Panasonic DMC-LX3 digital compact looks good
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What utter disrespect for such a beautiful little object. That's like asking Kylie Minogue to get into a bin liner.
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I keep my Olympus E420 in a cut off corner piece of plastic carrier bag. It helps it to slip into and out of my jacket pocket without catching. It also helps to disguise what it is that is stuffed into my pocket. In the summer I was carrying it about with a large zoom from my old OM days. A standard rucksack with a bit of padding in the bottom was home for the camera while the zoom was in a side pocket. Like editor I don't want to advertise that I am carrying stealable kit.
My Caplio R5 lives in a dedicated leather belt pouch which unfortunately doesn't have a proper top, just a thin strap that holds the camera in place and itself is held with a magnetic catch. When I first bought it I added a piece of black Teflon plastic to cover the top but that has since fallen off. There was no glue that would hold it unsurprisingly. In any case it is hidden under my shirt.
My Caplio R5 lives in a dedicated leather belt pouch which unfortunately doesn't have a proper top, just a thin strap that holds the camera in place and itself is held with a magnetic catch. When I first bought it I added a piece of black Teflon plastic to cover the top but that has since fallen off. There was no glue that would hold it unsurprisingly. In any case it is hidden under my shirt.
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Here's a few swifty snaps I took wandering around London yesterday. The light was grey and I had a hangover, but the camera did a grand job.
http://www.urban75.org/london/london-november-2008.html
http://www.urban75.org/london/london-november-2008.html
Yes those pictures look good including the ones on the link. I would like to see how the camera performs in low light at high ISO numbers and also some 100% crops in various coditions to see how resolution and colour reproduction holds up.
Paul Russell
Psychogeographer
I reckon he would be using that Olympus 420 with the pancake lens that you have - especially as it's the same focal length (50mm) as he usually used.
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Were these taken on the auto IA setting?
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I managed to drop mine twice whilst pissed on Saturday night but it seems to have taken the beating well. Its a robust little thing.
Come on guys put these pictures up somewhere where we can see them. A clip or two from the video could be shown. And Xanadu I would love to see that picture. I do a lot of band photography by available low light but never at longer than a fifth of a second. If the mesh on the microphone is clear and still then I don't mind if the band is a bit swirly. Two seconds must leave some long trailing light streaks.
I am intrigued by this camera.
Thanks editor That camera looks to be very useful. The images are nice and clean, sharp and with well-saturated colour. That could be the camera that becomes the preferred second camera for lots of dSLR users. It seems to be a bit of a breakthrough on the small sensor scene.
Now all we have to wait for is the Micro 4/3 miniature in the pipeline from Oly. I bet that is expensive though. Olympus tend to charge the full dollar for their stuff.
Now all we have to wait for is the Micro 4/3 miniature in the pipeline from Oly. I bet that is expensive though. Olympus tend to charge the full dollar for their stuff.
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The LX3 is looking like a bit of a bargain but I'm still torn between it and the Ricoh GX200.
I might just buy both and return/sell the one I like the least.
I might just buy both and return/sell the one I like the least.
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I've had both and the LX3 wins it for me, although the GX200 feels far more rugged.
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Got one of these today...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Joby-GP1-01...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1227110970&sr=8-1
Some form a tripod is essential if your going to utililse the manual settings / long exposures.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Joby-GP1-01...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1227110970&sr=8-1
Some form a tripod is essential if your going to utililse the manual settings / long exposures.
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Loads of photos taken with the LX3 here: http://www.urban75.org/photos/wales/chirk-wales-walk.html (all the links on the right).
http://www.urban75.org/photos/wales/chirk-wales-walk.html
http://www.urban75.org/photos/wales/chirk-wales-walk.html
In my photo taking, I've found the main limitation I'm facing is a lack of off-camera flash. I was trying to take some photos of some chocolate tartlets, and the reflection off the chocolate ruined most of the photos. I ended up adjusting angles in some photos, and taking without a flash in others, but it wasn't as good.
Any recommendations?
Any recommendations?
Paul Russell
Psychogeographer
Either turn the flash off and move the tartlet near an open window, or get Hocus Eye to come round your house.
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