I have been on at least 5 Viking cruises and they are terrific and live up to the ads

They are just as good imho.

No one has mentioned sharpening for paper types

Just another important step in theprocess

No one has mentioned sharpening for paper types

Just another important step in theprocess

There is a slider that one can control and decide on the final "look"

Basically for those who really aren't interested in more serious work or who aren't prepared to understand what they want it is a simple solution

For the serious worker this may be to limiting

I have tested it to have an idea of what it will do so I could pass that info along to my students

It is amazing and if one doesn't want to be connected to the computer and the learning curve for more intense work flow it is fine. Basically a simple slider that can be moved to produce the desired effect

Which for a lot of beginners using soft ware is an easy way to do a bit of tweaking to the image
Serious creative folks may find it limiting

Check to see if they have a free trial period and take advantage of that period and test it out

For over 50 years I was a Nikon user. But then a few years ago I was using an entery level Olympus pen as a point and shoot and the size and weight along with the results lead to thinking along the mirrorless route

Ended up eventually selling my d700 and all the lens while they still had value and have been using an OMD-EM 1 and have never looked back

Shockingly good

Carry one all the time when traveling
Fits in a pocket and is a handy additional tool

Objects growing out of heads and ears

Also a thumbs up for the tg5. Shocking good quality

Why not test them using the same subject then view the files side by side on your monitor
Use full focal length with every full stop


If there is no difference sell the one that brings the most dollar. If you can see a difference just keep the one that is giving you the results you like

For years I had a "rider" on my renters then owners policy and it covered damage and replacement issues
Was very inexpensive

It was with liberty mutual. I just had to send them a copy of my sales receipt when adding equipment

The tulip hood is made ususally for zoom type lens (not always) so that a various focal lengths there will be no vingetting

Prime lens tend to have a straight barrel look

you need to find out which is used with that lens, check the website for Leica that info will give you a product numbers that can be used for finding a third party lens or order from Lecia

If so remember that filters lighten their own color and darken the color opposite on the color wheel

I.e. Red will darken a blue sky