I have kept 40 images and they are here. (Some are nice and all are worth having in my collection, but I doubt I will print any of them.)
In an earlier post I listed the features on the LX5 that impressed me for a small camera, compared with my even smaller Canon S90. But in actual use I think the feature that I most enjoyed is the 24mm wide angle (it zooms from 24mm to 90mm).
I have never used anything wider than 28mm until Mystic. Now I don't think I can ever go anywhere again without a 24mm wide angle! My guess is that I might even enjoy something wider (and am seriously considering the 18-36mm (equivalent field of view on a 35mm camera) zoom for my Olympus dSLR).
One reason I think 24mm will be so indespensible for me in the future is that I noticed that a full 25% of my images from this trip were taken at that focal length. Perhaps this was because of the novelty; but I will bet that the percentage will remain high.
Like most compact digital cameras the 10 megapixel advertized sensor assumes use in a 4:3 aspect ratio (four units of measure wide for every 3 units of measure tall). I mention this here because the examples below were all with the 4:3 aspect ratio adjustment. But Panasonic has a unique multi-aspect ratio sensor that I will comment upon in an upcoming post.
Below are my first takes at 24mm using 4:3 aspect ratio. These are all out-of-camera jpegs. Some folks on web forums have commented that the images they have seen on the Internet generally show softness in the corners. Perhaps I have a good copy or maybe I am easily pleased, but I don't notice any corner softness unless I zoom in on my computer monitor to 300%. And perhaps I only notice it at this magnification because of the suggestion that there might be softness. At any rate, at normal viewing distance, no problems.
Gallery of 40 images: http://www.peterfraileyphoto.com/mysticseaport2010
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