The Future of Found Photography
I have a birthday and Christmas coming up so I have been saving my pennies to purchase a new camera. Believe it or not, I actually have my eye on a digital camera, not an antique. My old Nikon just doesn’t do the trick anymore. I have enough giant SLR’s in my collection so I want a small point-and-shoot that also has gives me plenty of manual control. I have narrowed it down to the new Canon Powershot G10 and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3. If you have a recommendation or preference between those two please add your thoughts in the comments.
You may have noticed a slow down in the postings here over the last year or so. I have been putting the time that used to go into camera experiments into creating a book of my photography as well as an assortment of other projects. If I am lucky, the book will be available in January, but I can’t promise anything. The tentative name of it is going to be “Isolation and Repetition,” but that may change.
The other reason for this post is to announce a redesign of this site. I am in the beginning stages of rebuilding this site from the ground up. As a result, the site will probably go down for some time while I am working on it. In the meantime, keep track of me on Flickr or my personal blog. Watch for the new Found Photography along with the book launch early next year.
November 10th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
My goals were excellent 1) image quality and 2) wide angle glass.
I chose the LX3 and have been thrilled with the decision. Yes, I miss a viewfinder. Yes, I find the lens cap a hassle. Yes, the 2.5x zoom is constraining. However, the image quality is better than any other camera I own including a Sony A300 DSLR and the 24mm wide angle is remarkably useful indoors and for landscapes.
The G10 is a very good camera but I didn’t want 14MP.
Your needs are no doubt different but the LX3 was right for me!
January 8th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Did you choose fewer pixels for lower light performance?
April 3rd, 2009 at 4:05 am
I am now using a Canon SD1000. I previously had an old SD100. Both great cameras with the SD1000 having considerably improved features, obviously. You might have already bought your camera, but for my needs great quality needed to be combined with a small form factor. I will never take a camera with me to anywhere if it won’t fit in my pocket! Any way, SD1000 is a good match of features and small form factor.