Comments on: A Christmas Rant

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By: Jerome

Jerome — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:13:32 +0000

I use a century 4a without a shutter and hope for the best.When I’m really feeling modern and a little racy I’ll use a pacemaker graphic but I’m considered reckless and addicted to living on the edge,:)

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:00:39 +0000

Thanks for the tips, Jim. Toby, i’ve got you beat. I drive a goat cart and use a Diana without film. As for Mr. Gfahey, I suggest a sense of humor to go along with your self-righteousness.

By: gfahey

gfahey — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:30:59 +0000

Ridiculous. As a pro, I own an LX3 and couldn’t be happier with my purchase. Like any tool, I get to know it’s workings inside and out. I take the time to know my gear and be able to use it blindfolded if necessary (in the dark).

If this fine gem of a P&S has you frustrated, send it my way and I’ll use it without complaint. It’s as easy as you want it to be and also affords me enough options to get the shot I want.

Know thy tools and learn them! I didn’t touch the manual and figured everything out in 30 minutes.

By: Toby

Toby — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:07:31 +0000

That’s why I never use film: too many film choices. It’s also why I don’t use DSLRs – all those lenses confound my ability to choose. I gave up on Photoshop when they added filters – though I never wanted to use them I found myself unable to complete basic tasks once they were there. And new cars have waaaay too many buttons, how can one even drive anymore? I’ll stick to my VW Bug and plastic Holga with no film, thank you very much.

By: jim

jim — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:55:17 +0000

I’ve had the LX3 for a few weeks now and found a few things that might be of interest:

1. Use the histogram when shooting RAW. While playing around with settings one night I paid attention to the histogram, making three images. The first as the camera chose in Aperture Mode. The next I used exposure compensation to slide the histogram a little right and the third to slide it as far right as possible without clipping.

When I processed the images in ACR the image with the histogram as far to the right as possible showed FAR less noise.

I had gone braindead and not remembered the “expose to the right” mantra. Plus using a 5D spoils you when it comes to noise as you can get away with a lot. Every bit helps with a sensor this tiny.

2. Try the manual focus mode when short shutter lag times are needed, such as street photography.

The DOF on small sensors is so great that precise focus is not as critical. When in manual focus hit the small focus button to the right of the shutter release to zone focus on something. The camera will then fire without any focus lag.