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My previous "little camera" was the Fuji F-10. I loved the low light capabilities of the Fuji F series cameras, but I waited too long to get a newer one; now I hear the pixel-wars has gotten the better of Fuji and they strayed from the superior quality of their low light photos in the quest to pack more megapixels into a little camera.
My other digital camera is a Canon 400D/XTi. I also shoot with a bunch of film cameras, the Minolta X-700, Olympus XA, Olympus Trip 35, the Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim, and a fixed focus point & shoot Ricoh from my high school days.
I'm liking the LX3 so far. It's got a lot of features and I'm slowly wading through the manual. (Yes, I'm one of those people who reads the entire camera manual!)
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All sorts of cameras, film and digital, mainly SLRs. The LX3 is my third digital compact, the other two are Olympus MJUs. I like the LX3 for it's IQ controllability and that its a good camera to hold and And the lens......awesome.
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Sharp (forgot the model no) -> Casio 2800 -> Panasonic F7 -> Lumix FX7 -> Lumix LX2 -> Lumix LX3.
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Before picking up the LX3 I had the Canon Powershot G9. It may be short list for putting it up for sale. For now I'm going to make use of the LX3 as my walkaround camera.
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I had a Lumix FX8 before this, and probably would still have it if I hadn't done something bad to it. I also have a Canon Rebel XTi and was really craving an in-between camera -- something good in low light but small and easy to carry around. I adore my LX3 and am also going through manual like cycle nut.
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I have an EOS 10D and 5D. Those are my serious cameras, i.e. the ones that stay safe in the bag most of the time.
I had a Canon G7 but I gave it to my Dad in July because the LX3 was due in August according to reports. That was trusting of me.
Before the G7 I had a Powershot S40 which I also gave away to my brother in law. I liked that one but it eventually started taking overly soft pictures, like the focus was losing its grip.
I had a Canon EOS Elan IIe until a few months ago, but I gave it away on freecycle to a photography student who was required to get a real film camera and had NEVER HAD ONE. Made me feel old.
I still have my Yashica T4 Super which I love/loved to death, but developing film turned into hassle after "Boro Photo" closed in my neighborhood.
In the dim and distant past I had an Olympus OM10 and then an OM40, both bit the dust in service leaving me camera-less (I was completely broke in those days).
I also had a Kodak APS camera at some point but I forget what happened to it. Once I got the Yashica i never took APS again, that was awful.
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G9......Great Camera
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You want the long list or the short list? Okay the short list.
Kodak CX7525 - no longer have, old camera
Canon A560 - busted after six months, not kid safe :) Not cost effective to repair either.
D40x - no longer have, nice but very limited
EOS 40D - no longer have, great camera
D90 - great camera
TZ5 - wife and daughter's camera, very nice little camera, daughter uses it mostly
LX3 - soon to be here, will be used as my everyday camera
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For digital, I was using a Canon G9 ( still am)
For film:
Fm2n,
Yashica Electro 35 GX
Yashica Mat 124G TLR
LCA+ RL
Holga 120G
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Minolta F100 -> Sony T3 -> Canon SD850 -> LX3
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Sony DSC FX-77 ; Sony R1 ; Canon 400d (sold) ; Sony T20 ; Canon 40d (my big camera) ; LX3 (now goes with me everywhere)
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fredwhitton: The SOny R1 was a really cool unique camera. I miss serious compacts from Sony. The DSCF505 and similar series was really cool.
Best regards
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I still try to use the R1 from time to time and as a holiday camera, it takes a lovely picture and I couldn't bare to part with it. It does feel a bit slow now (especially compared to my slr) and the noise in low light is a killer. It would be great to see something like the LX3 coming from a company like Sony.
best,
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The reason I got the LX3 is because I loved the ergonomics of the LX2, but didn't find the image quality quite up to snuff. So the LX3 replaces the LX2 in my gear bag.
I have owned, borrowed, and used a few other cameras, as well.
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Back in the day I had various crappy point-and-shoot digitals in the 3mp range. I've been shooting digital exclusively with DSLRs for the past few years, as I never found a compact that fit my preferences. The LX-3 is now a supplement to my D300 and D70 SLRs (and my fleet of film cameras of all sorts).
I've been using the LX-3 mainly for stealth street shooting - Cartier Bresson would have LOVED this camera! It's fantastic for street work - so quiet, fast (f/stop wise), wide, and unobtrusive. After my D300 it makes me feel invisible!
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the lx3 replaced two cameras: lx2 and f31d.
it complements but did not replace my e3 or zeiss ikon zm.
lx3 is my favorite compact so far.
hope better raw support comes soon.
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lx1 lx2 but many other cameras, RFs & SLRs in a variety of formats
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those i've used a lot :
- Epson PhotoPc 3000z - my first digital camera !
- Nikon Coolpix 4500
- LX2
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Three previous cameras: Canon Ixus 400, a Fujifilm APS compact, Minolta XG-1. And a Nokia E90 cameraphone.
LX3 definetely has taught a lot about photography in one week already. I'm slowly starting to remember how to shoot using aperture priority, which was the way of photography with Minolta XG-1.
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Just replaced an F31fd which died on me (dropped WAAAAY too may times... looked like its been through a war-zone). I've never owned an SLR so this is my first foray into playing with manual settings beyond ISO adjustment.
Before the F31fd I had a Canon SD800IS and a Fuji a303, both both which were lost while snowboarding :-(
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just one, the LX2, which my brother introduced to me.
now i'm a lumix fan.
woohoo, got my LX3 the other day.
i find f/2 to be quite amazing!
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Another point in favor: my 'broken' FX8 repaired itself. I _love_ it when that happens.
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I had the Sony DSC-U20 that I got after it was discontinued (just to have a tiny camera). It did decent work for 2MP and its size. That was several years ago.
I picked up the Fuji Z5 to replace it and it was nice, but very limited. Ultimately, the lack of spot metering made me give it up. It also didn't focus that quickly.
I had the Nikon P5100 for about a day. It can't focus worth crap.
I've had the LX3 for a couple of days now and so far so good.
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A Sony R1, a Panny FX500 (still my favorite pocket camera), and a Cannon S80. The LX3 is carried in a small case with the adapter, filter, and lens hood.
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I sold a Nikon D50 as it was getting no use but to tell the truth the LX3 is no substitute for a DSLR. I very interested in the G1 as it seems small enough to not be too much of a burden to carry all day, and I love the idea of having a camera with more or less the same interface as the P&S I'm using. Is anyone else thinking about buying into this new system?
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GRDigital. Great little camera but lacks the dynamic range (and zooming capabilities) of the LX3.
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HI,
An LX1 which was great as backup/alternative to my Nikon DSLRs but got wet!
The LX3 looks perfect for my neesds but see my post about button and screen quality.
Cheers,
JK
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my previous was sony P8, a wonderful upgrade.
also have a D80
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Sony DSC-V3. Still have it in fact. In good light they both generate similar images, the Sony images are still great. However in lower light the LX3 is the clear winner, also I'm growing to love the wide and 16:9. Everything else is film and I haven't actually used them in ages.
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Canon A10 > Canon G3 > Canon 350D/400D > Canon 40D+24LF1.4 > Panasonic LX3
A10 & LX3 : same size, but sooooo different :-)
I still have the 40D
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Nikon D300 and Olympus E-3.
Leica D-Lux2 and a Canon G9 (which was a real disappointment). I also have a Ricoh GX200.
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The LX3 is my first P+S!!!
All my other cameras, owned, borrowed, etc have been much larger.. 35mm up to 8x10...
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canon AE-1
Canon A1
Canon EOS 300 all film cameras
Sony T3 compact
Panasonic LX3
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To many cameras to count, same as Micah,...
But as P&S go it reminds me of my old Olympus 5050 which was a head of its time in terms of customizable features.
