The darkness professional

Following a recommendation in my circle of friends and thanks to all of the other reviews here on Amazon, I decided for this camera. Before, I used to have a "chemical" Olympus, later a Lumix FX3. If you come from there, the LX7 is natural anyway very impressive. At night you have to even turn down the brightness often when you want to achieve the natural impression of brightness, for example, under the moonlight. In pitch-dark forest with no moon can still be a Funzelstirnlampe an acceptable image without flash get (Middle area), with a bright headlamp's enough then good. I'm already looking forward to the next cave committing.

The settings are Lumix usual intelligent and practical. It has a variety of options that are still clearly arranged. They stripped automatically, variously operate semi-automatic and fully manual, with many useful options. But you can also do without it and use only the default automatic that delivers excellent images even. Nevertheless, it is worthwhile to go through and the clear manual a few times. Impressive for example is the Advanced Zoom, which brings the Leica lens fully valid. Since you do not need more binoculars.

A small disadvantage is the meager facilities, as these days are without pocket, but with an annoying collar. The price is also 50% higher than in the US. Here is a compilation of many tips reviewers. Perfect fit to the camera:

- "Supremery Echtleder professional camera ... Wrist Strap" (nothing hard that could scratch the camera in your pocket)

- "Cullmann Berlin Compact RS 300 DSC-bag with raincover black" (fit degree, good bag)

- "Panasonic RP-SDUB16GAK Class 10 SDHC 16GB memory card (UHS-I)" (No malfunction when many images are on it, as with other cards already experienced)

- "AtFoliX protector Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 - 3 pieces - FX antireflective, anti-reflective screen protector Premium" (super Swabian system for LCD display, not afraid of scratches anymore).

- "M & L Mobiles® | Premium quality - battery as Panasonic DMW-BCJ13" (your battery while traveling might be scarce, this is even better than the original)

- "Special Automatic Lens Cap for Panasonic Lumix DMC LX-7 and Leica D-LUX 6" by JJC. Wearing a little more, but goes with the Cullmann bag.

These things cost even further, but with such a good camera like to invest, inter alia, to protect already still. Incidentally, the camera still fits well in generous 5-pocket pants pockets, I would not have thought. In narrow 5-pocket It's no longer in the old-fashioned bias cut pockets they can fall out. In shirt pockets or pockets to fit well. The only thing that me, unlike the FX3 annoying (e), was the manual lens cap. But I've purchased the automatic lens cover.

PS: Well, I came across the little problem of the light spots, the more frequently than with other cameras occur when shooting against the light, which is due to the fast lens and therefore in principle can not be avoided. However, there is for the option of switchable ND filter (rotary switch press), which has the first trying to prevent the light spots. When shooting through branches, the manual focus is also recommended (MF AF instead choose the lens and then adjust with the aforementioned rotary switch), the camera thus also provides. So there is still much to discover and adjust!