ANyone knows how does S90 compare to LX-3 in "normal" hand (not review in internet)

No worries man.. Those things are in different league. Should be happy we didn't see "how Ixus compare to LX3? how Casio compares to LX3..." Let this forum be free to post anything. Anyway, there's a lot of LX3 owner here who own more than 1 cameras!

wow! that is big!!

http://www.yamiya.com.my/store/product.php...&cat=364&page=1
Just wonder if this can fit in all your accessories? I have almost similar setup with yours! adapter + 2 lens and even the filter pouch too. But I still haven't find a bag that suits them.

Looking at Lowepro Apex 110 too but cannot tell the actual size by looking at it online. Sadly my place doesn't have a shop that have stock to let me see the real thing.
http://shashinki.com/shop/lowepro-apex-sho...ack-p-2220.html

I am looking for a smaller bag too that fit only my LX3 + Adapter with filter, so I can leave my Tele and Wide lens at home. But Lowepro Apex60 confirm cannot fit. Does anyone knows Crumple 2 million can fit it or not?

hahaha... that's normal. Ultra Wide lens are like that. I think LX3 uses software to correct it, but for some reasons leaves some on.

I bought one, but seldom use it. Too bulky to bring around and defeat the purpose of choosing LX-3 as a compact point and shoot. In fact I also bought the Wide lens and filters. it is fun to play with them, but dun expect miracles. Better get the DSLR out when u think u r going to shoot some nice pic. After all, bringing all the accessories with the LX-3 is not very different from carrying a DSLR. As for Bokeh - no... when u increase the distance (u will need to zoom in avoid vignette) the f/ stop increases, and the conversion lens will increase the aperture in actual - so Bokeh is very limited comparing to real lens.

http://shashinki.com/shop/panasonic-lumix-...facturers_id=40

Yamiya also got, but sadly. Both shop balik kampung for raya already.

Anyway, I just bought a Benro 250EX, ND filter & Ricoh LC-1 from Yamiya 2 days ago. Only take 2 days to reach me (from the time I bank in)

I am "fighting" with the LC-1 (auto lens cap) now, trying to make it "threaded" so I can put it on and off easily. Half done, but need lots of courages because i really need to screw it on and off VERY HARD! I am worried that tomorrow u will see me posting here crying that I have broke my camera lens Now only problem is every time I screw it on or off, it will produce lots of 'dust',. Need to clean the lens every time so very inconvenience. Maybe if i can get a spare "ring" I will try to sand the LC-1 down and glue it to the ring. Anyone knows where I can get the "ring"?

Thank you bro!! Downloading now. Will upgrade tonight and play with it tonight. LX-3 is fun!!! Yeah!

hummm.. I've asked the question many many times. and searched high and low - BUT cannot find the answer yet

Looking at Crumpler 1 million, and 2 Million; National Geographic Earth Explorer NG4474 Small Waist Pack; a few Lowepro (TLZ Mini, Apex, Clips, Cirrus)

But can't get a good idea which fits better because there's no sample for me to try out here.

do let me know if u manage to find one

I use full manual and set the aperture it to as small (higher number = smaller, so i can set a longer exposure time) as I can get the nicest trail. But if it is too bright, I'll use my ND filter (for long long trail). I thought The ND filter is fun too to reduce the DOF, but anyway result is not very good due to the limited zoom and small sensor size. But u need to get the lens adapter to use a filter.

New firmware again? I dun regret to upgrade to 2.0 anyway. It is fun and i have not encounter any bug yet. Anyone knows which's the most firmware release camera (within 2 years time). Can LX-3 get the pole position?

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Added on September 30, 2009, 11:29 pmI've tried the Lowepro Apex 60, it's quite tight and not very easy to get it in and out fast. But I never thought of trying it sideway!!

Are u sure the NG1152 can fit LX-3 with adapter? It doesn't looks like in the picture.

Thanks for the info anyway!

This post has been edited by reader: Sep 30 2009, 11:29 PM

Sometimes u will need an ND filter. (if the light is too bright that ur smallest aperture still disallow u to set long enough exposure)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_density_filter

I got mine from Yamiya
http://yamiya.com.my/store/home.php?cat=415

Lowepro AW = All Weather - it is true "Weatherproof". Anyway, I doubt the Nat Geo can fit too, but no chance to try out. Better buy a bigger bag like Crumpler 1 or 2 mil.

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Added on October 9, 2009, 7:51 pmYa I agree! Pls try b4 u buy.

I got a lot of the accessories: Pandabase Adapter, Tele, Wide, CPL filter, ND filter, UV filter, flash, tripod (Benro 250EX), extra battery and SD...

Frankly, 99% of the time when I carry the LX3 out, those accessories sleeps at home.

IMO, better invest in a real DSLR if u r willing to carry those loads, Or u expect those things can help u to take photo "like a DSLR". Even LX-3 + Adaptor + few filters are very inconvenience to carry around! Furthermore, those accessories can't take very good qaulity photos like DSLR due to the limitation of small sensor & quality of the extra Lens. Bare in mind too, converter affects the aperture too.

