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Nikon P900 Review Part 3 Performance
P900 Focal Length Equivalent 220mm, 1/500 sec. Hand held. Bright sun, front lit, static subject. On close inspection at 100% there is some loss of detail in the fine foliage. However in the original...
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Nikon P900 Review Part 4 Ergonomics
Bright sun, cross lighting. FLE125mm, 1/800 sec hand held. You can see the P900 has a very good lens, outstanding really considering the zoom range. But the JPG rendition is not up to the lens,...
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Cameras I will not be buying this year: Chapter 1, FF, APS-C, DSLR
FZ1000. It was a warm sunny day, hinting at the approaching spring. The wattles were full of bees. There was no need for a special lens or tripod. Just hand held with the camera at its closest focus...
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Can your camera see better than you ?
FZ1000 Offer of the century, ReykjavikThere has been much excitement on user forums and internet review sites recently. We have seen the release of hand held cameras with 24 then 36 then 42 and now...
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Cameras I will not be buying this year: Chapter 2, Canon
Fun Run Panasonic FZ1000This little series will have 10 parts, or maybe more if I get carried away with the theme.I will talk about the manufacturers in alphabetical order so Canon comes first.In...
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Panasonic Lumix G7 Review Part 1, Overview and Summary
G7 in hand. It is difficult to show in a photo but this camera has very good holding and operating characteristics. The handle and control dial arrangements are a big improvement over the G6 and in my...
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The Rear Dial: Optimum Configuration
G7 This is my right thumb in position to work the rear dial. I have lifted the thumb away from the camera body a bit so you can see the relationship between the thumb and the various camera parts....
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Cameras I will not be buying this year Chapter 3 Fujifilm
Volcanic landscape, Iceland. Panasonic LX100Until very recently Fuji was a prolific maker of small compact cameras and fixed zoom lens cameras (FZLC) of the superzoom/travel zoom type.But lately they...
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Panasonic Lumix G7 Review Part 2 Managing Shutter Shock
FZ1000 82 degrees NorthI have been using Micro Four thirds (M43) cameras since 2009. In 2011 I bought a Lumix 45-175mm power zoom lens. When I tested this lens on a Lumix G3 body mounted on a sturdy...
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LX100 In Amsterdam Part 2
LX100All the photos have been downsized and compressed for the internet. The originals reveal more information.All made with the LX100 hand held at various apertures and shutter speeds, most with Auto...
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Cameras I will not be buying this year Chapter 4 Nikon (Leica)
This butcher bird sat uncharacteristically still for more than two seconds so I was able to get a shot with the P900. Pity about no RAW capture though. Of all the corporations which make cameras,...
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Panasonic Lumix G7 Review Part 3 Ergonomic Score
G7 Control Panel showing the flat top 4 Way Pad and buttons. The little ridge on the right side of the control panel is easily seen in this photo. The thumb support is adequate for a small light camera...
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Exposure Compensation: Optimum control system
There was a very large brightness range between direct sunlight on the stained glass windows and the darker parts of the interior. Using the zebras on the windows I applied negative 1.33 stops of...
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Cameras I will not be buying this year Chapter 5 Olympus
Panasonic G7. I noticed on reviewing this image that the message on the pale blue banner mid left reads "A curious world of nostalgia awaits". I thought this vaguely appropriate to head this post. If...
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Panasonic Extended ISO Highlight Recovery in ACR
G7 Highlight recovery, Extended ISO 100, ACR 9.1.1 The pretty magenta/pink color is entirely an unwanted artefact.Many Panasonic Lumix cameras have a regular ISO range with the option to select...
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Panasonic Lumix G7 MILC or DSLM ?
Iceland landscape. Made with a Panasonic Lumix LX100. Mirrorless but not an ILC.I call cameras of this type "Fixed Zoom Lens" (FZLC) Camera makers have a penchant for strange names. Witness Nikon...
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Panasonic G7, E-Shutter versus M-Shutter
G7 Even with E-Shutter the camera manages high subject brightness range well. There is direct sun on the skylights and very little light at all on the legs of the diners at the bottom of the frame....
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Cameras I will not be buying this year Chapter 6 Panasonic, Samsung, Ricoh,...
Panasonic G7. This is a crop from the full frame below. Even though the G7 has "only" 16 Mpx and for this photo is "only" using the $100 kit lens it is capable of recording an amazing amount of...
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Panasonic Lumix G7 Review Part 4 banding with E-Shutter
G7 E-Shutter You can see there are different types of light source here. Sun at the top, then something with a magenta color next down. The mid level looks a bit green maybe due to the color on the...
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Cameras I will not be buying this year Chapter 7 Sony, Sigma
This photo was made with a Sony A7, tripod mounted, timer delay shutter release, EFCS, 24-70mm lens.............or ..........maybe it was a quick hand held shot with a micro four thirds camera and $100...
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