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I'd like to hear from some of the LC1 owners on some of the tricks they have learned on their cameras- camera settings, software/hardware tricks... anything they have found that optimizes how they use the camera.

I know it's an older camera, but geez, I used (and still have) a meterless Nikon F for over 35 years and it was way too good a deal to turn down. This LC1 is one that was in the batch of cameras that had the bad sensors. The seller, also the original owner, replaced it before it went bad and said it's been the best camera since he got it back from Panasonic.

I'm looking forward to getting back into photography.
 
List is too long im afraid - a lot is written on this wonderful camera, do a search here or google and see reviews, incl the DPR Digilux 2 review, luminous landscape and other

I can tell you this based on a few years experience and tests with LC1 :

Shoot RAW only ! Avoid > iso100, iso200 being the absolute limit. Results pretty sharp at F2.0, best in f3.5 - f5.6, some softening at f8 and above. Watch out for magenta tint - i've got it and successfully treated it. Raw Therapee - probably best for LC1 raw processing. Use PTLens to correct barrel if it bothers you. Use spot metering for closeups / portraits and center weighted for scenes . Use spot focus - slightly faster results. B&W is better coming from raw, rather than from camera direct .. as usually the case is

Have great fun, it's a fetish object !

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Can't add much to what's posted already other than to say I prefer to use the camera in manual focus. AF is quite slow, and in good light MF is easy - esp if you set the screen to automatically zoom in when you touch the focus ring.

I find a touch of Neat Image comes in handy on occasion especially if you shoot RAW.

Other than that, enjoy - it's a great camera. Of course the LC1 is a rarer and more exclusive beast than the D2!.....

Here's a couple from today to whet your appetite:





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RAWshooter was the best RAW conveter for compact cameras, it pulled more out without producing a sea of noise and the LC1 is compatible -- you'll have to google for it as the company was bought up by Adobe and lost in the mists of time but you can find it and it's Magnificent with the LC1...

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And then there is Raw Therapee .. Which took off where RAWShooter left
Torchwood said:
RAWshooter was the best RAW conveter for compact cameras, it pulled
more out without producing a sea of noise and the LC1 is compatible
-- you'll have to google for it as the company was bought up by Adobe
and lost in the mists of time but you can find it and it's
Magnificent with the LC1...

--
--------> Adam-T

Please ignore the Typos, I'm the world's worst Typist

Click to expand...
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Less is More,
http://nightlight.zenfolio.com
 
CloudyBay43 said:
And then there is Raw Therapee .. Which took off where RAWShooter left
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Only in the very very latest release candidate - previous versions were painfully slow to do anything even with a Quad Core and loads of memory and were painful to use UI wise too. I still don't think it has that RAWshooter balance of noise and NR with compacts but its a lot better than it was and it handles more like C1 or RSE in the latest version..... RSE had colour issues with some cams, thje LC1 was fine.

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--------> Adam-T

Please ignore the Typos, I'm the world's worst Typist

 
OK, here is what i found ..

RT (in every 2* release) slated both Aperture and LR, the former in colour, B&W conversion, as well as in the handling of highlights, the latter, well in detail preservation to start with .. we all know that LR removes noise and this cannot be switched off ..

Yes, RT can be slow, yet when i apply a setting and put 200+ images to the processing queue, the next morning it is all done. And this on Acer Aspire One machine !
Torchwood said:
Torchwood said:
And then there is Raw Therapee .. Which took off where RAWShooter left
Click to expand...
Only in the very very latest release candidate - previous versions
were painfully slow to do anything even with a Quad Core and loads of
memory and were painful to use UI wise too. I still don't think it
has that RAWshooter balance of noise and NR with compacts but its a
lot better than it was and it handles more like C1 or RSE in the
latest version..... RSE had colour issues with some cams, thje LC1
was fine.

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--------> Adam-T

Please ignore the Typos, I'm the world's worst Typist

Click to expand...
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Less is More,
http://nightlight.zenfolio.com
 
I have 2 Panasonic LC1s and a Digilux 2. They are simply great cameras to use and I highly recommend them (when you can find them) along with my Ricoh R4 and GX-100. Some people prefer the smaller cameras for travel, but I enjoy the LC1s size, layout, and heft when shooting anywhere.

I have found that for macro, the Olympus MCON-35 attached to the LC1 is outstanding and will allow you to get very close to the subject. But you need to find a 69-62 step down attachment which I surprisingly found on e-bay about a year ago.

http://picasaweb.google.com/DigitalSparrow/2008LeicaDigilux2#
 
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