That's an excellent image, Walt. On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 7:02 PM, Walt <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here's the new crop with a touch of softening -- just because I thought it > looked a little better that way. > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/9155680616/ > > Thanks again for the heads-up! I think it really did improve the shot. > > > -- Walt > > On 6/27/2013 3:57 PM, Darren Addy wrote: >> >> A nice image. I saw your first link on my Flickr page, since I have >> made you a contact. If I may...I was really struck by the Flickr crop >> of the image which, after comparing, I think is even more powerful >> than the full frame: >> http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/waltcrop.png >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Zos Xavius <zosxav...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> If you get a Panny, the fz-35 was the best superzoom they made IMO. >>> Probably the best superzoom ever. IQ at ISO 100-200 is not bad. >>> Especially if you shoot RAW. The Panny JPEG engine is well known for >>> turning photographs into watercolors. At 400 it starts to creep in >>> pretty good, but you can still get images suitable for smaller prints. >>> The lens on the fz-28/fz-35 is sharpest around f4 and is very usable >>> wide open, which is f2.8 at the wide end. Diffraction starts kicking >>> in at f5 anyways, so you have a fairly limited fstop range to work >>> with to begin with. Much like the Q. The image stabilization on those >>> cameras is really, really good too. How many sharp shots can you get >>> with your pentax at 1/20s @ 500mm? I carried one of these cameras >>> everywhere for a few years and they served me rather well. The video >>> off the fz-35 was quite decent in good light too. Only 720p though. >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 3:34 PM, Walt <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> It's a shame they went to an even noisier sensor. I haven't tried >>>> shooting >>>> the V-Lux at anything over ISO 100 so far. At what point does the noise >>>> start to really degrade the image? >>>> >>>> I really do like the lens a lot. If I found an exceptional deal on a >>>> gently >>>> used one of those Panasonic somewhere, I'd be sorely tempted to buy it >>>> as a >>>> lightweight carry-around for snapshots. >>>> >>>> -- Walt >>>> >>>> >>>> On 6/27/2013 2:24 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I had both a panasonic fz-28 and fz-35. I think the v-lux 1 is the >>>>> same as an fz-50. They all had great, great optics that more than made >>>>> up for the noisy sensors panny was using. When they switched from CCD >>>>> to MOS (which gave even worse quality) I quit buying them and bought >>>>> my first DSLR. I've made some really nice prints from those cameras. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Walt <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> My pal, Dan, loaned me his Leica V-Lux 1 for a couple of weeks just to >>>>>> kick >>>>>> the tires on it a bit. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have to say, for a point and shoot, I'm pretty impressed. The build >>>>>> quality is no great shakes, and it definitely lacks the responsiveness >>>>>> of >>>>>> a >>>>>> DSLR. >>>>>> >>>>>> But, so far, the glass seems really, /really/ nice. >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/9152060941/ >>>>>> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/9152060027/ >>>>>> >>>>>> -- Walt >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions.
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