sh0wtime
Veteran
- Location
- Surrey/Hants border UK
- Name
- Adam.
As suggested in the watering hole as something to do while exercising during the Covid lockdown, just to make things a bit more interesting.
After doing a desk job for a decade i've barely walked more than a few hundred metres a day in that time so i've been using the extra time in the long days of social distancing to get out & go for a walk.
First day i was puffing from just walking round the block. 3 weeks later & i'm up to over 9,000 steps today & that included some hills & the stairs in a 4 storey car park
Lung wise it's fine, breathing well & coping with hills etc without needing to stop but my feet hurt & my achilles tendons ache so i might take an easier day tomorrow...
Anyway i've been reluctant to lug a DSLR with me on my walks but have decided to resurrect one of my old compacts to take with me...
After a short search i found my old Lumix LX3 in a drawer. After a much longer search i eventually found the charger
Plugged the charger in, popped the battery in & nothing, no lights no anything
I know batteries can die if left completely discharged for a long period of time (i guess 9 years would be long enough)!
Tried it again a couple of times & up popped the green light, great.
Woke up, tried the battery once full, Cam powered up, reset the clock & date, Checked to see there was a card in there. There was
So the little LX3 was ready..
Hopefully this might prompt a few of you guys into resurrecting an old compact or P&S & we can see how or if nostalgia is all its cracked up to be? By all means add your images in this thread.
TBH i quite liked using it again, felt more fun & gadget like rather than a serious tool.
My walk today took me alongside the airfield & round to the business centre. Light was bright but a bit boring as it was middle of the day however i do remember older cameras need a lot of light so it was what it was..
pics in next post...
After doing a desk job for a decade i've barely walked more than a few hundred metres a day in that time so i've been using the extra time in the long days of social distancing to get out & go for a walk.
First day i was puffing from just walking round the block. 3 weeks later & i'm up to over 9,000 steps today & that included some hills & the stairs in a 4 storey car park
Lung wise it's fine, breathing well & coping with hills etc without needing to stop but my feet hurt & my achilles tendons ache so i might take an easier day tomorrow...
Anyway i've been reluctant to lug a DSLR with me on my walks but have decided to resurrect one of my old compacts to take with me...
After a short search i found my old Lumix LX3 in a drawer. After a much longer search i eventually found the charger
Plugged the charger in, popped the battery in & nothing, no lights no anything
I know batteries can die if left completely discharged for a long period of time (i guess 9 years would be long enough)!Tried it again a couple of times & up popped the green light, great.
Woke up, tried the battery once full, Cam powered up, reset the clock & date, Checked to see there was a card in there. There was
So the little LX3 was ready..
Hopefully this might prompt a few of you guys into resurrecting an old compact or P&S & we can see how or if nostalgia is all its cracked up to be? By all means add your images in this thread.
TBH i quite liked using it again, felt more fun & gadget like rather than a serious tool.
My walk today took me alongside the airfield & round to the business centre. Light was bright but a bit boring as it was middle of the day however i do remember older cameras need a lot of light so it was what it was..
pics in next post...