We still use the Fuji F10 around he house and that chip is amazing. That chip in a LX3 would be HEAVEN.
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My last camera was an LX2, which I quite liked, except there were some obvious shortcomings.
I became very interested in the Sigma DP1 while it was being developed. So interested I started a blog about it before it was even launched (My DP1).
All that writing about the DP1 really got me focused on what I didn't like about the LX2, yet it also made me sort of fall in love with it again. When the DP1 finally came out, it was a disappointment from a handling point of view, and I ended up transferring what I liked about the DP1 into my "wish list" for the LX2's inevitable (and then overdue) replacement.
Well. It's as if the people at Panasonic were reading my DP1 blog. I couldn't believe it when the LX3 was announced. It was as if they had asked me personally what improvements I wanted!
Obviously, development of the LX3 started long before I wrote my wish list, but it shows how much the LX3's design, and in particular its marketing, was influenced by the DP1. In particular, the marketing talk at launch was torn completely from the DP1 book. All that talk about image quality, larger sensor, SLR companion, less noise with fewer megapixels, etc., is pure DP1 talk.
But of course Panasonic nailed it where Sigma didn't; on handling.
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I had a Ganon 5D which were of very bad quality (many Breakdowns) and a Canon G9 which were both too large and too heavy, in more photo quality with G9 did not satisfy me….
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Here is my list
Minolta Dimage F100
Nikon D70
Canon Ixus30
Nikon D50
Panasonic LX3
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K Moon [deleted] says:
Fuji S2
Fuji S3
Fuji S9000
Sony F828
Rebel XSi
LX3
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I stepped up to an Olympus C8080 several years ago. What a great camera for this beginner. Well-built, reliable, and a very nice lens for the time without stepping up to the dSLR, but still a little bulky.
I had been jonsing for a new camera to carry around and began researching and settled on the LX3. I just received it today and was quite surprised by build quality and how substantial this small camera is. I do miss my flip out LCD, but wow is that LX3 LCD nice!
While still in fine shape, the Olympus C8080 is going to be gathering some dust, lol.
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Lumix FZ-8, greeeat zooom. now in dry box most of the time.
Nikon D60, quite compact for DSLR, and i use pancake for street, but still heavy. I still use it for more serious shots and details, thou.
Lumix LX-3, this one stays in my hand everyday, Hooray!
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My "bike" Or "disposable" camera is a 2MP Canon S100 ELPH. My "Strobist" camera is a Nikon D40 with its flash synch speed pushable to 1/2000 sec.
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~rbrt [deleted] says:
leica d-lux
lumix fz20
nikon d80
leica d-lux 3
grdigital
leica digilux 2
lumix lx-3
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My first compact was Leica Digilux 4.3, which is a rebadged Fuji Funepix 4700 or something.
I used it for only a few months before my mom dropped it :'(
Then came the Nikon Coolpix 995 as a backup for my Nikon F100 in 2002.
In 2005 I bought the LX1 and loved it a lot despite all shortcomings.
Finally with LX3, I have a good enough compact.
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I haven't changed much in the past years however there's been a significant jump between them.
1) Canon Powershot A60
2) Nikon Coolpix L1
3) Panasonic Lumix LX3
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1) canon ixus aps (does anyone remember?)
2) Ricoh GR1 (35 mm film - loved it!!)
3) Canon G2 (too bulky)
4) Canon PowerShot S400
5) Canon Powershot S60 (perfect size, too much noise)
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A ... LX2 , actually owned by my son ! And, long ago, a Digilux 1 ; then a Powershot S70 .
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01. Agfa BOX
02. Voigtländer BESSA
03. Voigtländer BESSAMATIC
04. Leica M3
05. Nikon F3
06. Leica M5
07. Leica M6
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08. Sony DSC-S75
09. Nikon Coolpix 995
10. Sony DSC-V3
11. Lumix LX3
PS
All my "babies" are working well... but no.11 is my absolute fav now :-)
Shooting photos was never that easy... :-)
PPS
I hope, that my wife will not find this list ;-)
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Before the LX3 I had a Casio Exlim Z750, till now its still serving me well!
