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Originally Posted by vash (Post 6372851)

thanks for this thread. i have sold every high end film camera i own.

i am looking for a great digital. thought M-something..or that titanium Dlux..but that sony is looking pretty good.

I have an M8 for sale . . . .PM me SmileWavy

I have the Panasonic GF2 and several lens. I love it. one thing to note - Sony decided to set their own standard where the Olympus and Panasonic stayed together so their lens are interchangeable. I absolutely love the Panasonic 20mm prime lens at 1.7 aperture.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1321417957.jpg

I currently use an Olympus E-P2 as my walkaround/travel camera, and agree with David about the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 pancake which is on that body 80% of the time. I'm anxiously awaiting the NEX-7 now - the larger sensor will be a plus and my main annoyances with the EP-2 are its horribly slow responsiveness and marginal low-light/high-ISO noise performance.

No way this will replace my DSLR gear (Nikon) but for a lot of what I do, I'm just not going to lug around a D3 and big lens, nor is the iPhone quite up to snuff. I can't see going back to a P&S either. The mirrorless "EVIL" stuff is just the ticket and I have some nice M-mount lenses I can use on the E-P2 or NEX-7 with adapters as well.

You've gotta admit this is a cool looking, and impressive little camera...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/...95e4edba3d.jpg
Olympus E-P2 by cjcam, on Flickr

but it sure can't replace the bazooka for racing or wildlife...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2652/...95355a4ae3.jpg
Rest break at Laguna Seca by cjcam, on Flickr

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Originally Posted by Bill Douglas (Post 6372355)

While we are talking photography... I know nothing about photoshop but would like to buy second had (cheap) an early version, but one that I can do photoshop things, whatever they are, to my pics on my Vista computer. What versions should I look for? No movie editing or other stuff needed.

Happy Sony a290 guy here :)

If you want to manage your photo library, check out Adobe Photoshop Lightroom versus Photoshop. If you're interested in heavier pixel-level editing, then Photoshop Elements is far more affordable and approachable with a lot of the power of the full Photoshop. A new version (10) just came out I believe.

I switched to Lightroom when v.3 came out and virtually never need anything else, although I do use some 3rd-party (Nik Software) plug-ins from time to time.

I played with the Nikon J1 the other day. its tiny but IQ is very impressive!

Thanks Chris. Now I remmember about Elements :) I've installed Todd's GIMP and will have a play with that too.

I am selling my Nikon DSLR bodies and lenses for the Nikon 1 V1 system. I have shot with it at a demo in London and find it superb in image quality and handling.

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Originally Posted by Bill Douglas (Post 6372839)

Thanks :) A battle scared fella, but loves his new life.

Middle name s/b Jackpot!

(I have a battle-scarred little fella myself. I'm pretty sure he's loving his new life, too. I'm pretty much an easy touch.)