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Panasonic DMC-LX3 digital compact looks good

Any recommendations for a flash gun? I'm hoping to nab one off my dad, but it might be a bit too bulky for the LX3.
 
I've seen a much smaller one that loosk like its made for our camera. Will try to find it....
 
There's a comprehensive review of the Canon G10 with comparisons to the LX3 on dpreview. It's a positive review, but the conclusion seems to favour Lumix's approach of less pixels+better lens=better all-round camera.

This is also an interesting time in the high-end compact segment, as the three camera we have compared in this review (the Canon G10, Panasonic LX3 and Nikon P6000) all have different sensors of different resolutions but at about the same size. The G10 has shown what is possible with resolution in a controlled high contrast image at base ISO, but LX3 showed what is possible with current sensor technology in a compact. In the real world, try as you might, it is just not possible to shoot at ISO 80 all the time, and in these conditions the LX3 performed better than the G10 with fewer pixels. The LX3 also has a faster lens which enables it to use lower ISO settings most of the time. The question arises: how good could the G10 have been if Canon had put a LX3 like sensor in it?

That is not to say the news is all bad in the image quality department. As stated earlier, at base ISO and in high contrast conditions, the G10 can produce detail and resolution that is astounding (better than some DSLRs). If your main use is in good lighting conditions outdoors, and you are prepared to take care with correct exposure, this camera is almost as good as it gets in compacts. Also if you were to only make small prints, view the images on computer monitors, or the images are mainly for web use, the the G10 would be a great choice. If cameras were to exist in a vacuum, the G10 would certainly get our highest rating, and if no other cameras of this sensor size could do better then we could have said 'maybe it is just not possible with current sensor technologically'. The Panasonic LX3 shows that this is not the case.

Considering the wider market, with pressures coming from the cheaper LX3, and with low end digital SLRs getting cheaper all the time, it is hard to see who the G10 audience will be. Mainly those who own higher end DSLRs (especially Canon ones) looking for a compact second camera? Perhaps, but these users would certainly be discriminating about image quality, and the G10 might not live up to their expectations. So the G10 is in the 'flawed gem' category that, while great fun to take pictures with, is surpassed in image quality by other cameras in the same price range, and the same market segment. At its price the G10 just cannot overcome the image quality shortfalls to achieve our highest rating.

The G10 leaves that lingering question. Just how good could this camera have been, had Canon taken a more conservative approach to resolution and put as much effort into optimising image quality as it did into making such an impressive camera body?

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canong10/page24.asp
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Just had a play with the G10 and the LX3 in Fenwicks. G10 is actually much lighter than I thought. I'm stuck between the two right now. If I can get a good deal on the G10 (i.e. similar in price to the LX3) it might clinch it. Although I do like the fast lens on the LX3. :confused:
 
Since my FUCKING SHIT $650 Nikon zoom lens has fucked again, I'm having to exclusively use my LX3 and it's a truly superb camera. The fast f2 lens makes an unbelievable difference to low light photography...
 
I've taken something like 500 photos with this little puppy over the last ten days and I remain very impressed indeed. It's a grand little camera.
 
Been using mine during the last week in India and its a cracking camera. Image quality and manual ability are amazing. The lack of zoom is a negative IMO (I had to get far too close to get a nice full framed shot of an aggressive little monkey outside a temple) but its a price worth paying for the overal standard of this camera.
 
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I've taken something like 500 photos with this little puppy over the last ten days and I remain very impressed indeed. It's a grand little camera.
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Yes I always take it easy running in a new camera. Once you get to a thousand pictures you can then take her over 30 an hour without worrying. ;)
 
Right.
Love the camera, but that Silkypix software is a fucking dog with arthritis in all 4 legs.

Adobe camera RAW updater to include the LX3 only runs with CS4 :rolleyes: - any thing I don't know about? or am I stuck with the mutt until I UG to CS4
 
You can run it through Adobe's DNG Converter [Mac, Win] which should allow you to open the resulting DNG file in CS3. Though according to this post at DP Review it makes them three times larger than the original RAW file. :hmm:

If you have Lightroom, the v2.2 update out last week supports the LX3.
 
What's battery life like on the Lumix LX3?

I currently have a Fuji F31 compact - which I only have to charge about every two months - but I'm tempted by the LX3
 
Battery life seems to be quite good. Used it for 2 weeks (taking about 10/12 shots per day) in December and have used it sporadically since then and still on its first charge. Edit: see above.
 
Ae589 said:
Don't know how this compares to other cameras - it's the first HD video I've seen from a compact, but sweet monkey jesus...

http://photoshipone.com/prescott_lx3_720.php
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the quality is amazing...it's making me wish the LX3 had a minijack mike input - then I could get broadcast quality TV results out of it..weird

I guess I could also use my clip on mike anyway and then synch it up in iMovie...oh now that could be really cute.

I can't wait to get my new LX3
 
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