Wow! That is a VERY interesting little camera. Somewhat pricey, but I guess one saves on the cost of lenses.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jan 21, 2018 at 12:29 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm just beginning to get the hang of using the Light L16 camera ( > http://light.co). This is exposure 63 that I've made with it. > > https://flic.kr/p/23BPMsG > > tech data: > Light L16 > ISO 750 @ f/15 @ 1/30 @ ~125mm eFOV, hand-held > output: 12 Mpixel DNG original, processed in Lumen app on macOS > DNG processed in Lightroom 6.x > > Note: very little post processing applied on this one, just basic tweaks > and sizing. > > First impressions: It's a very small, very handy thing to carry around. > The fact that, in its slip case, it's only about an inch thick and just a > smidge bigger in length by width than an iPhone 7 Plus makes it easy to > slip into a very small bag or jacket pocket. A butt pocket on a pair of > jeans like some of their photos show…? Uh, not for my size butt and jeans. > :) It fits well in the center back pocket of my cycling jersey, however, > and is light enough not to bounce around at all or drag the jersey down as > I ride. Same for the waist-butt bag I occasionally use when riding my > motorcyle. > > The handling and control ergonomics are remarkably good, better than > expected (particularly for an LCD only viewfinder type camera). The LCD is > pretty clear and visible even in bright sun, but of course a shade always > helps with that. It does its best performance at lower ISO settings (200 to > 750), and fitted on a tripod if you want the ultimate 50Mpixel resolution > quality. Of course, it's so small and light that a very small, light tripod > like my Sirui T120X will do fine for most anything. The latest firmware > update has made a HUGE stride in shot to shot responsiveness, focusing > speed, and added in-camera tone mapping for JPEG output (not used in this > exposure) ... the flash works properly now too. Coming soon is "one shot > HDR in-camera or in-Lumen" processing. > > Workflow is a bit complex, but then the Lumen app is still in beta and > provides a huge range of processing options before you even get a DNG out > of it. Lumen can also directly output good JPEG finals but so far I'm > liking the results from further processing with DNG files a bit more. > > It's proving to be a fun camera, and possibly a useful one. Could become a > delightful travel camera for some work with a bit more polish. They'll get > there, I expect, based on what I've seen so far. > > enjoy! > G > — > The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
