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Subject: [Leica] Panasonic LX 100 experiences
From: scottgregory at mac.com (Scott Gregory)
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:50:35 -0500
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Great,  good success with it Nathan. 

Scott


> On Feb 27, 2015, at 1:49 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 
> wrote:
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> Well, I did pick one up, and while I am still getting used to the user 
> interface (some aspects of which I like, such as the proper aperture ring 
> and shutter speed dial), the quality is very good indeed. The PADs I 
> posted today were taken with the LX100, and some high-ISO shots I took at 
> a dinner the other night, while of little photographic merit, turned out 
> very well.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
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> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
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> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator
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>> On 18 Feb 2015, at 19:14, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
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>> Thanks Scott, Jay and Goeff for your very useful feedback. I think I will 
>> pick one up, the price at amazon.es is very good right now.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>> 
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> 
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
>> 
>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator
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>> YNWA
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>>> On 18 Feb 2015, at 18:58, Scott Gregory <scottgregory at mac.com> wrote:
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>>> Nathan:
>>> For what it's worth I have a forerunner of the lx100, the LX7 and while 
>>> I believe it's a different zoom range and smaller sensor its a wonderful 
>>> camera for what I purchased it to use as a small, easy to carry and film 
>>> video camera for Real Estate. I purchased a wide angle adapter lens as 
>>> well and the great thing is I can set the camera aperture to f1.4, use a 
>>> 4/3 aspect ratio, ISO of 3200 and set the shutter speed to 1/60th of a 
>>> second for bright and amazing video from such a small package. Much 
>>> better than my Fuji XE 2!! And the results are truly amazing. And I 
>>> credit the Leica lens for a great deal of the quality. The bonus is that 
>>> stills are very knock out great as well!
>>> 
>>> Good luck with your decision. 
>>> 
>>> Scott
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>>>> On Feb 18, 2015, at 12:18 PM, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> 
>>>> wrote:
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>>>> My friend on England got one for his wife. She has had great results 
>>>> using it with the macro for flowers, along with dark interiors of 
>>>> churches, etc. 
>>>> She doesn't use raw, but the jpgs are excellent, even at higher ISO. 
>>>> I think it'd be an excellent choice for your bike and pocket. 
>>>> 
>>>> Jay
>>>> 
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>>>>>> On Wednesday, February 18, 2015, Nathan Wajsman <photo at 
>>>>>> frozenlight.eu>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I must admit to being somewhat tempted by this camera, not least 
>>>>>>> because
>>>>>>> right now it is actually cheaper at amazon.es than at B&H, thanks to 
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> rapid recent rise in the dollar which is not yet reflected in US 
>>>>>>> prices. I
>>>>>>> love my little Ricoh GR, but sometimes I wish I had a bit of zoom 
>>>>>>> range,
>>>>>>> and it is here that the Panasonic is mighty tempting as a travel 
>>>>>>> camera for
>>>>>>> those occasions when I must travel really light and cannot take any 
>>>>>>> of my
>>>>>>> proper systems with me (M8 or Fuji X-T1).
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I would like to hear from users of the Panasonic (or whatever it is 
>>>>>>> called
>>>>>>> when rebadged by Leica). I am especially interested in image quality 
>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>> high ISO, always a big issue for me. I do not care about JPEG, as I 
>>>>>>> only
>>>>>>> shoot RAW.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> TIA,
>>>>>>> Nathan
>>>> 
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