BUT!! If it is just for "fun" ( like Ianho taiko who has both Leica & LX-3) go for them!! fun to play with and to "wow" friends (but at a cost lar..)

This post has been edited by reader: Oct 9 2009, 07:51 PM

I got my battery from Panasonic, can't remember the actual price, should be around RM157. I got my LC-1 from Yamiya at RM50 only.

After 2 month of using the LC-1, I modified it again. This time using the sanding method. http://www.dchome.net/viewthread.php?tid=608518&extra=page=1
this mod make it so thin and looks nicer No need to add in any "spacer" to keep the flap open. However I realized that there is still very very very minimum vignetting at longest zoom. u will need to cut away a lot of "unneeded" plastic. So skill level needed is 7 out of 10. be very careful not to cut you hand as reported by many.

I think Price should be around RM1550-1650, depending on the bundled "gift" and availability.

I prefer LX3 over G10 for the cool classic look, size, and the 24mm wide lens + 2.0 aperture. Meaning I can get more nice indoor picture as indoor is usually limited lighting (big aperture helps), limited distance (wide lens helps). As for outdoor, G10 might have a bit extra edge with the extra zoom. (But who need zoom for landscape?) Zoom only help if u r shooting sports, events, birds.. If u really want to take good portrait, or very good outdoor pic, go for DSLR. For serious portrait, forget about both LX3 and G10, u need extra lighting most of the time, go for DSLR.

Both are only P&S camera - to complement DSLR, not to replace. All P&S has big limitation. Don't expect too much, G10 and LX3 is just "above the rest". Canon S90 might be another option for u to consider. But as for me - I love my LX3. G10 just lack the "soul".

Same here. I sanded it until the white dot just vanished too. Then use a pen knife to cut away the plastic part that block the way. I use sand paper No.80 to start with, then move to No.120. Sanding is quite fast, about 1/2 hour (while watching TV ). But the killing part is the cutting. Need to be very careful not to cut too much, and need to take care of your finger as u need to hold on the cap very strongly, and cut very strongly. Any mistake will cause u a very deep cut in your finger, or puncture the "flap". Don't cut too much too, I cut until the plastic just almost finish, maybe 0.5mm left? (or more?), if cut too much, the cap will be too loose.

At first I thought I can snap it into the detachable "ring" and can be screw in and out as I need, but it's not, u still snap it onto the camera after removing the "ring" - just like the original LC-1, but now nicer and easier. It is not too loose too if u do it properly. Vignetting is barely noticeable only at max zoom.

I confirm it is metal (Aluminium?) lah. I even pushed it so hard that I'm afraid the whole lens might drop off, but it doesn't. I also tried my new LC-1, which is very fit, to screw it in and out very hard until my LC-1 has thread, so it can be use like a threaded ring. The purpose I threaded it is because I often take it out to use my Adapter and filters.


by the way, anyway to upload photo directly to this forum? I tried many times tonight but failed to upload to my flickr acc.

Welcome to join the club! My advice is shoot shoot shoot!! By the time it dies u are good photographer already - then get an LX-4. hahahaa. Practice makes perfect, no matter how much u read from forum or books, u will never learn as fast as trying it out yourself.

Or Maybe u r good photographer already Starter seldom look at LX-3 due to the size and price.

just keep shooting. when u look at ur own photo it is always like not nice, nothing to shoot. But if u look at other's, even shooting a pair of crocs, tooth brush in bathroom, ants around ur lef over food.. looks so nice. Don't try to look for "perfect" moment. Try to make use of what available, and freeze it with your camera.

There is always something nice around us. We r tooo used to them that we dun realized them. Photography actually changed our perception of life. We learn to appreciate things around us, and through sharing we learn and enjoy together.

It is not the equipment that make a good photo. It is the object, angle, composure, available lighting that we carefully "compose" - to include, or to exclude, to avoid or to highlight. we can always find a lot of good photo taken by very simple P&S. Equipment can only enhance and "try to" perfect it. So 90% of the time a good photo depends on your skill, not equipment - and LX3 is the tool that we use. It is more advantage to DSLR in the sense that we can easily take it around, and when we suddenly see something interesting, it is always available to give us an acceptable quality shot.

did they removed anything other than bug fix?

Strange.. I had problem with seeing the page when using Google Chrome (Maybe I keep visiting the site that it cached it). It keeps showing old page with suspended v2.0. Solved when using another browser (Firefox, IE), I think should be my cache setting. Anyway if u have same problem , just clear the cache or use another browser.

This post has been edited by reader: Oct 21 2009, 11:23 PM

I tried. there's a"ring" around when u zoom. i think normal CPL is too thick. can't post pic here directly without uploading to flickr (or other host). i'm a bit lazy to upload to my flickr. line too slow