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I also had a casio Z750 before my LX3
I would probably still have it but the screen broke when I left it in my car door pocket. It must have bounced around and cracked the screen.
My LX3 will be traveling in a case.
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LX1
LX2
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Canon Powershot S80
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Before I had a Canon Ixus 30, a Lomo, a Nikon F1, a Nikkormat, a Polaroid, a Zenith and a Kodak Instamatic.
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Leica D-LUX 3. LX3 is way better.
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I had the G9 (and lost it :( ) and have the Canon 40D.
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I was a Canon G series shooter, had the G3, G5, G7 but was really disappointed with the G7 and sold that when the LX3 came out, compliment my Sony A350, but TBH, since I bought the LX3, hardly used the A350 LOL.
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I had the LX2 then the Canon G9/10. Sold them for the LX3. It is finally meeting most of my expectations!
Budd
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Leica D-Lux 3 and a Canon EOS 400d dslr
The LX3 really does it for me!
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Canon IXUS 70.
Still learning how to use LX3! haha
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Olympus Trip 35
Nikon LA35
Olympus 115
Contax TVS III
Panasonic LX1
and the new LX3 !
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Nel's photo [deleted] says:
Nikon FM2 nabbed from my parents....
a bunch of 35mm auto camera....
Canon APS which I still have..
Sony DSC P5 given to cousin
Polaroid SX-70
Canon SD300
Bronica medium format
LX3!!!
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I still shoot a bunch of film cameras - Olympus XA, Konica Hexar RF, Minolta CLE, et al.
And my other digitals
Lumix LX1
Pentax K10D with Sigma 18-50 f/2.8 EX DC (for sale, $650 w/lens and all accessories)
Msg me if you're interested in either digi cam. The Sigma lens is a nice upgrade for the Pentax. At some point I'll quit being lazy and put them on the bay.
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I had the Fuji A310 and the Canon SD700IS. Both of those, especially the Canon - proved to be very good cameras. The LX3 of course, is a whole different type of camera...and I look forward to learning it's intricacies.
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I just ordered the lx3 yesterday. For the past three years I shot with a canon a610 which is actually really great. But I look forward to f/2 and IS for lower light shooting.
Before the A620 I shot film with everything from a Leica CL to a Graflex.
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anniethebee: Nice, I bet you are anxious to get your new camera. Let's hope you get it delivered quick. Well... we are looking forward to see your first LX3 shots here in the group.
Best regards
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Thanks Petrusko. It's largely as a result of enthusiastic users and awesome pics shared in this group that led me to make the purchase.
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my 1st camera was a canon powershot 870 is. i had it for 4 months then gave it to my sister and got myself the lx3! i have the lx3 for a less than a week now and i dont even miss canon ps 870 is one bit. LOVE MY LX3!!!!
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Waiting for the delivery of LX3 I'm asking people who had F30 (F31fd) before it, is it money worth is terms of noise? I assume that the noise in LX3 would be more but anyway, I'm not asking to provide exapmle photos I'm asking about overall image quality compared to F30.
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- Olympus compact film cam.
- Canon EOS 300, very good.
- Nikon Coolpix E990, this was great for macros.
- Olympus C21, good 2.4 lens.
- Canon Ixus 500, (slow startup) and too tiny lcd-screen.
- LX-3
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I've got a D80 for most serious work. Nikon S5 was my previous compact camera.
I picked up the LX3 for a better portable camera and high speed sync strobist stuff.
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I had Ricoh GRD2 and still have it and,buying a LX3 and seeing its poor image quality(compared to GRD2 of course)and not having satisfied with just an F2.0 lens made me kind of lose all my good thoughts about this camera....No camera can have the realistic colors and the lens that GR2 uses...
