The new camera

The new Panasonic Lumix -- a clone of the Leica Digilux 2 but black and with a nice "grippy bump"-- came in time for a visit to the left Coast to see our son.

I took 300-plus pix and decided I really, really like this camera , mainly because I can use it like RF -- the electronic VF is not perfect but it DOES show the entire frame being captured.

I set the camera for "normal" sharpness & contrast and did not mess much with the metering options. I found metering on a darker area helped obtaining the best exposures, and of course had to remember to make sure I had the white balance set to "cloudy" or "sunlight." In *most* conditions with fairly even lighting I got good exposures by letting the camera choose automatic white balance. And I either shot at ISO 100 or "auto" which roams between 100 and 200 ISO.

I used shutter priority a fair bit of the time == easy, turn the shutter sped dial like a Leica -- and Aperture Priority-- again using a ring on the lens like and old fashioned film camera.

Autofocus was fast, and when the WB was set to "B&W" I got pleasing B&W exposures with no fiddling.

I have a TON of editing and arranging to do but here ire three images as they came from the camera
http://homepage.mac.com/fotoyvel/PhotoAlbum193.html

I wish they'd made the lens a TAD longer -- say 28 to 135 rather than stop at 9i0 mm. But I am content. Now I just have to learn all its tricks and goodies, such as using the histogram for proper WB . One thing I am crazy about is the 'tic/tac/toe' line grid you can set in the VF or back panel-- it REALLY helps keep horizons straight and aids in classical composition by the rule of thirds.

Mike


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