Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice images, Alan. The individual stamp is nice and sharp. Looks like fun. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Magayne-Roshak" <amr3 at uwm.edu> To: "lug" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 3:00 PM Subject: [Leica] IMG:Vario-Summicron Pictures (LX3) > I'm having a blast with a Panasonic Lumix LX3 that I bought last week (as > close as I can afford to a digital Leica). So far I've mainly done > close-ups, and I am very happy with the lens performance, and being able > to shoot in RAW format. This is my first hand camera without a > viewfinder, so I'm still getting used to that, but I like the fact that > it's the same size as my Olympus XA, yet has the capability to give me the > equivalent of a 60mm focal length on 35mm. I always felt the 35mm lens on > the XA was too wide, but it did make it a pocketable camera. Now, if I > want wide, I have the equiv. of 24mm (that focuses to one cm). For grab > shots, I can put my 28mm Nikkor finder in the hot shoe for quick viewing, > shut off the LCD screen to save the battery, and let the camera auto > focus. My camera came with an upgrade that remembers the last zoom > position when shut down, so when I turn it on, it's at the 60mm setting > that I like. > > Some samples: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Gear/LX3_24mmf7_1_ISO400.jpg.html> > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Gear/LX3_60mmf8_ISO80.jpg.html> > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Gear/LX3_24mmf8ISO200.jpg.html> > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Gear/LX3FullFramef3_5.jpg.html> > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Gear/LX3100perCropf3_5.jpg.html> > > > Alan > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > UPAA POY 1978 > University Information Technology Services > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >