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First of all correct the title of the thread: it is Madeira, not Madiera. Incidentally, Madeira is portuguese for wood. By all means, do not do what many Britons do in Madeira: from the airport to the hotel and its swimming-pool, and then straight back to the airport. Get to know the island. One...

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Chris, you really managed to capture the soul of my city - the one I was born in, the one I have always lived in. Except for short periods. Such as four months in Aberystwyth, in Wales. Another place with a magic of its own, and to where I keep going back very often. You have called your series...

In Portugal, where it is sunny most of the time (almost everyday from May to October), rear screens - even the best ones - are difficult or very difficult to see during the day. Picking a big, colourful, option in the menu of a smartphone is not the same as framing a picture (from personal...

If only I could mount my Panasonic GX1/LX7 EVF on the GM1...

Although I am a Lisboner, and I live in Lisbon, feel free to contact me if needing some hints on places to see, etc... Being not a professional travel agent, nor a professional photographer, I shall of course just give you my free, personal, opinions on the Algarve and its places. During a part...

Thanks for your answer. Viewfinders are a priority for me. Are the EVFs of the X-E1 and X-E2 that much different in practical usage?

Thanks for your kind answer. I mostly use prime lenses, but the reviews I have read about the Fuji 18-55 make me think it would be a good, occasional, travel companion. A supplement to, say, the 23 or the 35 mm.

I am seriously tempted by the X-T1, but cannot afford it now. In the meanwhile, I can now buy the Fuji X-E1 + Fuji 18-55 - new - for little more than 600 euro in Lisbon (this is probably equivalent to something like 750 USD/500 GBP, but I did not check the exchange rates). It is not much more...

It is always good to see beautiful pictures of my country, and a very nice Briton who takes care not to misspell the names of the places - not one. The Algarve, the southermost province of Continental Portugal, was always considered a place apart - so much that our kings used the title "King of...

Dear fellow Thanks for your comments. It is a fact that I do not care much about "political correctness" (this expression drives me crazy), and try to put some humour in my writings. But they are just meant to be spirited, not condescending, and much less offending. We all know that it is wrong...

I was of course caricatural, but just to prove my point in a lighthearted way. I am fond of Nikon, and my FM2 is one of my best-loved cameras of all times (I only dislike the loudness of its shutter, and I would love its viewfinder to be slightly bigger). I also loved my D200, which I exchanged...

A lot of people, me included, values size and weight above theoretical image quality. The more so when you cannot see the difference in the prints he/she does (I usually do 20 x 30 cm, or 8 x 12 in). And the important point is: even if I do, I shall go for the smaller camera. Cartier-Bresson and...

I do not want my cameras to look retro. I am not a pastiche lover, and so I am happier if they look modern (I like the OMD1 design, for example). What I like, though, is a camera which handles like my old ones, with an aperture ring and external dials for main controls; a nice viewfinder; good...

The whole Loading... should be in your favourites/bookmarks !

Like most of us, I have had a whole series of digital cameras, including three or four Canon Ixus. When I look at the pictures I took with some very old (which now means five-ten years or so) cameras, what surprises me is their quality - in a good sense. As long as you did no venture far from...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year John. I left my comment in your blog: I am tempted, but the X-E2 is expensive, and the X-M1 and X-A1 lack viewfinders. Is it easy to see the X-M1 screen outside? in a sunny country like Portugal?

I liked the film, but I agree with Armanius: nothing against flashes, just about the ones that are too frenetic, almost subliminar, for me. Maybe the youngsters, used to video clips, love that kind of thing. I definitely do not. On the other hand, I have only recently started to do video, and I...

Although in the last few days there have been internet rumors about photography contradicting the formation of memories, photography for me is first and foremost something that forces me to notice details which I would not see if I was not trying to take pictures. In other words, it is more...

Great pictures of a great city - or, should I say, a conglomerate of a lot of different cities in one? I especially like the first two.

Christilou, Simply wonderful pictures - of beautiful model(s).

John, thanks for your kind and prompt answer, whish I am still reading. Just a remark: by "XE2 body + FF lens" I meant "XE2 body + fixed focal lens" (i.e., not a zoom one). My fault, I should have explained it better ;-) As to the XM and XA cameras, it is the lack of a viewfinder - and the...