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aodaod5- I'm surprised to hear somebody being so down on the LX3 -especially in this group. I see all the great shots posted here and am confident that when my camera arrives on Monday my photographic experiences will be enhanced. What about the LX3 dissapoints you so much? F2.0 is pretty darn fast- your ricoh can only be a stop or two faster and the image quality seen here is pretty decent...
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Ricoh GRD2 has a f2.4
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Panasonic Lumix FZ8.... previously i had two powershots ( A520 and A540 )
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nikon fm2n with a nikkor 28-50mm f/3.5 and nikkor 80-200mm f/4
dad's minolta srt101 with a rokkor-x 50mm f/1.8 and soligor 80-200 f/4.5
canon elan 7e with ef 28-200mm f/3.5 (traded in for fm2n)
canon sd600 powershot (what i bring around during mardi gras)
lumix lx3 with voigtländer 21mm finder
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anniethebee,I have a LX3 and GR2(D90,D700 as well) and what i meant was the only good thing about LX3 is F2.0 lens.There is a misunderstanding i guess...These cameras can't be compared actually because one has fixed lens,the other does not.I just can see that when i take nature ,macro and building shots,my GR2 quality is well over LX3's picture quality in terms of realistic natural colors...Especially macro performance of GR2 is the best in the world...i assume that you can not read Japanese articles and i wish you could see or read articles on how good Gr2's especially macro performance...I am in japan,Tokyo and i assume that i am in the center of camera world and well informed customers about photography...I recommend you one web site for example if you want to see latest tech developments in Camera industry of japan...http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/.....if you press the area right by the enterprise and pc ones(it starts like T like japanese character),you will see daily developments and new items...There are reviews also but you have to click some more buttons to reach and need Japanese characters...Good luck to you...
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Used the F31fd as a backup for my Nikon D80 for several years, but its resolution was becoming too low for Alamy requirements. Hence the recent purchase of the LX3. My son now has my F31 but my wife still has hers. An excellent little camera for everyday use.
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Too many, but last ones;
Ricoh GRD
Canon s70
Fuji F30.
Film;
Yashica 35 CC
Konica Auto S3
Ricoh FF1s
Minox 35ML
Minolta AF-C
Olympus XA
and................
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IF I must choose only one digital camera and one film camera:
I have to admit; Ricoh GRD and Ricoh FF1s.
For now the LX3 is the best complement to my GRD
i can get. The other brands; Sigma DP1, Canon G and Nikon P
has got so many adequate things wrong,,,
Ricoh GRD/GX and Panasonic LX3 are so
good in relation to the other ones today. Booth are
higly recommended.
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My previous camera was a Sony V3, which I still think is fantastic. However, there were times when I thought, "Gee, I wish it worked better in low light," or "Gee, I wish it went wider than 34mm." Then along came the LX3...
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I still use a Canon 40D as my primary camera and also a Canon XT. I wanted a smallish camera i can put in a jacket pocket to always have on me when I can't possibly take my SLR(s). So I got the LX3 because it has the manual functions I want, image quality, and it's still pretty small. Now I'm worried i will leave the SLRs behind too often :)
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My last camera was a Canon Powershot Pro1, really loved it but last month I broke the flipout lcd which set me off looking for my next camera. Weeks of agonising over LX3 v G10. I'm now happy to have chosen the LX3 but I can't get my paws on it until my wife gives it me on Christmas Day!
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jerryms: oh.... the waiting.... It's gonna be some looong days for you until christmas day. =)
Best regards
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Too right Petrusko.. It's not arrived yet which is bothering me a little too!
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I mainly use film cameras, but the digital camera I replaced with LX3 is sadly now deceased GR Digital. Well it's not completely dead yet, but many physical problems and not really usable.
LX3 would be really perfect if it had (new firmware please?) step zoom and custom function with zoom position memorized.
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guruguru: Zoom memory would be cool.
Best regards
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I had a G9 and gave it to my son who is going to art school. The only thing I miss is the histogram real time settings on screen.
