Dave; The LX is, I believe, the best camera for macro photography. You HAVE to get a Bellows A. It, combined with the LX is amazing!
Funny, I've always been used to the lever-type DOF preview and when I recently got a Super Program and P3 it was hard to get used to it's different style. 100F is my "fast" film (I use Velvia for 90% of my photography). It works for me and I frequently push it one stop without issue. I'm a firm believer that sharpness counts. Without a sharp image composition doesn't matter.... Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "David A. Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi all, > > I have a few small things to post about so I might as well bundle it all > together like a digest :) > > Firstly, I loaded some film into my "new" LX today and did a few macro > shots. What a fantastic camera. Its very smooth and very responsive. > It just doesn't get in the way. But I will have to get used to that DOF > lever (the K2 and Z-1p both use a button). > > When the LX's meter LED flashes, is this a "low battery" warning? I > changed the battery and it stopped happening. > > I've also noticed that the meter LED glows brighter when you press the > shutter release halfway down. > > Next thing on my mind is film. I'm seriously considering completely > switching over from E100SW to Provia 100F. I spent a couple of hours > mounting 6x7 slides last night, most of which were 100F. When I came > across an E100SW film I just did not like the warm colour rendition in > most shots. Especially when I found that the first E100SW shot was > identical to the last 100F shot (my films are in chronological order) so > I could compare the same scene side-by-side. > > Last of all, I've decided that the quest for absolute sharpness in my > slides is not as important as I used to think. A good image will stand > out regardless of whether your lens was used wide-open, handheld at > 1/30th. I've recently been looking through a couple of Galen Rowell > books and found that while some of the images are a little soft, they are > still outstanding photographs. So why lust after the greatest ultra- > sharp glass? If I want more detail I'll shoot with a bigger format... > > Cheers, > > > - Dave > > http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ (out of date) > >
