Last night provided a good opportunity to head to downtown Des Moines with my new Panasonic Lumix LX5 to test out its night scene capability. The LX5 is billed as one of the most advanced point and shoot cameras available. Since its debut in August of this year it has been getting rave reviews. The LX5 is unique among many point and shoot models in that with the aid of a lens adapter you can use filters and additional lenses. The camera also has a hot shoe for attaching an external flash. Additionally it has aperture settings and a sensor that rival DSLRs but without the extreme cost and bulk. The built in lens will also go down to 24mm, alot wider than most cameras in its class. With the add on wide angle lens you can go down to 18mm. I can't wait to get out and shoot some new listings when my wide angle lens arrives.
The aperature and sensor allow for good clarity at low light levels without the use of additional lighting. Curious about its capability I read through the manual and grabbed the camera and a tripod and headed downtown and started shooting. I was pretty amazed at the results. It was alot of fun taking the photos. I met several people who were curious about what I was doing and who were palpably excited when they saw the results. I think I may have sold a few more LX5s for Panasonic! Fortunately the camera comes with a good developer software program called Silkypixs so the images can be worked to produce many interesting effects. The images are best enjoyed in my opinion by listening to the accompanying video, Downtown by Petula Clark....
Pedestrian Bridge over the Des Moines river south of Court Avenue
Looking down East Locust Ave towards the state capitol
Court Avenue entertainment district
12th St between Locust and Walnut Streets
Parking garage and fire station at SW 9th St. and Mulberry.
Petula Clark sings Downtown!!
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