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Panasonic LX10 an ergonomic appraisal
LX7And the camera it could and should have beenSeptember 2016The mockup. Marginally larger but very much better ergonomically. The lens is as far to the left side of the body (as viewed by the...
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Photokina 2016 What I wanted
This is the camera I want to see replacing the Panasonic LX100. It fits nicely in a Lowe Pro Portland 30 belt pouch but is a fully featured Proper Camera with a full set of controls for streamlined use...
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Fads, fashions and affectations in camera design October 2016
This chart has been doing the rounds of photo websites recently. You can see there was a brief golden age of camera shipments from 2008-2011 followed by a dramatic fall mainly affecting fixed lens...
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2016 Camera Of the Year is not awarded.....again
Panasonic TZ80 (ZS60) This photo was made with a consumer travel zoom at the long end of the zoom range. I include it here to make the point that good enough photos can be made even with models from...
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What's wrong with modern compact cameras ?
Murraya Panasonic LX10 gets in close but only at the wide end of the zoomThe rise and rise of smartphones has seen a steep decline in sales of traditional point and shoot small compact cameras. The...
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Panasonic LX10 and Sony RX100(4) Ergonomic Issues December 2016
I actually made this picture with a Panasonic FZ1000 not one of the compacts discussed in this post . I think he is a bit camera shy because he moved to a different location the next day. The big...
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Better ergonomics for the pocketable compact. Mockup 10 analysed
Sony RX100 Mk4. There is nothing wrong with the picture quality achievable with these modern compacts. They deliver very good detail, color and dynamic range.In the previous post I identified some...
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Panasonic Lumix LX10 User Review December 2016
Panasonic Lumix LX10ConceptFor many years photographers have wanted big camera picture quality in a small camera body. They can have it but there are two caveats. First ‘full frame’ digital compacts...
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Would someone please make this camera Part 1 December 2016
Mockup #14 in hand top view. The right index finger can easily reach four control points (Shutter Button, Control Dial, control Lever and the button under the finger in this photo) with no movement...
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Camera ergonomic scores updated January 2017
Panasonic TZ80 at full zoom. This little compact camera can make quite decent photos if used thoughtfully. This is a Shrike Thrush in Sydney bush.Youcan read about my camera ergonomic score method and...
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Setting up the Panasonic LX10/15
Panasonic has joined Sony and Canon (and maybe sometime soon, Nikon if they can overcome the problems, whatever they may be, which have delayed release of the DL series for almost a year) in the rush...
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Nikon Coolpix B700. The good and the frustrating
Scaly breasted lorikeet at Taronga zoo Sydney. This picture was made with the zoom at (equivalent) 800mm and 1/30 second hand held, an amazingly slow shutter speed made possible by the excellent...
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Nikon B700 Picture Quality and Stabiliser
This was actually shot on my back verandah where we get lots of flying visitors.I recently spent a day at Taronga zoo in Sydney becoming acquainted with the B700 and finding it very suitable for...
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Nikon Coolpix B700 Ergonomic score
B700, Noisy Miner take-offThe B700 represents a very appealing concept let down by sub optimal implementation of the operating system and user interface.This ergonomic appraisal and score follows my...
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Panasonic Lumix FZ200/2500 ergonomic score
I actually made this picture with a beat up old Panasonic FZ70 because that camera happened to be in my hand when the butcher bird was eyeing me off hoping for a feed.February 2017This evaluation...
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Small sensor long zoom cameras February 2017
Nikon B700Imagine a camera with a 60 x zoom lens spanning very wide to ultra long focal lengths, a built in eye level viewfinder of good quality, a nice monitor, a comfortable anatomical handle, a...
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Time for a Panasonic FZ400 ? February 2017
Nikon B700In the previous post I described most of the long zoom, small sensor cameras which are currently available.These cameras have the so-called “1/2.3 inch” sensor which has no fixed size but...
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I don't need an interchangeable lens camera. Tipping points February 2017
B700The first tipping pointIn June 2014 Panasonic announced the FZ1000, an all-in-one, bridge style camera shaped like and operating like a medium sized DSLR.The lens on this camera extends from...
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Panasonic FZ300 A reappraisal March 2017
Photographing birds in flight is probably one of the most difficult tasks you can ask a camera to perform. The FZ300 does just fine. The main limitation on success is the experience and skill of the...
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Panasonic FZ300 Subjects with high brightness range
This is from the RAW file worked in Adobe Camera Raw and converted to a JPG for publication.This is the JPG straight out of the camera.Conventional digital camera wisdom says that small sensor cameras...
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