Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
When I bought my circa 2009 Panasonic Lumix FZ38 three years ago, there were two major appeals. First, being a bridge camera, it would potentially be more flexible and capable than a compact digital. Second, it has a black and white "film grain" mode. I've enjoyed other cameras with similar high contrast b/w modes, like… Continue reading Also Available In Colour – The Lumix FZ38
As you may recall, I haven't photographed often recently, certainly nothing like as much as two or three years ago. So I decided to take a look through my remaining cameras and see what I still had. And, not surprisingly really, I came across a few purchases I'd forgotten about. Here are three - 1.… Continue reading The Cameras We’ve Forgotten
For the best part of six months I've used only one camera, aside from the phone camera that's always with me. That camera is the Panasonic Lumix FZ38. In many ways it's my photography end game, my soul mate, the ideal balance between the handling and image quality of a DSLR, and the compact size,… Continue reading Embracing The Winter Lover
For the last couple of years I've been on a photographic colour adventure, finding the (digital) cameras and set ups that give me colours I love without endless (or indeed any) post processing. You can read previous chapters of the colour quest here. Since I bought my Lumix FZ38 last October I've used it almost… Continue reading The Colour Quest (XI) – Spring Calling With The Lumix FZ38
It's funny how we have certain concepts and beliefs around particular brands. Perhaps 10 years ago, before I'd seriously got into photography - and cameras - I was vaguely aware of a few different manufacturers, and had formed opinions of them based on the very little information and experience I had. Panasonic Lumix seemed to… Continue reading Long Live The Legends Of Lumix
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