vincechu
Veteran
Hi everyone, its been a while since I last posted images here - I've been a combination of busy with work, busy with university studies and just out-right lazy
As some of you may know I bought the Pentax K5 at the start of the year and have been enjoying it very very very very... very much! So much I've been using it exclusively for 2months. However my girlfriend lives in Birmingham, around an hour away from me, so I find myself travelling to visit her alot, and after a few visits I find the K5 and a few lenses quite a heavy set-up to take on foot and on train (together with my clothes and other belongings).
So one day I just decided to take my much neglected LX5 out for once and boy i felt so liberated! and I immediately fell back in love with it again. I'll tell you why below, together with my photos from my travels.
Oh by the way, having not used the LX5 for a good few months, I spend 1/2 trying to look for the way to switch from AF to MF, digging into all the menus... when the AF-MF switch is actually on the side of the lens housing!
1. Departing train:
Departing train by VinceChu89, on Flickr
2. Getting bored whilst waiting for my train, I decided to practice my composition.One thing I've missed with the LX5 is its 24mm wideangle, which helped me capture this scene.
A Platform at Crewe Train Station by VinceChu89, on Flickr
3+4: Another great thing about the LX5 is the hyperfocus function, just switch to MF and a bar appears during focusing which tells you how much of your scene will be in focus - perfect fo maxmising focus like in photos 3+4.
3.
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P1020024 by VinceChu89, on Flickr
4. 3 Means of travel, maybe four?
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3 Means of Transport by VinceChu89, on Flickr
5. Saw a blue canal boat and couldn't resist this PP:
LR3 Colour extraction by VinceChu89, on Flickr
6. Bridge reflection - can you spot Pac Man? (Look at the arch of the bridge and its reflection)
Bridge Reflection by VinceChu89, on Flickr
As mentioned earlier the LX5 has a very wide 24mm wide angle lens, but its lens is really flexible as seen in the following photos, most of which were taken at celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's restaurant in Birmingham (expensive but in all honesty, the best food I've ever had!)
7. 24mm perfect for touristy turn-the-camera-back-on-yourselves shots:
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P1010938 by VinceChu89, on Flickr
Great for portraits:
8:Ordering
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P1010935 by VinceChu89, on Flickr
9: Little Girl - (Emily's actually 20!)
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Little Girl by VinceChu89, on Flickr
10.
90mm good for candids without needing to get to close:
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Bread cutter... by VinceChu89, on Flickr
Great for food shots:
11. Emily and I had delicious squid for starters...
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Squid starters... by VinceChu89, on Flickr
12. Lambchops and Chunky Chips with Parmesan Cheese! (I'm drooling thinking about it... but its 2am here now!). The leica lens can focus really really close, 1cm or virtually touching the front element - I love the compactness and versatility of the LX5.
a)
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Lamb Chops and Chunky Chips by VinceChu89, on Flickr
b)
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Chunky Chips with Parmesan Cheese 1 by VinceChu89, on Flickr
c) The lens can do a little bokeh, though depending on the distance it can be distracting:
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Lamb Chops by VinceChu89, on Flickr
Or a lot of bokeh with some work:
13. Say ahhhh!
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Say "ahhhh..." by VinceChu89, on Flickr
Another great thing about the LX5 is you can change aspect ratio at the toggle of a switch - hope you've noticed 4:3 and 3:2 above. But here's 16:9
14. Teamwork. (Two little Me-to-You Bears, playing the ukulele)
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Teamwork by VinceChu89, on Flickr
The bottom line is the LX5 is a great camera for times you just don't want to carry something heavier. It's more discrete and pretty sexy (especially with the Panny ever-ready case) meaning its perfect for dates as shown above Its amazingly versatile too, no dslr can give you macro, wideangle landscape, portraits to telephoto
in such a small package.
Hope you all like the photos - I hope to post more when I have some time!
Feel free to add me as a contact on flickr if you haven't already - I've just started using it more.
