is to format SD cards with a program called SDFormatter. The SD Association provides this for free as a way to format the card to official SD...
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    Leica My Leica Kit - Joining The "Cult"

    The Planar 50 is widely regarded as very close to the Summicron 50, so there's little point hankering after a Summicron if finances don't permit. I snagged my Summicron secondhand, which always helps. There are very good reports about the most recent Voigtlander 28mm f2 and 75mm f1.5.
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    Leica My Leica Kit - Joining The "Cult"

    Congratulations on the new kit! You'll probably experience some quirks, like the way a pre-M11 Leica meters. The metering is like a wide centre spot, where whatever is in the direct centre will be exposed well. If you use autoexposure, get into the habit of metering on what you want properly...
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    Micro 4/3 Silicon Skins for Micro 4/3 cameras

    I wouldn't say that the Olympus bodies and lenses are fully dunkable in water. They can survive rain, although I'd use a good UV filter and dry the camera right away. I've read stories of Olympus reps pouring a jug of water over a E-M1 or similar, and many people swear by the weather resistance...
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    Pentax The Pentax K-7 experience, so far

    In the early 2000s on some watch forums, one would title a post, "Is Happy Day!" along with the make and model of the watch the forumite had just bought. I feel like this is your happy day. Congratulations on returning to some kit, I hope you get much enjoyment from it.
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    Zeiss ZX1

    If you read the user reviews on B&H, they aren't that flattering. Although the image quality is what you would expect, the interface is clunky. And it seems you still have to pay a monthly fee for Lightroom support in the camera itself! That can't be right.
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    GAS GAS: Please Share your Latest Acquisitions Big and Small

    Three new UV filters for lenses which should have had them months and months ago. I've had to clean the lenses multiple times and caused a bit of scraping damage to the front ring on one lens which would have been completely avoided, had there been UV filters to protect them.
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    Ricoh Ricoh GXR + 28mm module

    The reappearance of this thread is making me want to take the GXR 28 out again. Coincidentally, I picked up the GXR with 50 today for the first time in many months. On Steve Huff's blog, the singer Seal once commented that he could shoot with the GXT 50 and 28, and the Leica M7 Titanium for the...
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    Sony My outa the box experience with my new-to-me used Sony A7Riii

    Very cool, and congratulations. The A7R III was on my radar for a few years before I got the Panasonic S5. This video was shot on the A7R III and a few Sony lenses:
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    Your experiences with traveling light?

    @TraamisVOS I see you understand the emotional cache of the M9! Not easy to leave it at home when it produces images and gives that unique shooting and handling experience. When I was in Japan back in 2010, my M9 as primary camera was mostly a blessing and occasionally a bane. The handling and...
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    Your experiences with traveling light?

    @TraamisVOS Since I got the M9 in 2010, I have taken it on almost every trip. It's been with me to Japan, Hong Kong, and numerous states around Australia. It's shot everything from family weddings and funerals, to elite level athletes for work, and I always love the process and output. The few...
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    Your experiences with traveling light?

    @Lawrence A. An EM5 and 14-150 zoom is a super versatile and light travel camera. Add the Leica X113 and you've got a combination which will work for low light and a range of daytime shooting. On a trip to China in 2007, I used the Canon G7 compact as my primary and the long zoom range was a...
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    L-Mount Panasonic S5 mark II

    Back in the day, I carried a Canon 5D Mk II everywhere along with the 24-105 and 35L. This was okay, but I greatly preferred smaller and lighter cameras, which is what drew me to this group when it was known as Serious Compacts in 2010 or so. The S1 and S1R are even heavier than the 5D II...
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    L-Mount Panasonic S5 mark II

    As a S5 owner, I'm very keen on the S5 II. The improvements seem to shore up the issues of the S5: larger grip unlimited video recording, where the S5 was capped at 30 minutes for 4k 10bit 10bit 420 150mbps codec for slow motion recording, way more robust for video editing than the S5's 8bit...
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    Micro 4/3 G9 rubber cover peeling!

    To answer my own question, I've just used a craft knife and scissors to carefully snip off a section of the rubber at the end closest to the battery door. This allows the rubber to sit back into its recessed section. There is also a 3D printed grip replacement made by a fellow in Tasmania which...
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    Micro 4/3 G9 rubber cover peeling!

