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Thanks so much everyone! I notice that you all give pretty much the same advice - the first thing to buy (if anything, considering budget constraints) is either the 20mm or a wider lens. Il will ...

Thanks so much for your reply, your tips and your enthusiasm! I looked at the lenses you suggested at mpb (to keep costs down). They cost a bit more than I'd ideally pay, at least twice as much as ...

Hi, I'm fortunate enough to be going on a short holiday to Florence, a beautiful town where I have never been. I will bring my Lumix GX9 and hope to get some nice shots with it. :) I wonder if I ...

Getting started with Sony APS-C is a good bang for the buck proposition, especially for scenery and general photography. Wildlife & birds? Not so much! Jim Thanks Jim for the reply and for the ...

Thanks! Sounds indeed like a great setup :)

Thanks so much for the comment re bird eye AF, and for the suggestion of the Canon models!

Thanks! Yes, I agree on the image quality - both formats are great. Today I went to a bird sanctuary and saw full frame cameras. They are so much bigger when compared side by side! I really would ...

Thanks! Well, I've owned two RX100's and I can work very well with their menu systems. I know people detest them, but for me at least they worked fine. In any case, I would only need basic things ...

Thanks a lot Martin for your reply. CAMERA CHOICE I have now looked at the alternatives as well as the Sony lenses. The Canon R10 was news to me, so thanks for that. An impression I have from the Lumix

What a lovely shot!

Hi, Based on recommendations on this forum in spring, I purchased a Pansonic Lumix GX-9, with the cool 14-140 lens. I wasn't sure about it at the time, but found a great price and am now pondering ...

Thanks, yes the teleconverter is a bit greasy or so. I tried cleaning it, and will try again. Maybe it's like you said, dirt on the inside. The ring was just a few mms on the outside, but I used ...

Hi, So I tried the teleconverter, which I bought cheap off eBay. It looked a bit messy, and the photos are pretty bad (maybe that is why, I can't tell). So I don't trust it, honestly. Moreover, ...

Thanks for all the comments, really helpful, constructive and kind. I will likely try to get the C-180 and give it a try, and then post the results or impressions. Thanks again!

Yes, that is why I was worried; I shoot with a pretty long lens. Obviously, since it's an EVF it's not a problem, but I can imagine it would have been fifteen years ago.

Yes, that was my belief as well, that an EVF is safer than an OVF. Obviously, when taking photos against the sun (like those that are on the starting dpr page now), the eyes can hurt after a while, ...

Thanks all for replying. It would of course make sense to get the C-180 to begin with, and see how that works. Can I ask: Will the Olympus C-180 actually work on my Panasonic 14-140mm? I've read on ...

Hi, Through the years, I have had a few problems with UV hitting my eyes, and it's not a fun experience. I like to take photos with nice light conditions for effect, which means I would like to ...

Oh, thanks a lot for sharing. Especially for THAT amount of money, one would hope to find IQ not degraded. (In fact, I could buy a (used?) full frame camera with lens for about the same price, ...

Yes, that's my point to. I had hoped to somehow rival Nikon 1000mm specialised cameras with two not so expensive teleconverters, but it seems it wasn't that easy ;) I  KNEW there was a reason why ...