New York City Noir

More Photos from Easter Parade

 

 

 

 

There are always so many cool looking individuals at all the NYC parades.

 
 
 

NYC Easter Parade

 
I took a lot of photos at the NYC Easter Parade today, but the pics people always want to see are the cute shots of pets and children.  So, here you go.

 
 
 
 

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2

 
I'm planning a trip to Tokyo in May and wanted to have a professional camera to take with me that would be lightweight and portable and yet have all (or almost all) the functions and quality of a DSLR.  After checking reviews and specs on the web, the camera I finally decided on was the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2. The lack of a mirror and the "four thirds" sensor enable a design that resembles an extremely compact DSLR and is not much larger, or heavier, than a point and shoot.

The other factors that in my decision were the 16.0+ megapixel sensor, the ISO sensitivity (up to 12,800), the extremely bright electronic viewfinder, and an interchangeable 14 - 140 (equivalent to a 28 - 280) zoom lens.

Apparently, I'm not the only one who was impressed by this camera's specs.  At B&H, the camera -- with the above mentioned lens -- was only available by mail order and went in and out of stock in one day (based on the elapsed time from B&H's email advising that it was available to the following day when the website description again changed to "Temporarily Out of Stock.")  I actually picked up the camera in store at Adorama but, at the time, there were only three in stock.  The price at both stores was the same -- approximately $1,500.

I hope soon to post photos taken with the GH2 and to report more fully on its capabilities.