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Fixed Zoom Lens Roundup May 2015, What's Available ?
FZ1000 hand held auto panorama stitched in camera. Thanks to the miracle of multi frame stitching software, cameras like the FZ1000 can make superwide photos. This one takes in about 170 degrees. You...
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Panasonic LX100 6 Month User Review June 2015
LX100 Pink Roadhouse OodnadattaIt is time for a short user review of this interesting camera. I bought mine in November 2014 and have used it frequently since then except for a 2 month period earlier...
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Panasonic FZ1000 One Year User Experience Report
FZ1000 Tripod. The buildings on the hill are 6 kilometers from the camera. The sun set 15 minutes ago. I was easily able to focus manually in the EVF with peaking assist.The FZ1000 was announced in...
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Panasonic FZ1000 or ILC plus vacation zoom ?
FZ1000 Canberra-2ILC: Interchangeable Lens Camera.MILC: Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera.DSLR: Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera.FZLC:Fixed Zoom Lens Camera.Many people, myself included, want...
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What shall we call them ? Redux June 2015
Five Fixed Zoom Lens Cameras. One is pocketably compact, another compact but not pocketable. The other three are not compact at all. Each could be used in 'point and shoot' mode. I don't see any of...
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Head Logic versus Finger Logic
Pentax Spotmatic showing the aperture and focus rings on the lens barrel and the shutter speed dial on top. Leica M cameras to the present day have the same control layout but with a rangefinder...
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Sony RS sensors August 2015 -- camera evolution
Panasonic LX100Significance for cameras and photographySony recently released two cameras each fitted with the new “one inch” (15.9mm diagonal) RS sensor which features both “back side illuminated”...
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Fun With Panarammas
Harpa Opera House Reykjavik, LX100 auto pano hand held. The off verticals are as per construction of the building.I recently completed a trip to Svalbard, Iceland and various European cities. Along the...
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Panasonic LX100 autofocus issues
LX100 Amsterdam Centraal correctly focussed. Good image quality at f1.7On user forums over the last few months there have been some posts referring to situations where the LX100 may experience...
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Panasonic LX100 Custom Handgrip August 2015
This shows the custom grip in placeI recently returned from travel in Central Australia and several locations on the other side of the planet. The LX100 came with me all the way and performed very well...
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FZ1000 Does BIFs Again August 2015
Puffins are the funniest birds to watch taking off with a frantic burst of flapping wings and running on water. This series photographed with some difficulty from a small boat in Reykjavik harbour...
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LX100 in Amsterdam Part 1
RijksmuseumI recently spent a day in Amsterdam doing the tourist thing which is trying to avoid being mown down every few seconds by a phalanx of bicycles ridden as if they have right of way...
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Canon Powershot SX60 Review Part 1 Picture Quality and Performance
Canon Powershot SX60I wanted a backup camera to my Panasonic FZ1000for an upcomingholiday.The SX60 looked suitable based on published specifications. So I bought one and tested it over a two month...
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Canon SX60 Review Part 2 Ergonomics and Comment
SX60 Well designed handle. Looks like a DSLR but doesn't work as well.This ergonomic evaluation follows my usual format. You can readabout it here.Setup PhaseThe Main and Func Menus use the standard...
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Panasonic TZ70 (ZS50) Review Part 1 Image Quality and Performance
TZ70 Focal Length E135mm. The TZ70 works well for close ups on the run. I often set Burst Mode for hand held closeups when both the camera and subject are moving. One of the frames is often sharper...
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Panasonic TZ70 (ZS50) Review Part 2 Ergonomics and Summary
TZ70 Very small for a 30x zoomThis ergonomic evaluation follows my usualschedule which you can read about here.SetupMenus are well designed with a good graphical user interface and easy...
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Panasonic FZ1000 Crop RAW or i-Zoom ?
Original RAW capture at E400mm focal length. This is a crop to half linear dimensions of the original, effectively a 5Mpx file at E800mm focal length.Panasonic FZ1000 at E800mm focal lengthThe...
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Panasonic LX100 How many pixels do you really need ?
LX100. Handheld, edited in Adobe Camera RawCanon recently announced a pair of full frame DSLRs each having 50 megapixels. Presumably this will give Canon a bit of an edge in the Canon vs Nikon pixel...
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Nikon P900 Review Part 1 Description, Features
Nikon Coolpix P900 lined up with the four other fixed zoom lens cameras which I used and tested alongside the P900. From the left, Panasonic LX100, Canon SX60, Nikon P900, Panasonic FZ1000, Panasonic...
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Nikon P900 Review Part 2 Picture Quality
Active D Lighting on HIGH. Compare this with the next photo below. Look at the level of highlight detail in the sunlit boat superstructures then at the foliage detail. Fine foliage is smudged more in...
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