Panasonic DMC-GM1 (140mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec, ISO250)

The last post of the mountain series I promise! Again with the 14-140 II. All images of this trilogy were taken on one day.

I remember that I took similar images with my Nikon F100 and later D1 with the 80-200 on a big and sturdy tripod. The biggest difference that I can see is that this time I did not use tons of equipment to produce shots that are virtually the same. Maybe not exactly the same. The sensor on the GM 1 is better, much better.

Panasonic DMC-GM1 (24mm, f/4.5, 1/100 sec, ISO200)
Panasonic DMC-GM1 (69mm, f/5.4, 1/125 sec, ISO400)
Panasonic DMC-GM1 (46mm, f/4.9, 1/125 sec, ISO400)

As photo enthusiast we live in wonderful times. Now a very compact camera with a travel zoom gets you better picture quality than a Pro DSLR with a Pro lens on a sturdy tripod a couple of years ago.

And even more impressive: For these images my Canon 6D with the excellent 2.8/70-200 IS II would not have made a lot of a difference. As long as you don’t want shallow DOF or low noise at very, very high ISO settings this little camera is all you need. Dynamic range? In good light there is no need for high dynamic range. Good light is early morning or evening light. It’s soft and there in not a lot of contrast. Fuji Velvia light.

For landscape and travel photography there is no need to use “more” camera. But of course we gear heads know very well that enough will never be enough.

Panasonic DMC-GM1 (37mm, f/4.6, 1/125 sec, ISO320)