The image I mentioned you tweeked was from the S110 and you said it was a jpg. I know you have to process raw files to get a jpg. I have been shooting for at least 35 years myself. Film SLRs starting in very early 1980s. I also grew up using and working on computers....I worked for Wang Labs through the 80s so I have seen it all. Proprietary Wang PCs and main frames and eventually IBM based PCs of Wang design. Don't laugh I worked on hard drives that were 10MB and the size of a clothes washing machine. LOL. These were for the big main frame computers. Boy have things changed!
The S110 shot was from RAW. If I stated JPEG, my error.
Yep. I remember Wang. I worked for DEC in Marlboro, MA. I also remember the old disk drives. I worked on some of the first microprocessors. Learned tube theory in technical school. Was in the last class to use slide rules. 4K of RAM was unprecedented at the time!
I put together my first dark room about 43 years ago, when I was 14. But I like to keep up with the times. Had all the digital camera gear I care to mention. Name a camera, I can probably show you an image or two I shot with it. Don't dabble in FF, not that rich. Settled on M43 for the best balance of price, quality and size but I probably use my Galaxy S5 more and more as my primary shooter now. I've grown to appreciate the handiness and convenience. The quality is not bad either, in good light of course.
Even a small camera, like the S110 can be a pain to carry around. You have to have a small case, wrist strap, a spare battery or two, a couple of memory cards, etc, etc. Much easier to whip out the cell phone, snap, poke at the screen a few times and away the image goes to friends and family. I find I take many more pictures now with the smart phone and am becoming quite creative with it. Video quality is especially, surprisingly good. The built-in processing apps are getting quite amazing. The smart phone has reignited my passion for photography, believe it or not.
My favorite point & shoot is the XZ-1 with the G1X a close second. In fact I'll be buying another one as soon as a deal comes my way. Know anyone? I had all the P&S's including G1X II, RX100 and G7X which are superb cameras. Had Coolpix A's, Fuji X100s, EOS M, all the NEX series, a6000, etc, etc.
I may have been too harsh on the LX7, I apologize. It's all just recreation anyhoo.
I have several on-line galleries but I don't post links publicly. I can send you a link if you ask via PM.
Cheers.
. That ISO 800 image you posted from the G15 looked very good.