    Ressurrecting this thread from the depths! My G9 is displaying exactly the same thing, with the rubber coming up from the SD card door and expanding so it doesn't fit any more. Is there a DIY solution for this?
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    The rangefinder is not for everybody

    The TTL experience is something I miss from rangefinders, but one thing I don't miss is unreliable manual focus. Focusing a rangefinder through, say, a dirty window or between fenceposts or bars is much easier and more reliable than trying to AF or manually focus a DSLR, or mirrorless camera...
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    Canon Showcase Canon G Series Image Thread

    I didn't start shooting raw until 2008, and only with the Sigma DP1 because it was necessary to get a decent image from it. Hardly any of my Canon G series or DSLR images were in raw until 2009 or later, so there's years of images that didn't get the benefit of raw. 30D and 5D Mark II jpegs were...
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    Feedback Site changes, again

    I hang on to almost all of my cameras and lenses, apart from the ones I've given to immediate family. Interestingly, only a few get deep emotional attachment beyond the others. The Leica M9 is one. The Ricoh GRD III is another, despite having lesser image quality than later models. The Contax T3...
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    Fuji The Original old X100 can still boogie

    Back when I bought mine, the only way to get a black version was to get the Limited Edition. Fortunately, I was able to get it at a discount. Funnily, it is sitting on the desk in front of me, right now. Those are some great images, and they really show how great this camera (and you) are...
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    Zeiss ZX1

    I know, the web designer needs to a good wedgie in retaliation for that browsing experience.
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    Zeiss ZX1

    There's no way this will cost less than the Sony RX1, see my post above. It has all the bells and whistles of the RX1r plus a better EVF, built in harddrive, new sensor and full new OS. Yashica of Japan made numerous Contax film cameras under license, designed by Zeiss. These included the...
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    Zeiss ZX1

    I'm not sure how much less expensive a camera like this could be. I'm thinking it will be in Leica Q territory because it is essentially a Sony RX1r II with a 512 GB SSD, built in Lightroom, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity and a new sensor designed for Zeiss, plus a new lens design. It's not...
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    Zeiss ZX1

    Ah, I get it. The hot shoe cover is completely in line with the body and only looks like a fine rectangular outline. I guess that's in keeping with their minimalist styling.
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    Zeiss ZX1

    This would not surprise me in the slightest, and I don't understand how people (read: DPReview hecklers) can expect it to be USD $2000 or something equally daft. If the Sony RX1r II and Leica Q are the prices they are, how can a similar camera with even more technology, from a presumably even...
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    Micro 4/3 I think the time has come to let go

    Return Of The Living Thread! :eek: The E-M5 was my first m43 camera, and it's sitting on the desk in front of me right now. Weather sealing and touchscreen shooting were the main reasons I bought it. Since then, I've bought a GH3, GH4, GM1 and a GX85 just a few months ago. M43 is still going...
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    Personal gear review

    I've never purged my gear, although I've given older cameras to family. But almost all of the gear I've bought in the last ten years is still mine. Selling anything would mean not having gear I can still use, and I'd only get a paltry amount for giving it up. I still have my Fuji F30 from 2007...
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    Zeiss ZX1

    Oh, it's going to be pricey, alright. I can't imagine this being cheaper than a Sony RX1r II. Probably Leica Q territory because it has a 512GB SSD built in, plus being small production run from a company that hasn't made a camera since the Zeiss Ikon film rangefinder, and has never produced a...
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    Your experiences with traveling light?

    This year I'm taking the Leica M9 + Sony RX0, which is like giving the M9 a video upgrade when mounted to the hotshoe. I'm tossing up between the GX85 and LX10 as complementary cameras, or maybe the Ricoh GR or even the Sigma DP1 for fun. Video is important to me, so the Panasonics make sense...
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    Zeiss ZX1

    This is a very exciting camera, and very removed from the Sony RX1. Full touchscreen interface Lightroom CC bundled INSIDE the camera 512GB internal SSD instead of memory cards WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity to upload directly to the internet Shutter speed and ISO dials on the top, aperture...
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