In advance I'd like to apologies if I don't reply quickly, maybe even for a few days, I've unfortunately got some serious coursework and revision to be doing :-(
As some of you may know I bought the Pentax K5 at the start of the year and have been enjoying it very very very very... very much! So much I've been using it exclusively for 2months. However my girlfriend lives in Birmingham, around an hour away from me, so I find myself travelling to visit her alot, and after a few visits I find the K5 and a few lenses quite a heavy set-up to take on foot and on train (together with my clothes and other belongings).
So one day I just decided to take my much neglected LX5 out for once and boy i felt so liberated! and I immediately fell back in love with it again. I'll tell you why below, together with my photos from my travels.
Oh by the way, having not used the LX5 for a good few months, I spend 1/2 trying to look for the way to switch from AF to MF, digging into all the menus... when the AF-MF switch is actually on the side of the lens housing!
1. Departing train:
Departing train by VinceChu89, on Flickr
2. Getting bored whilst waiting for my train, I decided to practice my composition.One thing I've missed with the LX5 is its 24mm wideangle, which helped me capture this scene.
A Platform at Crewe Train Station by VinceChu89, on Flickr
3+4: Another great thing about the LX5 is the hyperfocus function, just switch to MF and a bar appears during focusing which tells you how much of your scene will be in focus - perfect fo maxmising focus like in photos 3+4.
3.
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P1020024 by VinceChu89, on Flickr
4. 3 Means of travel, maybe four?
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3 Means of Transport by VinceChu89, on Flickr
5. Saw a blue canal boat and couldn't resist this PP:
LR3 Colour extraction by VinceChu89, on Flickr
6. Bridge reflection - can you spot Pac Man? (Look at the arch of the bridge and its reflection)
Bridge Reflection by VinceChu89, on Flickr
As mentioned earlier the LX5 has a very wide 24mm wide angle lens, but its lens is really flexible as seen in the following photos, most of which were taken at celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's restaurant in Birmingham (expensive but in all honesty, the best food I've ever had!)
7. 24mm perfect for touristy turn-the-camera-back-on-yourselves shots:
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P1010938 by VinceChu89, on Flickr
Great for portraits:
8:Ordering
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P1010935 by VinceChu89, on Flickr
9: Little Girl - (Emily's actually 20!)
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Little Girl by VinceChu89, on Flickr
10.
90mm good for candids without needing to get to close:
View attachment 34872
Bread cutter... by VinceChu89, on Flickr
Great for food shots:
11. Emily and I had delicious squid for starters...
View attachment 34873
Squid starters... by VinceChu89, on Flickr
12. Lambchops and Chunky Chips with Parmesan Cheese! (I'm drooling thinking about it... but its 2am here now!). The leica lens can focus really really close, 1cm or virtually touching the front element - I love the compactness and versatility of the LX5.
a)
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Lamb Chops and Chunky Chips by VinceChu89, on Flickr
b)
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Chunky Chips with Parmesan Cheese 1 by VinceChu89, on Flickr
c) The lens can do a little bokeh, though depending on the distance it can be distracting:
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Lamb Chops by VinceChu89, on Flickr
Or a lot of bokeh with some work:
13. Say ahhhh!
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Say "ahhhh..." by VinceChu89, on Flickr
Another great thing about the LX5 is you can change aspect ratio at the toggle of a switch - hope you've noticed 4:3 and 3:2 above. But here's 16:9
14. Teamwork. (Two little Me-to-You Bears, playing the ukulele)
View attachment 34878
Teamwork by VinceChu89, on Flickr
The bottom line is the LX5 is a great camera for times you just don't want to carry something heavier. It's more discrete and pretty sexy (especially with the Panny ever-ready case) meaning its perfect for dates as shown above Its amazingly versatile too, no dslr can give you macro, wideangle landscape, portraits to telephoto
in such a small package.
Hope you all like the photos - I hope to post more when I have some time!
Feel free to add me as a contact on flickr if you haven't already - I've just started using it more.
In advance I'd like to apologies if I don't reply quickly, maybe even for a few days, I've unfortunately got some serious coursework and revision to be doing :-(