Dear John, (I still remember a very funny american TV series with this name) congratulations for your photos. Although I am very pleased with my Panasonics GX1 and LX7, the quality of the Fuji XE2 photos that I see impress me. Would you be kind enough to answer a few questions? Relative to a...

I like going to cemeteries, and have often taken photos there. They tend to be calm places; their beauty, on the other hand, varies tremendously. Salzburg's cemeteries, for example, are one of the main touristical attractions of the city. I shall try to find some of the pictures I took there, in...

I am very happy for you. Maybe there was an element of luck in it, but the best part was certainly your experience and qualities. So, go back to work and photography - just hope the new place is as photogenic as the old one!

Trustworthy Panasonic LX7

The ferry Yes, it is indeed a ferry. Lisbon is in the right bank of the Tagus, a mere ten miles/fifteen kilometers from the sea. The Tagus is several miles wide in Lisbon, and there are several towns in the left bank, most of them connected by ferries to Lisbon. This particular picture was...

Very nice picture. Reminds me of Vienna (Wien) - is it Hamburg?

Olá Maccaco, bienvenido. Un vecino, portugués, de Lisboa.

Panasonic GX1 + Olympus 45mm/1.8

Nice to see my city by another photographer :smile:

Another possibility is Nikon shooting itself - just as they did with the "1" system - by obviously overpricing the camera...

I love classical cameras, but I am not much for remakes. I would love a small, modern design, DSLR - with a streamlined design and the classical controls directly accessible. Having said so, the FM2/3 design was as intemporal as the Leica M design. I like to have the aperture control in the lens...

If strict pocketability is not required, I would buy a Panasonic GX1 (they are cheap now), its good electronic viewfinder, and use all my three m43 lenses with it. With the Panasonic 14 and 20 mm, you can fit the thing in a coat pocket. And you can carry the Olympus 45 mm in the opposite one...

John, I have been in a similar situation. Not easy when you are well past fifty (talking about me), and times are anything but favourable. But it is possible to start anew, and even try something we would love to do - but were afraid to try while we had our comfortable job. If you can afford...

Would love it if not for the lack of an EVF. Panasonic has a small one in the LF1, I wonder why did they not use it on the GM1 - even if it added a few millimeters to the body.

I am not interested in the size and weight of a camera, but on the size and weight of the camera + lens combination. I want to carry a small and light system, which can be mounted in a pocket tripod. Micro four-thirds cameras definitely fit the bill. Even the "big" OMD-1 is small, if combined...

Nice photos. Looking at them, I would presume they had been taking anywhere but in the flat Netherlands! can you tell us where you took them?

Well, IMHO I think this day was better than most as far as the quality of the pictures is concerned! All good! :smile:

Pick a real camera instead :wink:

I think the ergonomy of the LX7 is very good to excellent, and unless you live in a dark area I strongly recommend buying the electronic viewfinder, which is acceptable. The zoom lens in the LX7 is again very good, and its apertures allow for dark/night photos without flash or tripod - something...

Wonderful pictures, John. For me, some of your best. Shows the vision and technique of the photographer, and the possibilities of his equipment, both the camera and the lens. The X-E1 tempts me strongly, but it is still expensive for me, even if justifiedly so, and not so small. A Nikon D3100...

Hope you enjoy Spain. I am part of the neighbour country, Portugal, and I go to Spain as often as I can.

As you may have noticed by now, they have been moved to the left side :smile:

I know this is just my stupid ignorance, but I hope someone with better technical knowledge may explain it simply. The nowadays so-called "full-frame" corresponds to the traditional 35 mm film format, which was considered small (definitely small, when compared to medium- and large-format film...

I do not necessarily prefer black-and-white. I just thought the ones shown might work better in black-and-white, or at least as good as the ones in colour. It was nothing more than a personal opinion/suggestion, but the one that really matters is of course yours, since you are the artist :-)

John I especially liked the sound engineer picture, and the ones taken at the "Flash", which I presume were taken without it (the flash). They show your photographic skills and sensibility, but also how cameras have advanced in just a few years - I doubt we could do it with film, probably not...