![]() ![]() These digital photos were made using my Lumix LX7 and FujiFilm XT1 digital cameras. Lumix LX7 photo on the Main Line at Merion, PA. SEPTA offers regular interval service on most of its suburban lines, with extra trains in the evening rush hour. This allows me to change my plan on the spot if I see an interesting location. One of the greatest features of this pass is the ability to get on and off trains without concern for cost, or trying to explain to the conductor where I’m are traveling to. See SEPTA: I made good use of the pass, traveling over several heavy rail routes to make photos. Last week, I bought my SEPTA Independence Day Pass at 1234 Market Street.įor a mere $13 this allows for unlimited travel on the SEPTA network (with a few minor restrictions). I wonder if I’ll be able to revive this camera? In its more than four years of service I carried it with me everywhere and used it to make more than 79,000 shutter releases. I never would have guessed that this photo of Irish Rail 088 at Cork would be the last I exposed with my Lumix LX7. It was one of three cameras I carried on 13 October, so I was able to continue making images. The next frame was the last before the camera ‘coiled up’. My penultimate LX7 photo? One of the advantages of the LX7 is its small size enabled me to slide it through fences and gates to make images such as this one. Later in the day my efforts to turn the camera on resulted in an error message in the rear display. I made two images of Irish Rail 088 running around at Kent Station, Cork using LX7. The weather had been exceptionally wet for two days in a row, and dampness is bad for electronics. On Saturday, 13 October 2018 the camera exhibited symptoms of failure. It’s an indication that the machine is broken. Machines, including cameras shouldn’t develop irritable personalities. In recent days, my faithful Lumix LX7 that I bought in June 2014 had developed quirky, unreliable traits. That’s a phrase that means ‘failed in service’. Tracking the Light Explores Photography Everyday! I’m still sifting through my LX100 images. As I write this Denis and his LX100 camera on are a grand adventure to the far side of the globe. I made about 500 photographs with the camera during the week I had it in my camera bag. Last week, I gave back the borrowed LX100 to Denis McCabe who had lent it to me. Also, because its narrow zoom range limits my comfort zone, it will force me to make better photographs and consider compositions that otherwise I might not see.īut that is just speculation now. That said, I’m now coveting an LX100 because it is such a fantastic image making tool. 3) The LX7’s zoom lens covers my vision more closely. While the LX100 is unquestionably a better camera, the LX7 suits me better for three reasons: 1) it is very compact and light weight, so fits nicely in my jacket pocket 2) it is comparatively inexpensive so when I wear it out or destroy it, I’m not out of pocket for a huge replacement sum. That says more about the way I photograph than about the LX100.Īs readers of Tracking the Light are aware, I carry a Lumix LX7 with me just about everywhere. I often see images that are beyond the range offered by the LX100. These days, I want to push the range of view just a little further. I’ve been spoiled by wider and longer lenses. ![]() In my younger days that range would have been enough to offer me virtually everything I needed for my photographic vision. Its zoom spans the range from 24 to 75mm. It is fine for photos exposed in the ‘normal’ range. The LX100 lens range is lacking compared with my other cameras. My difficulty with the camera is fitting it into my arsenal of imaging tools. The camera is compact, well-built, packed with features, and has a superb lens that contributes to stunning image quality. For me the Lumix100 poses an imaging quandary. ![]()
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