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Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

10/12/2011 05:51:16 AM · #1

I picked up a LX5 last month...love it.

Thought I'd start a thread for those using it to discuss, show some photos highlighting its capabilities, and ask/answer questions.

Starting with this question: If you are in A or S mode, how do you set exposure compensation? Yesterday, I accidentally got into exposure comp mode, and couldn't figure out how I did it, nor how to get out of it (it ended when I took the next pic).

MikeO

Fujifilm x100

10/12/2011 09:26:44 AM · #2

Good idea Neil. I use my LX5 more than my DSLR's these days.

As to your question, to get into exposure compensation you have to press the rear dial (wheel), this will switch between exposure and speed/aperture and allow you to adjust the settings.

tanguera

Nikon D750

10/12/2011 09:38:31 AM · #3

Just got an LX3. Can I play?

MikeO

Fujifilm x100

10/12/2011 09:42:16 AM · #4

Originally posted by tanguera:

Just got an LX3. Can I play?

Of course ! Join in !

sinistral_leo

Nikon D5100

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

10/12/2011 10:02:19 AM · #5

I need to get something small as well. So many times I see something I want to capture, but I don't have my DSLR with me.

I would take the DSLR, but I don't want to leave it in my car with 100 deg. or 0 deg. weather, not to mention theft or who knows what else...

(not to hi-jack the thread, just contributing, I hope)

10/12/2011 10:09:14 AM · #6

So, maybe you could expand the thread title to include LX3? And then there are the DLUXes, but they might not bite. I love my LX3

10/12/2011 10:34:53 AM · #7

Originally posted by tnun:

So, maybe you could expand the thread title to include LX3? And then there are the DLUXes, but they might not bite. I love my LX3

Ok, it's now the LX users group. :)

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

10/12/2011 10:45:51 AM · #8

Great. So.... How about favourite and/or much-exploited-by-you feature(s)/settings.

Oh, and the darn lens cap. Mine still dangles by the string and drives me nuts.

Message edited by author 2011-10-12 14:46:57.

sinistral_leo

Nikon D5100

10/12/2011 10:46:36 AM · #9

The engine I am putting in my Monte Carlo is an "LSX". Does that count?

I am just kidding around, no reply necessary...

PenelopeK

Sony Alpha a7 II

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

10/12/2011 10:54:56 AM · #10

Originally posted by Neil:

...

Ok, it's now the LX users group. :)

Great, please count me/us in. Love that LX3, and so does Bear! :-)

10/12/2011 11:00:35 AM · #11

Originally posted by Sevlow:

Doh! :) That's nice and easy...I would have never tried that (probably would help to read the manual, if I knew where it was...)

Thanks!

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

10/12/2011 11:05:44 AM · #12

Here's a TIP!

I bought one of these...very cheap...and the best screen protector I've ever used. Goes on without a fuss, stays on (so far, been a few weeks), and you can't even tell its there.

Clearer than any plastic screen protector.

One thing I did wrong when installing it...I didn't notice it had some company info on one side, and that it does matter which way you position it...unfortunately, as a result i covered a few pixels on the right side of my LCD with the non-transparent part. Had I put it the other way, it would not have been a problem. I've left it that way because it looks so perfectly installed, I didn't want to pull it back off, and I'm not missing much where I can see.

Highly recommended for an LX5. If you have a different model, make sure you buy the model that fits that.

PenelopeK

Sony Alpha a7 II

10/12/2011 12:31:38 PM · #13

I especially like the Dynamic B&W setting for candid/"shoot off the hip"/street photography. I don't shoot much in that style, but I was really pleased with the images I shot for the Henri Cartier-Bresson challenge using that setting, and it made me want to do more.

Neil, your link didn't take me to a screen protector..

10/12/2011 12:42:41 PM · #14

Yes, the dynamic BW is very very cool, and for pushing the envelope the film grain in scene mode can be a kick (once in a blue moon).

What has become the deal breaker for me in looking at new cameras is the multi-exposure feature: I wish it weren't so buried in the menu, along with the 1 x 1 aspect ratio.

10/12/2011 02:19:41 PM · #15

Interesting...I tried BW the other day, but I shoot only in RAW. So I was curious to see how it would come out.

What happened was it showed BW briefly when I imported into LR, but then just turned "green". It seems they may only use the green receptors of the CCD when shooting BW.

What was I expecting? I expected to get a normal color image in the RAW file, but I figured the preview would show me the BW.

I may have gotten different results of course on import if I had installed Silkypix. I didn't bother with that since I use Lightroom.

10/12/2011 02:46:32 PM · #16

Interesting indeed. I only shoot jpeg, so I will do the BW - both dynamic and non - together with natural colour, then look at the green channel in Irfanview.

PS. Which BW did you choose?

Message edited by author 2011-10-12 18:47:12.

10/12/2011 03:18:27 PM · #17

I don't think it matters...I just tried again, and tried the different ones. The raw files are green (actually, they are more yellow than green).