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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC1 Review
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Review Summary
Reader Score: 8.00 (out of 10)
Review: "The L1 came into my hands, as seems so often to be the case with equipment that I receive for testing, just a day before I left for a week-long landscape shoot in Iceland. Since I was shooting primarily with medium format (a Hasselblad H2 and Phase One P45 back), the Panasonic became my choice for more casual shooting, always off the tripod. I spent the flight over to London and then Reykjavik reading the manual and taking photographs out of the airplane window, so by the time we began our shoot in Iceland I was feeling up to speed with the L1. I used it for the rest of the week doing casual shooting and when the always-tripod-mounted Hasselblad wasn't appropriate.
Probably the most egregious design issue is that the shutter release is located in the middle of the shutter speed dial ? top right on the body. This makes it an awkward reach for the index finger, which must be higher than it should be for comfort. Because the L1 makes no concessions to modern ergonomic design, such as an angled finger rest and contoured button, it doesn't present itself well when one is doing extensive shooting. It simply is uncomfortable, though someone with larger hands and longer fingers may not be as concerned about this as I was."
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Other Reviews For This Model
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| DPReview |
9.13 |
04-11-07 |
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| Review (Summary): "The DMC-L1 represents another first, it's the first non-Olympus Four Thirds digital SLR which has to be good news for the system which has up until now been an Olympus only affair. When it was announced many noted the resemblance to the E-330, this is no coincidence as the DMC-L1 shares its optical subsystem (lens mount, mirror box, viewfinder, auto focus and exposure sensors) with the Olympus E-330.
The DMC-L1 is Panasonic's first foray into the highly competitive digital SLR market. As such I think they should be pretty happy with the result. From an image quality point of view they've taken a surprisingly mature and conservative approach delivering clean images with natural color and tone response which aren't over-sharpened or over-processed. That said I would have liked to have seen a little more 'crispness' from the in-camera image processing engine which is clearly there if you process RAW. ..." |
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| Byte Sector |
8.67 |
07-30-04 |
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| This is definitely a great fully manual camera with great controls and flexibility to take pictures. The result of the pictures are more controlled by you then the AI of the camera itself which I think is very appealing to classic analog photographers. If you want to make the switch over to digital from a professional analog camera, this camera is a great place to start. |
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| CNET Reviews |
7.67 |
03-25-05 |
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| The 5-megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC1 is the somewhat cheaper (by roughly $250) sister to Leica's Digilux 2. The LC1's appearance and exterior finish are slightly different than the Leica's, but the two cameras share the same extensive feature set; decent performance, and unique, efficient, analog-inspired design. But despite its somewhat lower price, the Lumix LC1, as with the Digilux 2, will have a tough time competing with cheaper digital SLR alternatives for the enthusiast's dollar. |
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