My favourite camera cost £52...

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This week I'm in Tuscany on my honeymoon with a chance to do some early morning street photography, and I'm reunited with one of my favourite cameras I've ever owned - an 11 year old Lumix that cost just over $60. This is off the back of my video where I was hunting for the perfect travel camera, and lots of you suggested I try this rather than the Sony A7C or the Fuji X100V I tried in that video.

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Well done you have literally single-handedly made the price of this camera go from £52 to £200-£500

thompsonevergreen
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One reason I love these kinds of videos is that they remind me that not every photo has to be portfolio-worthy, it’s quite reassuring.

potatofuryy
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Youtubers have the power to take a $20 camera and make em sell for 20x that

SUBtrauma
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You don't need the most expensive camera to take beautiful pictures, that's what I like about photography. Got myself a second hand Fujifilm x-a2 last week and absolutely love it.

jacerlab
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I bought a GX1 about ten years ago. It made it obvious to me that MFT had a great balance between size/weight and image quality. In the meantime, I think MFT has become so good that it outclasses a lot of APS-C cameras in the size/weight vs. image quality equation. I’ve been through several Canon crop sensor cameras and a 5D III, but I’m only using MFT today. I can see some pros might need FF camera, but I don’t. Thanks, James, and thank you Panasonic! 👏👏👏

scottfineshriber
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Nice little camera. One of my favorite cameras is the Olympus OM-D E-M5. It's a 2012 camera, but like your Lumix, it doesn't feel old because it was so ahead of it's time. Sometimes I like to put a 14mm pancake lens on it, which let's it fit in a pocket, and leave my big full frame at home. When I bought it, it was going for around 200USD, but that was over a year ago, so probably cheaper now.

kevinroberts
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The GX1 is still a very capable little camera. For me the only real negatives are the low light performance (which is fine if you stick to black & white) and probably the lack of stabilisation (again that's not really an issue in good light). As an everyday, general purpose carry around, I love it.

stevieb
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7:54 is and 8:14 are my two favorite shots here. The "bird with window" shot because it's so dead simple and you can interpret alot in this image. The second shot as you perfectly caught that morning sun glow making me feel warm and comfy. I really like the mediterran style.

DoenerFoundation
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it's GX1 and as of 2024 it sells for twice as much and is not even available.

thgdgep
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I do love MPB! I spend far too much time on the sight but the beauty of MPB is you don't end up spending too much money. I often use the it to swap and test different kit. It's a joy!

stuartcarden
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Lovely shots, and a great demonstration of M43's strengths. Just returned from Italy myself (south rather than Tuscany) and as a first I left my G9 at home and took the GX85 instead. The 20mm spent a lot of time on the camera as a very good and very small option for carrying round most of the time, including taking to dinners where the G9 would have been too obtrusive.

stub
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Love the nostalgia of old equipment. My dad recently passed and as we're cleaning out the house, we're finding gems of old equipment, some of which I knew as a kid, others new-found treasures -- I now know where I got my camera obsession from -- my parents! The cleanout helped me realize I need to clear things out, and I sold a bunch of equipment to start anew (from Canon to Sony). A few things I kept, and will probably use again similar to how you are, but old and new, gives you great perspective.

hummersd
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The Lumix GX85 and 20mm/1.7 was my favorite travel and street combo for quite some time. I fell totally in love with 40mm FF equivalent because of it. For various reasons I left the MFT eco-system, but I now own several 40mm lenses and cameras with this equivalent focal length. Currently my most favorite travel and street camera is the Ricoh GR IIIx (APS-C, 40mm FF equivalent). Image quality is truly amazing and it literally fits in your pocket. I almost never leave my home without it.

thephotochroma
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Bought a Nikon 1 J3 with 10mm lens the other week. It’s ok, mostly bought to save back from that heavy camera bag. Pictures ok, for travel and throwing into the car. Good episode as always.

robwilson
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I’ve come to realise that so much about consumer photography is about the experience when shooting. The fact that you can buy a used camera that is so much fun to use for such a small cost is a great way to combat gear fixation. I recently took out my Panasonic LX3 again and had a great time shooting with it. 99% of our image viewing is done on devices that can’t distinguish between a 9 mb image and a 20 mb image. For non pros I think the point is just keep shooting and learning no matter what the camera is. Great channel BTW.

Mercenary
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I love the idea of an affordable camera producing beautiful photos. But the fact is the location, subject, lighting and compositions in this video would make most any camera produce good shots. Not criticizing but giving hope to those who don’t have expensive cameras.

wanderingambience
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It's great that you're here in Italy and the pictures are gorgeous! Tuscany is so full of cool photo opportunities... but to be fair, so it's most of Italy actually :D
Have a great honeymoon! :)

YuriAbietti
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When I travel..given size for me matters a lot..I’m always carrying only 1 lens. Sony Zeiss 35mm prime 2.8. Great focal length and versatile..can do large landscape if needed by merging multiple shots..and it’s wide enough for everything else. But most importantly with my A7RIII body together it’s a fairly compact setup. I have a 24-70, 70-200 and a wide angle 14mm..but they never made it out for long trips. Too bulky for me

giuvilas
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I have to say the Lumix 20mm f1.7 was always my favourite. It lived on my GX7 for may years and gave me great pleasure. I enjoyed your wonderful atmospheric pictures from Tuscany. Thanks for taking us along.

Stillfilm
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Really enjoy the mood and pace of these videos – the subject and content is a bonus. Thanks for making

JakeMay