My personal opinion is to avoid those fake batts like the plague.
You don't know what kind of cheap China made stuff you will be getting.
If the batt fails, it is still ok.....at most you will miss capturing some memorable moments.
If the batt fails and leaks juice into your ~RM1.7k gear.....you will be losing much more than just memories.

I have to agree with you.
Fake batteries or battery can cause leakage, that will ruin your
expensive camera.
The price for the fake battery is probably less then RM10.00.
The salesman can say all he like, but with competition so great,
they may only profit from the Fake stuff that they sell.

The irony is that there will be people who will fall prey to these Vultures!..hehe

Dont have a LX3 yet, but am thinking of getting one soon.
Anyone regrets buying LX3?

Cheers

This post has been edited by sherdil: Oct 8 2008, 01:48 AM

have to use 1cm macro mode

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take many shot in sequence , with some overclipping like this

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then use arcsoft panorama maker and choose the files u wanna merge . then become like this

I am aware that LX3 come with a joystick that control the menu navigation...
I had have a nightmare with small joystick (sony ericsson k750i.... totally drove me insane!)...
Is that a good joystick? anyone have any problem with it yet? any slow response behavior?

thanks!

the joystik is for shortcut menu. so far no prob. won't so easy spoil like k750i coz no games bundled

no one?

I will buy it.. but in melbourne.. over here.. the price is $650..
gonna get it around mid of oct... : ) black color!! and polarizer filter len!!! : )

This post has been edited by kevin7ae: Oct 8 2008, 11:04 AM

it's a compact cam. not like we have many lens & flash to play like those dSLR TT

for ppl who like it but yet to hav it..its still some poison for them

2nd picture..very very bad lens distortion

macam fish eye d

is not lens distortion la.. is coz i merge two pics with panorama maker

bro, you know where in M'sia they sell the lens adapter DMW-LA4 for LX3?

keke....i just bought Lenspen miniPro II

Guys..wana ask for opinion frm all the sifu around here..
I was wanting to get myself a FZ28 at 1st..but after some surfing on the net as well as LYN..
should i take LX3 instead of FZ28??lol..
LX3 Pixel density is really alot better thn FZ28..this is one of the point i reconsider about getting FZ28 o nt..
hope to hear some opinion or thoughts frm u guys..
thx alot..

1. FZ28 more zoom
2. FZ28 cheaper
3. FZ28 bulkier

a) depends on if you need extra zoom power or not
b) for me, i need something handy like LX3 and the quality performance that just suits my requirement. i was thinking of dSLR b4 i bought LX3, but because of my nature of work, i can't afford the time and hassle of dSLR. most importantly, LX3 is very a handsome camera. many praises from friends and family when i took out my camera to shoot....haha
c) budget
d) in terms of performance and photo quality, i don't own FZ28, so can't comment

Might I add to your points for (d)....hehe.....

My fren just bought a FZ28.
So both of us took our beloved cameras out for a little show-down.
It turns out photo quality wise, LX3 wins, especially in dim lighting.
You could use faster shutter speeds and lower ISO settings to get exactly the same exposure.
Whereas the FZ28 pawns the LX3 when it comes to zoom (and the FZ28 has a really great zoom).
Personally tried the telephoto end (18x) handheld and the photos came out sharp without me having to break a sweat.

Just to let you guys have a better idea of what to expect from both cams, I am adding a few of our shots that night.
Enjoy!



Camera - Lumix FZ28
Aperture - f/2.8
Shutter - 1/13s
ISO - 400



Camera - Lumix LX3
Aperture - f/2.0
Shutter - 1/10s
ISO - 200


Be reminded that both shots are unedited (not even watermark, coz lazy )
Both shots are great, but at ISO-400 for the FZ28, you can see bits of noise creeping into the pic.
Whereas the f/2.0 aperture allowed the LX3 to stay at ISO-200, which is relatively noiseless.

If you are interested in zoom, well lookie here.
An example of how much 18x telephoto can do.


Telephoto Front (1x)
Focal length - 5mm



Telephoto End (18x)
Focal length - 86mm



Be reminded this was taken handheld.
The zoom can actually go even further if you are using a smaller pixel setting.


This post has been edited by PCHo: Oct 8 2008, 08:33 PM

oh.. really scare.. my 1 consider compatible battery.. hopefully will have better quality.. coz i buy from Photo Edar also..
anyway thanks for you advise .. will consider use it or not..

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Added on October 8, 2008, 8:48 pmthanks man! now i learn 1 more thing..

This post has been edited by chyap99: Oct 8 2008, 08:48 PM

Thx bro neo_strut's opinion and PCHo's demonstration...
I'm now totally into LX-3..wakaka..
not because FZ28 is not good but in fact..it perform well enuf..
but i think LX-3 will suit me more in all round aspect..although it's a lil more expensive than FZ28..
but i think it's worth for me to top up abit and get it..
anyway..any idea o suggestion about where i should go to bargain this cute baby?
joining LX-3 family soon...

jz poisoned my fren to buy lx3

bought d in BB plaza

Rm 1550...4 gig..screen protector..case..black color..

panasonic 2 year warantty

walk whole lowyat and sg wang..black color dun have

eh..u guys lx3..wat firmware version 1.0?

Hi,
All you guys and gals out there, i am impressed with your high praises for the LX3.
Having also gone through a couple of nightmares, i finally sold my Dslr camera and lens.
The problem was the fault of Jackel and Hyde personality in me.
One told me in the night not to sell and the other in the morning to sell.
So 10-15days of being indecisive, i finally let go of one of the personality and
SOLD.
Yes it was a big decision and if i had not taken it yesterday evening, i would have carried on and on.

Yes...i dont regret it now as i am typing and have a couple of other stuff to sell..but it should not be a problem.

Now..if you ladies and gentleman would come to my aid in a sense that i am looking to purchase this wonderful
camera...could you tell me :-

1). Where i could get the best price and with what accessories does this price come with...i mean the best deal.
2). Is there any good lcd protection , that doesnt peel off like the chepo ones.

My preference would be of course a Black one.

Anything else to buy with this camera...coming from a Dslr i hope you could enlighten me!..

Sorry about the story type writing .

Note: Anything to check while testing, like barrel distortion..etc..etc

I await your valuable input...
Phone numbers for the shops provided will be much appreciated

Thanks
From a Future Member..hehe
Regards
Sher