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Panasonic LX-1, 28mm, 1/1000, f/3.6, IS 100
Snapped in San Francisco’s Chinatown. The editor of this little comedy had even gone to the trouble of trying to match the paint color, and while I may not agree with the result, it is every bit as tedious to be constantly reminded of the purported […]

A fine, unobtrusive street snapper.
I bought the Panasonic LX-1 a couple of years ago with but one purpose in mind. It was to be an unobtrusive street snapper, both smaller and more capable than the Leica M2 it replaced.

You can see my various ramblings on the subject by clicking here.
Since then Panasonic has ‘upgraded’ […]

A quick look.

Panasonic LX-1, 28mm, 1/1000, f/3.6, ISO 100
Spotted in San Francisco’s Chinatown yesterday. The small and unobtrusive Panasonic is ideal for this sort of thing and has mercifully low shutter lag, which distinguishes it from most point-and-wait pocket digital cameras.

Well, almost, and no thanks to Apple.
If Apple is guilty of any faults with its splendid Aperture application two stand out.
Aperture still needs more speed and Apple is simply negligent in not providing timely RAW support for a variety of newer cameras. Where Adobe updates Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) very quickly, Apple takes forever […]

Sometimes a simple abstraction strikes you, and you press the button.
Simple colors. Simple lines. An air of mystery. What is around that corner?

Lines and colors. Panasonic Lumic LX1, ISO100.
With the small Lumix LX1 and its superb Leica lens, there really is no excuse. Nowadays I always carry a camera, in contrast […]

Vibration reduction at work
The Lumix LX1 uses two motion sensors, one for vertical and the other for hoizontal motion. These feed the opposite of any motion they detect to the lens assembly to reduce the effects of definition-robbing camera shake on the image. Panasonic calls it ‘Mega OIS’ which sounds rather grand, no? […]

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