Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/10/10

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Subject: [Leica] Unexpected camera limitation
From: kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner)
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 15:34:14 -0700
 
I just ran into a totally unexpected limitation of my Panasonic DMC-LX5, A 
camera which retailed new for $400, or with Leica brand, cosmetics, and 
firmware, $800. I was trying to photograph a small decorative waterfall, set 
the shutter to 1/15 to fuzz up the water, and picked the lowest ISO 
available: ISO 80. Then I discovered that the camera simply would not stop 
down below f/8, giving an impossible over exposure. Would I have bought the 
camera had I known this?I wonder. 

I did get it at half the new price, so I suppose it?s better than anything I 
could get new for $200.

Herbert Kanner
kanner at acm.org
650-326-8204

Question authority and the authorities will question you.
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