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Panasonic Lumix G80/85 review Part 3 Picture Quality
G85 Could a full frame camera make a "better" picture of this scene? What would "better" look like ?This hand held picture was shot at f3.5, 1/60 second and ISO 640. Time taken to visualise the...
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Ergonomic logic of the Panasonic Lumix GH5 September 2017
GH5 with PanaLeica 12-60mm f2.8-4The GH prefix indicates Panasonic’s top tier Micro Four Thirds model, designed for high capability in stills and/or video recording. My experience with this line began...
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Traditional controls, Modern camera. Bad idea-ergonomically
Panasonic LX100The essence of camera ergonomics is the number and complexity of actions required to control the device.For many years of the 20th Century the most popular enthusiast camera type was the...
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The essence of camera ergonomics October 2017
IntroductionErgonomics is defined by Wikipedia as “ The study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body, its movements and cognitive capabilities”.The term ergonomics can also refer...
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Pixelmania October 2017
LX100 9.9 Mpx. This looks very nice printed up to 400x700mm, sharp and clear with all the daces clearly delineated.Panasonic LX100 11.7 MpxCamera buyers are constantly bombarded by exhortations from...
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The ideal camera (ergonomically)
Mockup #6 showing my realisation of the ergonomically ideal camera. This shows the anatomically optimal inverted L shaped handle topped by the quad control set. The mockup is made of plywood. I make...
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Choosing cameras: The indoors-outdoors paradigm October 2017
This exhibit is displayed in a low level of light presumably to delay fading of the color. The LX100 had no trouble making a good photo at 1/30 second, f1.8 and ISO 200.Those of us who like to take...
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Canon G1XMk3 What's wrong with it and what it could have been
G1X Mk3 Photo courtesy of Imaging ResourceSomeone in the product development hierarchy wants Canon to have a compact camera with a full sized Canon made APS-C sensor. Fair enough I guess. If nothing...
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Ideal compact cameras (ergonomically) October 2017
LX100. The best compact cameras can make very good photos, easily on par with an ILC.I recently posted my thoughts about the ideal camera (ergonomically) as illustrated by my Mockup 6. This concept...
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Sony A7R3 and A9 Elementary ergonomic mistakes October 2017
Photo courtesy of Digital Photography Review.The yellow arrow points to the badly located front control dial.Sony’s latest Mirrorless FE mount full frame cameras have attracted considerable press...
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Cameras I have owned - a personal view Part 1 Compacts November 2017
Kingfisher at Taronga Zoo SydneyI buy too many cameras. True. But cameras and photography have been an abiding interest of mine since childhood. Along the way I have had the opportunity to use and...
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Why the Panasonic Lumix G9 ? And why the LCD panel on top ? November 2017
Helicopter ? Drone ? Sony A9 and huge expensive lens ?No, just a Panasonic FZ300 held by me standing on a hill.This question has already been debated at length on user forums, with many experienced...
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State of the camera market November 2017
Panasonic Lumix LX100 using 16:9 aspect ration in portrait orientation.I find that for indoor use one of the better advanced compacts is less obtrusive and provides a better user experience than any...
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Cameras I have owned A personal view Part 2 Interchangeable lens models...
Bridge cameras like the FZ1000 used for this photo give me pictures which are good enough that I have given up ILCs altogether.I have been making pictures for 64 years. In that time I have had the...
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Cameras I have owned A personal view Part 3 Bridge cameras November 2017
Simpsons Gap Central Australia FZ1000The name ‘bridge” has been applied to a group of fixed zoom lens cameras which were for some years seen as creating a transition , or bridge, between compacts on...
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Panasonic FZ1000 What's next November 2017
FZ1000 The Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 was announced in June 2014. So it has now been on the market for over three years and is still available new from camera stores.The FZ2000/2500 was announced in...
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What's inside a camera ? November 2017
The back came off easily and out popped the plate between the rear screen and the electronics. Some corrosion there.I bought a used and abused Panasonic FZ70 a little while ago. It expired in due...
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Panasonic LX100 as indoors camera November 2017
LX100 f1.7 ISO 200 The lens works just fine at f1.7, allowing use of the base ISO setting on this camera for a good result.I use the indoors/outdoors paradigm as a framework which guides my choice of...
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Panasonic FZ300 as outdoors camera December 2017
FZ300 at (equivalent) 600mm. I use an indoors/outdoors paradigm for choosing cameras. I hate changing lenses so ILCs are off my menu.For mainly outdoor use enthusiast photographers are likely to be...
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Canon Powershot G1X Mk3 Initial impressions 5 December 2017
G1X3I have a long history with Canon Powershot cameras. My first ever digital camera was a Canon Powershot S70 in 2004. Then followed a series of G compacts. If memory serves correctly I had the G7,...
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