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What will Panasonic soon announce ? Guesswork 7 September 2018
Breakfast Panasonic G85Warning - Complete guesswork here Panasonic is due to make some kind of big photography related announcement on 25 September.There has been much speculation on the internet...
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Panasonic full frame mirrorless Category killer or me too ? 28 September 2018
Hitch hiking on the mirrorless bandwagon ?Three weeks ago I posted some wild guesses about Panasonic’s Lumix brand entry into the hotly contested full frame mirrorless ILC market. Well their planned...
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Thoughts about Photokina 2018 29 September 2018
Godafoss, Iceland. Lumix LX100You really don't need full frame or medium format to make good pictures“Curioser and curioser” said Alice as she grew much larger after eating the small cake labelled...
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Bigger is not always better 30 September 2018
Paddys Markets Lumix LX100 13MpxPhotokina this year brought a virtual tsunami of new products, some with ultra high pixel counts, one with an ultra zoom lens. Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Lumix and Sony...
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The two camera kit 7 October 2018
Feeding time at the zoo. Sony RX10Mk4As I looked through the list of new and refreshed products announced at Photokina this year I realised that I have no interest in buying any of them.Why ?1.1 I...
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I want a DOMAR sensor 7 October 2018
Silver Gull. Sony RX10 Mk4, a good camera for birds in flight.One of the most remarkable things about the new crop of full frame mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras (FFMILC) announced at this years...
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Photographing birds in flight with the Sony RX10Mk4 8 October 2018
Hovering birds like this kestrel are reasonably easy to photographThe Sony RX10Mk4 is the best camera I have yet used for capturing birds in flight. It is fast and responsive with the ability to...
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Fixed lens camera roundup 7 November 2018
This subject provides a challenge for any camera with high brightness range, movement, light sources in frame and lots of detail. No problem for the LX100M2 hand held at f2. I included the sign for...
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Lumix LX100M2 Review Part 1 7 November 2018
The LX100M2 is a very good street camera allowing many frames to be made in rapid sequence.I have been running my new Lumix LX100M2 through my usual tests since it arrived a week ago. I had previously...
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Lumix LX100M2 review Part 2 Setting up (stills) Setup and Rec Menus 11...
LX100M2 a good camera for street picturesThere are some practical steps you might want to take on receiving your new camera.* Pull on powder free disposable gloves and photograph the camera from...
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Lumix LX100 Review Part 3 Setting up for stills Custom Menu 12 November 2018
Recharge Here LX100M2The Custom Menu now has five submenus making it easier to understand and navigate.As in the previous post I will only mention items about which I think I have something useful...
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Lumix LX100M2 User Review Part 4 Dial and button functions 12 November 2018
Motorway LX100M2The LX100M2 provides a level of configuration to suit individual users similar to that of a prosumer interchangeable lens model.In this post I review dial and button functions.The...
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Lumix LX100 User Review Part 5 Auto pano, Low light, Moving subjects. 12...
Hand held auto pano LX100M2The LX100M2 is a more capable camera than you might imagine given its small size and lack of promotion.This post explores some of its capabilities.Auto Panoramas I rated...
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Lumix LX100M2 User Review part 6 Ergonomic score 13 November 2018
LX100M2Many LX100 users including me were disappointed that the Mk2 did not get an upgraded EVF and an articulated monitor.However there have been some upgrades to the user interface which make the...
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Three way compact update LX100M2 vs RX100M4 vs G1X3 14 November 2018
LX100M2In December last year I posted a comparison between the Lumix LX100 (original), Canon G1XM3 and Sony RX100M4. You can read this here.This post is an update of that comparison with the LX100M2...
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Lumix LX100M2 or ILC with one lens ? 18 November 2018
The LX100M2 can produce pictures with lots of fine detail if required.As I go out and about in Sydney I often see tourists with a small interchangeable lens camera fitted with a kit zoom. There is no...
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Lumix LX100M2 Holding the camera 19 November 2018
Sydney, LX100M2Almost every camera comes with operating instructions of some kind and most have a section on “How to hold the camera”.Typically this is depicted as in the photo below which appears in...
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Lumix LX100M2 Focus Stacking 20 November 2018
LX100M2. Focus Stacking. The depth of focus in this composite is about five centimeters, impossible to achieve with a single capture. I chose a difficult subject with lots of fine detail. The...
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Lumix LX100 Dynamic Range and sensor stress test 27 November 2018
LX100M2. You can see by the sharp edged shadow of her shoes that the lady is in direct sun coming through the skylight and falling on her hair. The background is very dark with no direct illumination....
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Lumix LX100 Mk2 with EC5 accessory eyecup 4 December 2018
The LX100M2 is a very capable street and documentary camera, fast and responsive with good dynamic range and image quality.Panasonic makes the EC5 eyecup as an accessory for the Lumix GX9 micro four...
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