Got black ??
Which shop ?

you have to ask them

camerastore.com.au

Which image hosting do you recommend?

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Added on October 31, 2008, 5:48 pmHi guys, just to share that I have bought an extra battery for my LX3 from Ebay. USD3.98 batt and USD7.95 for shipping, total USD11.93(RM42 base on 3.5 currency rate). It took me 12 days to arrive.





Ebay link

This post has been edited by kvyeoh: Oct 31 2008, 05:48 PM

is it original? safe? will it explode?

I asked Foto Edar at Sg. Wang when I was survey the LX3 the same question. They told me they had sold so many compatible battery and no problem so far. The seller is specialize on camera batteries, I guess it should be ok thought.

Description from the seller,

CGA-S005A/1B Replacement battery offers consumers a unique blend of high quality products at affordable prices. This light-weight/ high-capacities and high-energy density packs provide longer running time and are fully compatible with the original packs of most of the leading brands of digital still cameras.
Features:

* Brand new high quality lithium-ion battery.
* Premium high quality cell.
* No memory effect lets you recharge partially drained batteries without reducing performance.
* Best replacement for original battery

Specifications:

* Type: Lithium Ion battery
* Volts: 3.7 V
* Capacity: 1200mAh

Best replacement for the original Battery:

* CGA-S005A/1B DMW-BCC12 Replacement Battery for Panasonic

This post has been edited by kvyeoh: Oct 31 2008, 07:41 PM

how much is it in malaysia? kl preferably

If silver you can get it easily RM1500-1550 with 4gb memory, case and screen protector. For black I think is hardly to find one unless you willing to pay more than RM1600.

Muar and Melaka has black version.....if u r willing to come down la

lol... traveling cost =.=

Maybe you can come visit KL and bring some to sell here, make some profit to gain your free trip. Haha...

RM40~50 bus fare only mah.
To and return somemore~!

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Added on October 31, 2008, 9:56 pmGood idea!!!
but who provide the modal to purchase all those LX3s???


This post has been edited by PCHo: Oct 31 2008, 09:56 PM

Guys, I'm quite new to all these... Is my below explanation correct?

ISO (Lighting)
-The lower the number the darker it is.
-The higher the number the brighter it is but noiser.

Shuttle (Freezing)
-The lower the number the brighter it is cause shuttle close faster. Close faster can also mean image freeze. Faster Shuttle.
-The higher the number the darker it is cause shuttle close slower. Close slower can also mean image blurry. Slower Shuttle.

Aperture (Sharpness)
-The lower the number the blurer focus on the background.
-The higher the number the sharper focus on the background.

U r right about ISO in general, but wrong about "Shutter speed" (not shuttle, a shuttle goes to space ) and Aperture.

Shutter speed is how long your "shutter" (flaps that close and open to let light into the camera sensor) opens and therefore determines the amount of light that comes into the camera. A fast shutter speed (smaller number, i.e. 1/2000s) can freeze action, but lets in much less light compared to a slower shutter speed.

Aperture on the other hand, is the size of the opening of ur shutter. A bigger aperture (e.g. f/2.0) lets in more light per second compared to a smaller aperture (e.g. f/8.0). And in terms of camera and lens effects, aperture controls "Depth of field" (DOF), which determines how blurry "out of focus" stuff are in ur shot. Whether the background is blur or the foreground is not determined by aperture, but by your "focus distance". Remember that u can blur the foreground and background and keep only the mid range sharp and focused.

So shutter speeds, ISO & aperture are all related to each other in terms of "exposure".
Each having it's own weaknesses and strengths when used.
Increasing ISO increases ur exposure, but adds noise.
Decreasing shutter speed increases exposure, but chances of blurred shots are higher.
Increaing aperture increases exposure, but reduces DOF.

Depending on ur style and the effects u want, u will have to play around balancing all 3 to find ur perfect setting.
Hope my noob comments help!

Been reading but quite confused with all the terms. But now I understand clearer

Thanks mate

Tarita in Sg Wang got sells LX3 silver colour, RM1450+2gig card+case. All shops in Plaza Lowyet sell 0 units, just go find in Sg Wang!

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Added on October 31, 2008, 11:43 pmBtw, already bought dslr a200...bye bye lx3, farewell

This post has been edited by 5564321: Oct 31 2008, 11:43 PM

LX-3 really have a lot of potential waiting to be unleashed n discovered..haha..
stil very noob with the Aperture,Shutter speed,White balance..lotzz to learn..
Here is some photo i take recently..hehe..
add frame and some light adjustment on colour saturation & contrast..

actually he bank in money for u, then u buy for him. then postage

jus a suggestion
thats how some of the forumers trade at garage sales.

a200 cannot replace LX3 wor

Welcome me to the LX 3 club. Hehehe. Actually I only bought the LX 3 coz no choice. I'm in Shanghai for 3 weeks n needed to buy a compact to complement my EOS 40D SLR for the days that I'm too lazy to carry that big heavy buffalo with all it's big heavy f2.8 lenses around. Went everywhere looking for the Leica D-Lux 4 + Leather case or the C-Lux 3 iPod white edition + white patent leather case, cudn find it in any of the big malls in Shanghai. So after few days of blindly searching the malls, I googled n found out about a massive bulding filled with only camera shops. Just imagine a place like LYP filled with only camera shops!!!!!

Sooooooooooo............ I finally found the black D-Lux 4 + brown leather case for rmb8500(about rm4500). Wanted to get the viewfinder, side grip n all but no stock. Was so damn happy after searching for days. C-Lux 3 only had black n no stocks for leather case. So I told the guy to pack the D-Lux 4 + brown leather case. Then I proceeded to the cashier to pay. The stupid building can only pay at a central cashier station on the 4th floor. ALL shops need to pay there for credit card payment! N guess what? Malaysian credit card not accepted! God damn it! After searching for the thing for so many days n finding it at long last, they wont take Msian card. So I called back to the msian Citibank Concierge to ask whats happening n they said shops in China require a 6 digit pin system due to lotsa fraud. Msian cards dont have 6 digit pin system coz our cards use smartcard chip system. Only the major departmental stores have smartcard readers.

So I ended up paying cash for a black LX3 which costs a bomb over here. Just standard LX3 box set cost me rmb4400 which is about rm2300. I managed to get a free full sized screen protector only n nothing else.
Here's the clincher, the warranty is China only! No International warranty.




Even for those with DLSR, having a nice lil compact is a very good partner. I especially love the Leica f2 lens as I am a big time speed freak who demands only fast lenses.

Zeeker, I love ur 1st and 2nd shots~!


3rd shot a bit underexposed.

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Added on November 1, 2008, 10:51 amWow.....interesting read.....
But dun worry ianho, u can bet ur buck (or rmb ) that the LX3 won't dissappoint~!


LEt us see some of ur work!

This post has been edited by PCHo: Nov 1 2008, 10:51 AM