unwrapping with care

Now I have to read the instruction manual...........

A gift from me to me: I did not fancy the brand new ones, for various reasons, so I went for pre-loved and found one boxed, intact and with a leather case. Somebody's unwanted Christmas/birthday gift maybe.

Panasonic Lumix LX100 - just to have a compact camera and an addition to my Sony a6000 + 5 lenses.....

Can anyone recommend a good free collage making program, please?

[Casablanca]

How exciting to have a new toy! I am sure someone will know of a good collage program. I just use Affinity, create a new document and add the photos by hand and size them til I am happy. But there will be some apps out there that do it for you. Good luck!

[Diana]

Lovely shot of you and your new toy! I use Photostatic collage. Pic collage and Befunky. Many of the collages are free. Good luck :-)

[Anne]

Oooo, have fun with your new camera Hazel! It’s always a lovely feeling to get a bargain. I use befunky for collages www.befunky.com

[Hazel]

@casablanca @ludwigsdiana

Thanks for views and especially for advice. I had Picasa 3 which then became obsolete!

[Lois]

You look very happy unwrapping it!!

[JackieR]

PhotoScapeX!! It also is a basic editing program

He unwrapped half a lens this week , other half is mine!!!

Happy snapping with your gift to uou

[Peter]

Wow a great preloved camera you will have fun with for sure Hazel it alway gets good reviews and gives great images, sorry I only use Lightroom and Photoshop so can't advise on collage software:)

[Babs]

How lovely to give yourself a gift. I only use Photoshop to make my own collages

[Sarah Bremner]

Love the photo and what a great gift for you!
I use Picasa on our desktop computer, and also iPiccy which has a few options.

[Merrelyn]

Enjoy your new toy. Picasa was great for collages, I miss it.

[Jacqueline]

Enjoy your gift Hazel! Lovely to see your happy face!

[Bep]

Enjoy! I still use Picasa for collages

[gloria jones]

Great image of happiness, Hazel...

[Mickey Anderson]

Great camera, I brought out my Pentax K the other day and might go grab a roll.

[Hazel]

@gijsje @sarah19 @merrelyn

I lost my Picasa when my laptop died. Picasa is actually obsolete so no chance of re-installing it. I liked it - quick and easy!

[Hazel]

@brillomick

Let's see the results if you do!

[Hazel]

@seattlite @jacqbb @pcoulson @onewing @loweygrace @365anne

I am still happy! And have a few helpful suggestions re collage maker!

[Hazel]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond

Thanks, will have a look. Enjoy your half lens!!!

[JackieR]

@quietpurplehaze if I can get it off his camera!!!

[Pat Knowles]

Good to see your happy face Hazel. Good to read these suggestions for free collage making sites. I’m hopeless at collages....the one I used to use I can’t get now. I use PicCollage now but it’s rubbish plus hard to use.....

[wendy frost]

You are looking very happy with your new camera Hazel. I look forward to seeing your shots.

[Judith Greenwood]

Happy days!

[Dawn]

You are looking very pleased with your new purchase ,enjoy.

[Shutterbug]

Your lovely smile makes a terrific photo. I use an app called Diptic for collages.

[Walks @ 7]

Congratulations on the new addition to your camera family. I still have my A6000 but it is getting fussy these days.

[Hazel]

@joysabin

I still have my a6000 and it has not yet got 'fussy'?! I love it but thought a compact would make a nice change on an outside photoshoot now and then.

[Hazel]

Thank you so much for all the great comments and also for addvice re collage maker. I have a few options to try now. Have taken shots around the garden with the Lumix LX100 and have saved the pleasure of viewing them on the screen for today!

@365anne @shutterbug49 @Dawn @judithg @wendyfrost @happypat @seattlite @jacqbb @pcoulson @onewing @loweygrace

[Denise Wood]

Great capture - have fun with your present :)