Lumix DMC-GH2 in Antarctica!

 Poster PJ Reddy over on dpreview.com posted a series of images taken with the DMC-GH2, Lumix 14-140mm and 100-300mm zooms while on a recent trip to Antarctica.

"We Are Going Swimming" by poster PJ Reddy on dpreview.com

Image Source: http://s203.photobucket.com/albums/aa106/pjreddy13/Antarctica%202011/?action=view¤t=P1000375.jpg&mediafilter=noflash

 

 PJ reports that the camera performed well in the cold, but it was not that cold, mostly just a few degrees below freezing (-5C).  He also reports that he took along a DMC-ZS3, and was pleased with the results.

 

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All The New Gear Announcements - I Want to Take Pictures...

 

 Soapsuds Row, Fort Reno, El Reno, Oklahoma

by Reed A. George

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1, Lumix 14-140mm f4-5.8 at 41mm

iso100, f8, 1/160 sec

As I have admitted in the past, I am a gearhead.  But, I must admit I am ready for a break.  While the news from camera companies this week is very exciting, I really just want to get outside the house and office and shoot!

Yes, the Olympus OM-D is truly exciting.  How could it have taken so long for them to make a modern camera with the great features of the old classic?  But, now they have.  It is beautiful.

And, Nikon's new D800 is a super machine, the only one I've seen that even begins to shake my resolve in thinking my D700 is about the highest performer I could ever need.  And, at $3,000, it is three times the performance of the Leica M9, which I have lusted over for months, at 40% of the price.

There are so many choices out there.  Honestly, there are too many choices already in my closet!  I refuse to upgrade until I find a way to shoot what I have more often.  I resolve to work the Lumix G3 to its limits this year.

Maybe this is just cabin fever talking.  I certainly haven't been shooting enough.  But, it looks like Kirk Tuck is taking all the news in a similar way.

(Click Here) to read his post on the Visual Science Lab about new gear overload.  Kirk, I couldn't agree more.

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I Sold A Print!

 I sold a nice 11x14 print of this at a local art exhibit.  If it looks familiar, it is because it was used in my very first post on DMC-365!

 Mount Fuji Over Lake Ashi, Hakone, Japan

Lumix DMC-G1, 14-140mm, iso 100, f8, High Dynamic Range (HDR) composite of three images, processed by Nik HDR Efex Pro 

I am quite pleased that someone liked it enough to buy it for their home.

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Chinese New Year - Year of the Dragon

I took my twin G3 kit to the Chinese New Year parade in DC's Chinatown yesterday (briefly).  A minor family emergency required me to leave early, but I got a few images I like.  All of these images are straight from the camera, unedited.  They were converted from raw to jpg in the upload process.

Dragon Masks, Year of the Dragon, 2012

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3, Lumix 14-140mm f4-5.8 at 58mm

iso400, f5.6, 1/640 sec

Here is a shot of the Chinatown Gate:

Chinatown Gate, Washington DC

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3, Lumix 20mm f1.7

iso400, f5.6, 1/400 sec

It was very crowded, even before the parade officially began.  I can only imagine that it got more so.  This boy's face and costume caught my eye:

Young Participant

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3, Lumix 14-140mm f4-5.8 at 114mm

iso800, f5.8, 1/500 sec

This photo is one of those tiny glimpses of time:

Dressed for the Festival

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3, Lumix 20mm f1.7

iso400, f4, 1/125 sec

 Happy New Year 2012!

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3, Lumix 20mm f1.7

iso160, f16, 1/13 sec

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One of My Images That Sticks in My Mind

 

Chilled Milk

Lumix DMC-G1, 14-140mm f4-5.8 at 14mm, iso400

f5.6, 1/80 sec.

 

I can't say why I like this one, but I do.  Hope you enjoy it too.

 

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Results From New Lumix 45-175mm f4-5.6 Starting to Appear

 

 Image Source:  http://www.iflphoto.com/Other/Petals-2012/i-LBrRH96/0/X2/P1030642-X2.jpg

 

Poster OdzBodkinz on dpreview posted this and one other nice image, taken in his garage with the DMC-G3 and new power-zoom Lumix 45-175mm f4-5.6 lens.

 

(click here) to see the original post.

 

Here's a link to Panasonic's description of the lens:

 

 

 (click here)

 

I am having trouble seeing a reason to consider this lens, myself.  Before I bought the 14-140mm, I had the 45-200mm.  It was a great lens, and I can't imagine where the 45-175 would be better.  It has the same maximum aperture.  Apparently the new lens has aspheric elements, Power OIS (versus Mega OIS in the 45-200), and power zoom.  Power zoom does not attract me.  I did not see anything lacking in the 45-200 image quality, but I suppose aspheric lenses could always add something. The improvement to be expected from Power OIS is nebulous; Panasonic's description has a non-quantitative graph, which seems to indicate more images will be in focus.  Not too convincing for me.

 

I will stick with the good all-around 14-140, and the awesome 100-300 for the time being.

 

That said, the images I've seen from the 45-175 look quite good.

 

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Lumix DMC-G3 Visits Croatia!

 I love seeing how a new camera model, especially one that I'm using, travels around the world to places I will likely never see in person.  This post is from user Solamente on dpreview.com, and shows four stunning images from Croatia, taken with the DMC-G3 and Lumix 14-140mm zoom.

 

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Image source:  

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1041&message=39882148&q=G3+Croatia&qf=m

    Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3, 14-140 (@25 mm), ISO 800, 1/60 sec, f5, -1 EV

This looks like a very special place.  Solamente indicates they used the clarity slider in Lightroom to reduce the effect of the fog.  I would love to see the originals.  I can almost feel the humid chill in the air.

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The Crooked Mile - One of My Shots

The Crooked Mile

Lumix DMC-G1, Lumix 14-140mm f4-5.8 at 14mm

iso200, f16, 1/25 sec

 

This shot was taken in Solomons, Maryland.  I opened my zoom as wide as it would go, closed down the aperture to f16 for maximum depth of field, and got down low for a perspective that hopefully draws you into the scene.  

 

The walkway is as ricketty as it looks; I did not venture further out onto it.

 

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Wish I was There Now...

 

 Sunrise at Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii

Lumix DMC-G1, 14-140mm zoom at 29mm 

iso100, f11, 1/15 sec

 

I was talking with a colleague last night about places that I feel my soul is at home.  This is one of them for me.  Of course it's easy to feel that your soul belongs in such a gorgeous place, but I really feel it, even in the small local town.  

 

I hope to make it back there sometime soon.

 

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