Scenes from a Box

Or an Advertisement for Rogue.

I've been lugging around the new camera a lot lately to try it out in different types of settings.  Seeing as how I spend a lot of time at the gym, I thought I'd see what it could do there.

Inspiration

Or maybe lack thereof.  I have been totally uninspired to blog lately.  I was sick of just posting recipes, especially since I'm a total amateur.  But it felt for a while like that's the only real creative stuff I did.  My life is kind of routine, so I don't always feel like I have anything interesting to share.  I will try to do better.  Part of what will help me may be my new camera!

I was in New York last weekend to run a 5k with my sister.  The 5k turned my knee into a blob of molten lava, but other than that it was pretty fun.  One of the things I really wanted to do while I was there was take a trip to one of the legendarily awesome camera stores in the big apple.  I was originally thinking B&H, partly because I had a gift certificate, partly because it's more well known.  After very little convincing, my friend Shawn convinced me that we should really go to Adorama for their much more personal service and large used stock instead.  I'm so glad we did.  And I'm so glad I forced brought Shawn with me.  I ended up with a gently used Nikon D90 which arrived yesterday.  I'm so excited!!!!

Here are some of the test shots I've taken with my "Nifty Fifty" (50mm f/1.8) lens.  These are straight off the camera, completely unaltered.

My New Camera: Panasonic Lumix LX3

I finally decided on a camera.  I FINALLY got my camera.  I chose the Panasonic Lumix LX3. 

My new Panasonic Lumix LX3

When comparing it to the ZS7 the major drawback was the difference in zoom, the LX3 has almost no zoom capability.  What it lacks in zoom it makes up for in an amazing lens, and an especially great macro lens.  I still have a lot of experimenting to do, but I'll post some pictures using features I've played with so far.  You'll be seeing a lot of macro use in future postings.

Kota using "Pinhole" mode.

Eric and Kota using "Film Grain" Mode.

With "Self Portrait" mode we don't even need Eric's monkey arms.

Bouquets for Maggie's wedding using the macro lens.