andrewh973
Regular
- Location
- NYC metro are
Hello all,
I'm new to this forum; have been reading posts and articles by its members for awhile.
Normally, I shoot b&w film (35mm and 4x5), but am now looking for a compact to carry around all the time. It needs to be something my wife can use, as well (my apologies, gals... I'm not insinuating anything!). And, it doesn't necessarily need to be "pocketable", as we both like something a little more "heft", but non-interchangeable, as my wife doesn't want to play with that.
Here's an initial wish list:
1. Moderate zoom (3x to 5x optical)
2. Changeable aspect ratio -- 3:2, 5:4
2. Decent flash (at last for fill-in, or in darker indoor situations)
3. Good JPEG and RAW capabilties (the LX5 has been reviewed as having poor JPEG processing -- please correct me if I'm wrong)
4. Good color (natural) and b&w rendering out of the box (I'll could also do post-processing and mild corrections in Photoshop) -- won't be enlarging/printing bigger than 8x10.
I've been to B&H in NYC, and looked at and handled the following:
Lumix LX5
Canon G12
Samsung TL500 (not enough tele)
Olympus ZX1
I'm afraid the more test result/reviews I read, the more uncertain I become of a purchase/commitment. What are some of your personal experiences with any of these? Especially, for a walk-about camera (family and kids snaps, travel, etc.?) Anything else I should be looking at?
Thanks,
Andrew
I'm new to this forum; have been reading posts and articles by its members for awhile.
Normally, I shoot b&w film (35mm and 4x5), but am now looking for a compact to carry around all the time. It needs to be something my wife can use, as well (my apologies, gals... I'm not insinuating anything!). And, it doesn't necessarily need to be "pocketable", as we both like something a little more "heft", but non-interchangeable, as my wife doesn't want to play with that.
Here's an initial wish list:
1. Moderate zoom (3x to 5x optical)
2. Changeable aspect ratio -- 3:2, 5:4
2. Decent flash (at last for fill-in, or in darker indoor situations)
3. Good JPEG and RAW capabilties (the LX5 has been reviewed as having poor JPEG processing -- please correct me if I'm wrong)
4. Good color (natural) and b&w rendering out of the box (I'll could also do post-processing and mild corrections in Photoshop) -- won't be enlarging/printing bigger than 8x10.
I've been to B&H in NYC, and looked at and handled the following:
Lumix LX5
Canon G12
Samsung TL500 (not enough tele)
Olympus ZX1
I'm afraid the more test result/reviews I read, the more uncertain I become of a purchase/commitment. What are some of your personal experiences with any of these? Especially, for a walk-about camera (family and kids snaps, travel, etc.?) Anything else I should be looking at?
Thanks,
Andrew