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I haven't used a LX7, but I'm delighted with my LX100, and can't recommend it highly enough for both ergonomics and image quality. My Sony RX100 hasn't seen any use since I bought it.

1) Canon 5D Mark III (my main camera, which I love) 2) Canon 7D Mark II (I have mixed feelings about this, as it's superb in all respects except for IQ in low light, which is a significant part of my photography. It's in my bag for the reach only) 3) Panasonic LX100 (for me, the best compromise...

Thanks everyone for the kind remarks. Here are some brown bears I photographed at Anan Creek in South East Alaska (the same location as the black bears). The next adventure will be in Canada in November, where I'll be in search of polar bears.

Many thanks for the comments. Here are some black bears I photographed the week before at Anan Creek in South East Alaska. It was (typically for this area) dull and rainy there, so more challenging conditions than in Katmai.

Sorry about that, now resized.

I was lucky to have spent two weeks in Alaska during July, including a trip to Katmai National Park. The pictures below were taken at Hallo Bay, a wilderness area accessed via a bush plane from Homer on the Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage.

I have the 16-24 mark II for its f/2.8 capability and I find the sharpness underwhelming compared to the more recent mark II 24-70 and 70-200 2.8 Canon zooms. However, right now the only alternative for a fast and wide requirement is a prime lens. If f/4 is sufficient you would find the 17-40...

Thank-you very much and Happy Christmas!

Thank-you so much for taking the time to demonstrate this to me. I agree the images I posted appear under exposed. I shoot in RAW and use Lightroom to process the images, so I'll have a play with its curves tool.

Thanks for all the kind comments. Often, the Northern Lights are only visible for a few minutes, but on this night I was watching them for 2 and a half hours before I got completely frozen and had to go inside. I'm told the display went on for another 2 hours, but this is exceptional. The key...

I went to view polar bears in Arctic conditions last month. Both my Canon EOS 7D and 5D Mark III (with battery grips) coped extremely well, a bigger issue was keeping my right hand warm enough to function (tell them to take some chemical hand warmers).

Thank-you for all the kind comments everyone! It was a very moving experience as well as a fantastic photographic opportunity.

Yes, these pictures were taken from a tundra buggy, which are specially constructed for viewing polar bears. You really don't want to be on foot around these creatures!

Here are four more, also from November 13th:

That sounds fantastic. Solar activity is close to the peak of its cycle at the moment so you should be in for an amazing time. I've been to the same place in Canada in two previous years in November, and had no sightings, as it's normally cloudy then. These shots were all taken wide open...