Before I bought my LX3, I tested f100fd. My only disappointment is it lack of Aperture/Shuttle/Manual mode. F60fd has A/S priority mode, but 35mm.

When testing the LX3, it doesn't seem that impressive; except for the wider angle (24mm vs. 28mm), faster lens (f/2 vs. f/2.8), A/S/M mode, MF and macro (1cm vs. 5cm). Other features aren't that critical, i.e. LCD (460k vs. 230k, 3" vs. 2.7"), RAW, max shuttle speed (60s vs. 4s(?)), etc.

Compare to f100fd, less RM600, it is very much justifable. As for your gf case, for casual snapshot, she may rarely use these extra features.

But when I owned the LX3, I discover there are more usable features that f100fd don't have. One of those that I really like is the AF tracking, program shift, iso limit set, shuttle limit set, intelligent exposure, 2nd curtain flash sync, leveling, impressive HD recording (though lack of zoom during rec, poor sound rec).

Some of the features I like to use are baby scene mode, multi exposure, custom WB, 4 custom setting (all setting, WB, iso, image size, quality, flash, etc). The lack of florescent WB can be custom save in these mode.

Honestly, I never regret buying it. With every picture I take, it just reaffirm and reassure my decision that LX3 indeed worth every extra penny of the different.

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Added on December 28, 2008, 11:11 pmForget to mention, G10 is also a good buy, had many features and pretty neat button layout. But the size (and price) really put me off

This post has been edited by Aurora: Dec 28 2008, 11:11 PM

Yo guys,

Happy New Year~!
Have been missing from the internet for the better part of a week.
Balik gf's kampung where there is absolutely no internet connections available!
hahaha.....

Have some great stuff to share.
Guess what my LX3 managed to catch over the weekend.....

hye guys. may i know what's inside the box (freebies excluded) when you buy the LX3?

Thanks!!!

Inside the boxx

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=JdQxZUrMjsk

This post has been edited by DjKenji: Dec 29 2008, 10:55 AM

Thanks for this. I've been looking for these photos taken with LX3. You got a few constellations up there! You mentioned the starry sky scene mode, is it a built in mode? There's little star trail due to the long exposure time. Next time, you can try a higher level of ISO and the exposure time a step lower.

Ya, it is a built in mode.
U can choose the "starry sky" mode from the SCN mode.
The are also tons of other preset modes to choose from in the SCN mode.

I noticed the trails also after uploading them to my pc.
Will try ur suggestion on my next try.
I have to thank you also for letting me discover another great thing my LX3 can do

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Added on December 29, 2008, 2:25 pmMy long journey back home.....


Camera - Lumix LX3
Aperture - f/8.0
Shutter - 1/1600s
ISO - 125


Pretty clouds....


Camera - Lumix LX3
Aperture - f/8.0
Shutter - 1/1600s
ISO - 80


Light speed ahead?



Camera - Lumix LX3
Aperture - f/8.0
Shutter - 1.6s
ISO - 80

This post has been edited by PCHo: Dec 29 2008, 02:25 PM

Thanks for showing us that LX3 have terrible purple fringing.

By the way, if you up the ISO during starry night, you'll get more star from noise. bad suggestion I
think to increase ISO....

This post has been edited by gogo2: Dec 29 2008, 07:55 PM

Purple fringing??
If those purple colors are purple fringing then i think we can throw the LX3 out the window liao.
hahahha....

I think the colors u r seeing are caused by my car's windscreen, not the lens.

Thank you too! May I know what's the place that you took the photo? I wonder if it's close enough to me so that I can conduct observing there. It seems like the light pollution is so low. Usually with fast photographic system, short exposure is more than enough to show the orange tint which is the nature of the light pollution.

I took this in front of my house.
The street lights were out and I noticed that the sky was extremely clear that night.
The moon was also no where to be seen which was good actually.

Like I mentioned b4, it is not easy to take photos of starry skies in urban areas because of a lot of ambient lighting coming from houses, buildings, street lamps, etc.

And the days after i took the few shots i showed u guys, the night skies were always cloudy and I couldn't see stars anymore.
Wanted to try out with higher ISOs.

Need advice from sifu here, i'm looking for a waist pouch can fit for LX3 & accessories thus not too bulky,

Options avai r,

1. KATA C-54 Small Camera Case
http://www.yamiya.com.my/store/product.php...&cat=346&page=1

2. KATA DP-413 Digital Pouch
http://www.yamiya.com.my/store/product.php...&cat=346&page=1

3. KATA DP-415 Digital Pouch
http://www.yamiya.com.my/store/product.php...&cat=346&page=1

4. Tamrac Compact Digital/Photo Bag (PID: TR-5691K)
http://www.yamiya.com.my/store/product.php...&cat=346&page=2

5. Lowepro Apex 30 A
http://www.ylcamera.com.my/product.php?pag...dbrowse_order=0

6. Crumpler The Bundle M Medium Basic Photo Shoulder Bag
http://shashinki.com/shop/crumpler-bundle-...ack-p-1844.html

Advice needed as most product i listed avai from online store thus unable to try/test physically.

Note : Will be used to carry around with one extra battery & two backup SD Cards.

Rgds,

This post has been edited by ambg: Dec 30 2008, 01:07 AM

between Nikon P6000 and LX-3?

why should i choose LX-3.. my knowledge on camera is zero

anyone heard of Leica D-Lux 4 ? by comparing the spec, it is almost the same as lx3, but somehow it is original leica camera, not just the lens only offer by panasonic. anyone know that?

maybe u can start by reading several pages back..

lol just bought lx3 online for my gf.. hope she will like it...
anyway thanks for all the nice review and answer from the forumer...

I'd go with KATA DP-413 Digital Pouch due to the space inside. But best if you can try it out first.

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Added on December 30, 2008, 10:27 amWhich site bro. How much, and silver or black unit?

This post has been edited by tHe^CuLpRit: Dec 30 2008, 10:27 AM

LX3 pwns P6000 anytime.

Well, if we say the LX3 is better, u might think we r giving biased opinions right?
Why not u try looking at the photos taken by fellow LX3 users here and decide for urself?
And if u really need 3rd party opinions, why not go google it up or read dpreview's LX3 review which has very detailed comparisons between the LX3, Canon's G10 and Nikon's P6000.

a black unit, i actually in uk, is about £290 with 4gb shdc memory card, i bought it in ebay

LOL If you wanna get the P6000 you might as well just get the canon G10

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Added on December 30, 2008, 11:07 pmMate, I doubt those bags are good enough. Search for Lowerpro Edit 100. There are plenty of space inside the main pouch and lots of smaller pockets around you can put all your accessories in eg. charger, extra bat, extra sdcard. I'm currently using it and I'm very very happy with it.

Comes with both zip and sticking cover (I forgot the term ) and big enough to fit everything I need. That's why I choose the bag. Check it out in Malaysia to see if it fits you

It costs me 35 AUD for the bag. SO if you can get a kata bag, you can definitely get the Edit 100

This post has been edited by SeeD: Dec 30 2008, 11:09 PM