{"id":9042,"date":"2014-11-23T02:55:49","date_gmt":"2014-11-23T07:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=9042"},"modified":"2014-11-23T13:22:43","modified_gmt":"2014-11-23T18:22:43","slug":"lumix-lx100-filters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/lumix-lx100-filters\/","title":{"rendered":"Lumix LX100 Filters."},"content":{"rendered":"

They are easy to use. It’s like stepping back in time. Sort of.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Panasonic\u2019s new camera comes with a fantastic lens and sensor combination, but what if clarity seems too sterile? Perhaps, you want to get the effects (and defects) characteristic of old film cameras? No problem!<\/p>\n

The LX100 has a button on top of the camera called \u2018filters,\u2019 which alters the color, contrast, exposure and sometimes the focus of digital files to emulate a variety of effects that were once characteristic of older camera-film combinations.<\/p>\n

The advantage of the \u2018filters\u2019 feature is that the effects are done \u2018in-camera\u2019 without the need to fiddle around with photo-shop or other post-processing software. The button opens a menu and you simply select the desired filter. This shows you the treatment on screen and in the viewfinder.<\/p>\n

In my early days of photography, I experimented with a variety of older cameras, and sampled various film types. My skills weren\u2019t yet developed and my results were a bit random. The LX100\u2019s filter mode allows me to step back to those early experimental times when any photographic result seemed like success.<\/p>\n

The best part of filters is that you can easily switch from one mode to the next and back to normal again quickly. Below are some of the filter results. I\u2019ve given these comparative names in ‘quotes’ that I felt were more appropriate than Panasonic\u2019s, but put the camera-filter name in [brackets] for reference. Just so you know. Ok?<\/p>\n

Do you have any favorites?<\/p>\n

\"'Cheap<\/a>
‘Cheap 400 speed print film with drug store processing’ [High Key].<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"'Whoops,<\/a>
‘Whoops, I sent my print film in with a slide mailer’ [Cross processing]<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"'Underexposed<\/a>
‘Underexposed Ektachrome 200’ [Expressive].<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"'Fogged<\/a>
‘Fogged color print film’ [Impressive Art].<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"'Underexposed<\/a>
‘Underexposed Kodacolor 100’ [Low Key].<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Black<\/a>
Black & white that I processed with exhausted fixer. [Sepia].<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Black<\/a>
Black & white printed with exhausted Dektol developer. [Monochrome].<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Overexposed,<\/a>
Overexposed, overprocessed Tri-X that I processed in the sink. [Rough Monochrome].<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Instamatic<\/a>
Instamatic attempt with color print film. [Toy Effect]<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"'Light<\/a>
‘Light leak.’ “Oh no! I think I opened the back of the camera”. [Sunshine].<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"'This<\/a>
‘This is my friend’s cheap HO layout’ (What a fool, he’s tried to model Palmer!). [Miniature Effect].<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"'Bargain<\/a>
‘Bargain film, only 6 months past the expiration date!’ [Old days].<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"'Kodak<\/a>
‘Kodak sent me a note with my slides, it said they had a “unique laboratory occurrence” and a free roll of 24 exposure K64.’ [Bleach Bypass].<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"'Drugstore<\/a>
‘Drugstore processed black & white’ [Silky monochrome].<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"'I<\/a>
‘I think there’s something wrong with my light meter. This was some Ilford HP5 that I processed \u00a0and the negatives were a bit ‘thin’. [Dynamic Monochrome].<\/figcaption><\/figure>Funny, there didn’t seem to be a filter for ‘Kodachrome 25’.<\/p>\n

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