Where did you ride today ???

[Major]

I did 45 minutes around Durham. Out to Bowmanville, up to Port Perry. 45 minutes so far. Another 45 to home west and down Baldwin.

Where did you ride today?

 

[overkill13]

Lakeshore Road between Newcastle and Port Hope. Then up 10 to Millbrook, across to Pontypool, pass by Mosport and down Liberty and into back home. If you are in the Durham area I highly recommend the route, especially Lakeshore Road.

The run around Lake Scugog is decent too. Both good shorter runs.

 

[Torren]

Nothing to exciting today. Just rode down to Heritage to have my new tires installed. Long over due. Just went for scoot around the city afterwords, grabbed some schnitzel (sandwich, not the church st kind) and took the back roads home. It was a warm one today.

 

[SeaBreez]

Rode to the local wild wing for a chow down then home to the pool. Wow what a hot one today!

 

[revrandy]

After I conducted a funeral, I rode to the home of the family for a beer with the them. Then headed into Stratford to pick up a few things. Oh yeah, a quick trip to the Beer Store, fridge was getting kind of low.

 

[BeastieGirl]

Where did you ride today?

Nowhere. I'm still in my post-trip depression and the bike has been in the garage since I rolled back in on Sunday. The bike is still covered with grime. As well, after riding 8,000 kms in the record heatwave in the west and mid-west, it doesn't seem worthwhile to do it in southern Ontario for places I've been hundreds of times. Maybe this weekend I'll get out - or at least get the FZ1 out and clean it up. Next weekend I'll load up the bike and do a short camping trip to WV or PA - there, that cheers me up already!

 

[vdubblues]

The bank

 

[MacDoc]

Nice lazy loop from Mississauga West to Waterdown by some reopened backroads - then down Snake leisurely - across to Dundas and up some backroads west of 6 then across to Twiss and took some photos at a beaver pond.

Anyone riding Twiss - lots of sand so go easy.
Then back across to Appleby and home. Nice day.

 

[Kedo]

It doesn't even look like a beaver....:toothy2: nice pic though.

took some photos at a beaver pond.

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[silvrsurfr]

What kind of camera you using? Nice pic. Very detailed.

 

[MacDoc]

Got lucky in low light after chasing him around a bit. Most looked pretty awful as I'm still new to the camera and lens.

Gx1 which is a tiny 4:3 that can fit in my shirt pocket with a huge sensor and great electronics.

then you twist this on

and you have the equivalent of a 600mm lens. !!!!

Great combo for the mcycle.

Lens is a Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm f/4.0-5.6 G Vario Aspherical MEGA OIS Lens for Micro Four Thirds Interchangeable Lens Cameras

Then the pancake makes it easy for point and shoot outside the Icehouse today.

I ride in Aus and here and travel a lot so investing a grand in a camera and lens was worthwhile but I can still drop it in my shirt pocket.
This is my first higher end camera and went with the 4:3 due to the size. Big time learning curve but the intelligent electronics helps a bunch as you can see.

Camera review here. Great camera for a motorcycle.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicdmcgx1

lens review here
http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/panasonic_lumix_g_vario_100_300mm_f4_56_mega_ois_review/

This was shot 60' away

and it's reflection.

didn't see the Mepps til I got home.

This was what I was shooting

oh yeah - the beav

 

[MadPoet]

City of Markham rib fest

 

[Red695]

Got lucky in low light after chasing him around a bit. Most looked pretty awful as I'm still new to the camera and lens.

Gx1 which is a tiny 4:3 that can fit in my shirt pocket with a huge sensor and great electronics.

then you twist this on

and you have the equivalent of a 600mm lens. !!!!

Great combo for the mcycle.

Lens is a Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm f/4.0-5.6 G Vario Aspherical MEGA OIS Lens for Micro Four Thirds Interchangeable Lens Cameras

Then the pancake makes it easy for point and shoot outside the Icehouse today.

