Musings on photography both analog and digital
Recently I have been shooting black and white film and developing it myself (see earlier post), and have mainly been using a cheap and cheerful fixed lens rangefinder from the '70s, the Ricoh 500G, which I obtained from a fellow member of a good photography forum for next to nothing. It's a fun camera with… Continue reading Voigtlander Bessa T Heliar 101 Edition Unboxing Photos
I've been noticing something recently with the "professional" camera review websites and channels. It's not anything new, rather business as usual for most of them, but it's something that I only recently really paid any attention to. Well, I just used the words "business" and "paid" in the last sentence, and those are great big… Continue reading The Problem with Camera Reviews
I've recently returned from a week-long trip through western Washington with my wife, some much needed vacation during which we saw and did much at a fast clip... In retrospect, we should learn how to relax more on vacation. Nevertheless, I was able to spend some quality time with the GX85 as my sole camera… Continue reading Lumix GX85 Review, Part 4: GX85 In the Field
In the midst of a busy week, there is little time to test out cameras. I'm looking forward to taking the GX85 on a multi-day road trip along the Pacific Northwest coastline next week, where I will have plenty of opportunities to put the camera through its paces. In the meantime, here are my review… Continue reading Lumix GX85 Review, Part 3: Review Notes, Enhanced
I spent a couple of sessions shooting in the new "L Monochrome" JPEG mode. The GX85 is the first camera to add a JPEG mode in some time, and I was interested in trying it out, since Panasonic has billed it as a more contrasty, nuanced monochrome with a lot of tonality. As a JPEG… Continue reading Lumix GX85 Review: Part 2: L Monochrome
The Lumix GX85 sort of defies immediate conclusions, but not in a bad way. To be sure, there are observations that can be made at once: the shutter is magnificently quiet. The camera feels very solid and surprisingly heavy for its size. I liked it upon first picking it up, not least due to the… Continue reading Panasonic Lumix GX85 Review, Part 1
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