{"id":145,"date":"2008-10-12T14:03:21","date_gmt":"2008-10-12T22:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aaronlam.wordpress.com\/?p=145"},"modified":"2019-09-17T20:27:18","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T03:27:18","slug":"panasonic-dmc-lx3-point-and-shoot-euphoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aaronlam.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/12\/panasonic-dmc-lx3-point-and-shoot-euphoria\/","title":{"rendered":"panasonic dmc-lx3: point and shoot euphoria."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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So I bought a Canon 40D the other day. I love my Canon 1DmkIII but I have always wanted a lighter, carry everyday, anywhere camera. I figured also with Eveyln’s wedding coming up, I would have two bodies to shoot. Plus, I got a great deal… I know I know… we are in a recession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So the 40D came in and it is a lovely body. I shot some test images with it and they came out very nice… similar to my 1DmkIII. And it was much nicer and smaller than my 1DmkIII. I had two problems. I all of a sudden found myself looking at wide wide lenses to make up for the 1.6 crop factor (specifically the Tokina 11-16mm and 12-24mm). And I am was stuck in the same dilemna when I considered getting a 5D second body… WHICH BODY DO I USE! It is smaller but not that much smaller especially when you smack a big L lens on it. I ended up turning around and selling it again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I looked at my Canon G7 again. Man, never really happy with the images that came out of it. So I started poking around the worst websites for this stuff… www.dpreview.com<\/a>, www.fredmiranda.com <\/a>and www.photo.net<\/a> and an interesting camera popped up: the Panasonic DMC-LX3. It is a mirror of the Leica D-Lux 4 (I was looking at the Leica D-Lux 3 which mirros the Panasonic LX2). I saw some samples on www.theblogisfound.com<\/a> (if I could be half the photographer this wife and husband team are… I’d be extremely happy). I was SOLD! SOLD! SOLD!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only problem, I missed a sweet $100 of pre-order sale and they were looking like $450-$500 online now. But low and behold, I found one locally on Craigslist! Picked it up on Saturday and have been enjoying all weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is tiny. Not backpocket tiny but definitely jacket pocket tiny. The lens protrudes about 1\/2 an inch from the body giving it’s real depth. The best thing about this camera though… 24-60mm f\/2.0-f\/2.8 Leica lens!!! That is seriously wide. And seriously fast. The sensor is also bigger (similar to the Sigma DP1) than normal P&S cameras. I have to say, this is the first P&S that I have been happy with its image quailty. I decent ISO to 400… usable beyond. And it shoots HD (1280×720) video! Forget the Canon 5D mkII. Ha!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The drawbacks? No RAW converter available yet… but I am sure it will come. And this removable lenscap. What is that? It is as annoying as anything. Why would they do that! I looked at some of the other high-end P&S and same thing. I think I will eventually get the lens adapter so I can put a filter on it. It defeats the “ride in my bag” camera if the lens is all scratched up (especially if it is a Leica lens) and it just is cumbersome to be taking the lens cap on and off. They include a thin little leash but it is still kinda goofy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh well… you can’t have everything but with the LX3, you are pretty damn close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oh… this definitely doesn’t mean I am getting rid of my Canon 1DmkIII anytime soon. Having a DSLR and a P&S (that I love), I now clearly know when to bring which.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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