While the newly acquired LX7 isn’t the smallest compact camera around, it still fits very nicely into the side pockets of the bermudas I wear when we’re out of home on weekend trips. It’s a more discrete photo-taking device than the E-M5 or the E-PL2 the former replaced, and also a less obvious device than a camera-equipped smartphone by virtue of how one has to hold those those devices to properly compose a picture. That said, even with the bright f1.4 lens, I’ve restricted pictures to under ISO400. It might just be my eyes, but noise starts becoming noticeable with pictures above ISO400. Here’s a small selection of pictures taken of Hannah over the last couple of days.
The LX7’s macro feature coupled with a minimum focusing distance of just 1 cm is pretty nifty on the other hand, and from the first couple of macro attempts, fares better than the 12-50mm on the E-M5. The next time Ling wants a super close-up of a plant for her biology lessons, this is gonna be the camera to do the job.:)
Looking good. I had no idea its close-focusing was so great.
Those Compass Point security guards appear to have some sort of heightened lizard brain senses which aid them in identifying and locating photographers in their mall even before a single shutter activation. I can only assume that you managed to fire off a shot of Hannah shopping because the guards were busy dog-piling an auntie armed with an iPhone 4G on the 3rd floor!
LOL! :)