I ride in Aus and here and travel a lot so investing a grand in a camera and lens was worthwhile but I can still drop it in my shirt pocket.
This is my first higher end camera and went with the 4:3 due to the size. Big time learning curve but the intelligent electronics helps a bunch as you can see.

Camera review here. Great camera for a motorcycle.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicdmcgx1

lens review here
http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/panasonic_lumix_g_vario_100_300mm_f4_56_mega_ois_review/

This was shot 60' away

and it's reflection.

didn't see the Mepps til I got home.

This was what I was shooting

oh yeah - the beav

A lumix?? Wowsers! I can't believe it. The camera world sure has changed dramatically. I am looking at getting my first compact camera and I am really impressed. Great pics!

 

[MacDoc]

What do you mean by compact? The Gx1 is not classed as a compact even tho it approaches compact size.

This is

and in good light can take very good photos.

and very good value for money. I had several of the Lumix compacts and just passed them down.

I'm used to point and shoot fully auto and I'm using the Dx1 that way for now but there is a big learning curve for me.

Review of the Tz5
http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/default.asp?newsID=3437&review=panasonic+lumix+tz5

It's no slouch under the correct lighting.

 

[Red695]

Good to know. I have only ever owned SLR's and I find I just end up using my phone because it is too much to carry. I am not satisfied with my pics off my phone but I have been too proud to downgrade to anything less than the latest Cannon SLR. Your photo's are great though.

 

[MacDoc]

Then some of the compacts will be great or get a 4:3 and use your existing lenses. The 4:3 standard was designed specifically to get size and weight down yet still allow interchangeable lenses.

If you have an SLR then something like the TZ5 might bridge the gap and it used to go everywhere with me.

 

[AF4iK]

Have you considered a micro four-thirds camera? I'm not a photo-buff but I believe they're a compromise between SLRs and compact P&Ps. [edit] Mac beat me to it =) [/edit]

Back to the topic, I rode around north york today to get some food and watch the Silva vs Sonnen fight at a friend's place.

 

[Red695]

Then some of the compacts will be great or get a 4:3 and use your existing lenses. The 4:3 standard was designed specifically to get size and weight down yet still allow interchangeable lenses.

If you have an SLR then something like the TZ5 might bridge the gap and it used to go everywhere with me.

So, your Gx1 is not a single lens reflex? If it is, how did they manage to make it so small???

 

[MacDoc]

Got me - here is the history and it's short....there are adapters for your SLR

MFT shares the original image sensor size and specification with the Four Thirds system, designed for DSLRs. Unlike Four Thirds, the MFT system design specification does not provide space for a mirror box and a pentaprism, allowing smaller bodies to be designed, and a shorter flange focal distance and hence smaller lenses to be designed. Virtually any lens can be used on MFT camera bodies, as long as an adapter exists. For instance, Four Third lenses can be used with auto focus using the adapters designed by Olympus and Panasonic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Four_Thirds_system

It was designed specifically to address the size/weight issue. I can slip it in my shirt pocket ( they even have a zoom pancake )
or hook that honkin' great zoom on it.

I can also ( and will ) add an electronic viewfinder -

The DMC-GF1 has large, high-resolution LCD but Panasonic made Live View Finder (DMW-LVF1) for finder-enthusiasts.
Panasonic VF1 viewfinder highlights
The DMW-LVF1 displays the same information as the LCD when you equip the DMC-GF1 with it. It is effectively used in situations where the LCD is difficult to see, such as under bright sunlight. And it is also handy for low-angle shots because it can be tilted vertically from 0 to 90 degrees.

it's this modular nature on on a small body that I was after. The EVF show exactly what the sensor sees.

 

[MacDoc]

Hmmph - they are calling this a compact camera - why Fuji went on it's own is odd instead of sticking to the 4:3 standard is strange.

and the price is jaw dropping

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/tech...mera-but-it-doesnt-come-cheap/article4394612/