LX100 The World at f1.7

This location has plenty to test any camera. High subject brightness range, mixed light sources, constant human traffic and lots of detail. LX100, handheld, P Mode, Auto ISO, f1.7. One of several frames I made in a few seconds, each separately (auto) focussed.

It is early days in my time with the LX100   but already I am discovering that the best setting for general handheld photography is [A-A] (a.k.a. [Program]) Auto Exposure Mode with Auto ISO. 

Indoors the camera will often select f1.7 at the wide end of the zoom range.

Here are two photos demonstrating that picture quality at f1.7 is very good and depth of field is fully adequate for the subject in each case.  That does not mean everything is in focus but neither does it need to be.

The implication of this is that is the camera wants to use f1.7, let it do so, the results are just fine.

These photos are taken from RAW but the concurrent JPGs are almost as good. 

Underground railway. LX100, handheld, AF, P Mode, auto ISO, f1.7. The people moving are blurred but the still parts of the subject are sharp.  The notice on the blue support post at 7 o'clock from the round #3 platform numeral reads:   "To help with trains departing on time doors may close 20 seconds prior to leaving".  This level of detail won't survive compression for the net but it is there in the original.