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I have a IXY50(Ixus40) and still like it. But I want a DSLR someday ,,,
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mine was a Sony T200.
Great in size, image quality not so great. Very gimmicky though, kinda fun though
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Just ordered my LX3 after much reading (between it and the G10). My first real digital camera, because I was spending so much on film and processing. Anyway, my uncle's old Canon TX w/ 135 mm and my beloved Contax G2 w/35 mm lens. I'm still debating if I should sell the G2, but I'll never get rid of my TX.
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I have a G2 too, a bunch of Canon DSLR gear, LX2, LX1, even the YashicaMat I bought new in high school that's sitting in plain sight from here. And a Leica M5, Nikon F2's, Canon A's and F-1, Minolta XG, Hasselblad 500CM, lots of compact 35mm cameras, a IIIc,... I'll shoot with most anything and probably have. I like the LX3 it's a good little box and weighs a good deal less than my 6-lb Canon! :)
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I had the LX2, which I used along with an Olympus E300, for street/nightlife/art photography. I sold them both and now use the LX3 as my take-everywhere camera. I'm keeping my 4/3rds lenses though-waiting for the perfect micro-cam.
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I had an old Coolpix. But I still have a Canon EOS400D. The LX3 is the perfect compact for my needs ;)
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xGREGx | monkeymosher.com edited this topic 42 months ago.
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Only previous digital was a Canon IXUS-50 (aka SD400) which I still have, although the flash has died (long story involving seawater and a leaky underwater case.) Great little camera, tiny, no pretensions, easiliy pocketable, did what it did well. The LX3 was up against its logical sucessor the IXUS-90 for me. The choice being another simple but good point and shoot, or double the money and a camera with ability. LX3 won. Experience with the Fuji 645Zi (below) helped sway the choice. As well as the super wide on the LX3.
My main camera has been and still is a Mamiya 645 Super, for which I have most of the lenses. Apart from maybe the upcoming Leica S2 not much is going to compete with that as far as I am concerned. And subject to a lottery win there isn't going to be an S2 in my life anytime soon.
Other camera is a Fuji 645Zi, which is a lovely camera, and in many ways the high end film sibling to the LX3. 2:1 zoom, autofocus, various auto-exposure modes, rangefinder. Takes utterly fabulous pictures. But in this modern age it costs me $2 each time I hit the shutter on either film camera (almost invariably on Fuji Velvia.) I worry that the LX3 will have the film cameras see less and less use. But we will see. For jawdropping quality of the final result nothing beats medium format film.
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Francis Vaughan edited this topic 42 months ago.
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Well I've owned a lot of cameras, but here's my last three:
LX1
LX2
LX3
the LX1 was amazing, the LX2 didn't look as good to me. Got the LX3 today and am so far blown away.
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i had d60 before i got my lx3...
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d70 : sold
d200 : sold
lx3 : Yes !
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First digital was a Kodak 1MP back in 1996
Then I got (in order):
1) Sony DSC-F707
2) Nikon D200
3) Canon A620
4) Nikon D300
5) LX3 (should be here Friday)
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gpfahey: What do you think about the function of the Live View on the Nikon D300? Would you say it works as well as a good P&S Live View?
I have a Alpha300 and the live View is awesome. I'm dreaming of a Full Frame and I'm thinking of the Nikon D700. I asume the Live View on that works just the same as the D300.
(The reason I want a Full Frame is that I dont want the 1,6 crop factor of a APS-sensor. I think it ruins the capacity of the type of lens I want.
A good standard lens turns tele on a APS-sensor.
Best regards
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I'm currently using Leica Digilux 2, Lumix LX3, Leica M2, Leica M5, Leica IIIf, and Leica IIIb. Before I'm using Leica Digilux 1, Leica IIIa, Leica III
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Mikel Parial edited this topic 41 months ago.
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I had a nice little Canon Powershot A640 that I dropped and broke when I slipped on some ice a couple weeks ago. We also have a Canon G3 that I had lent indefinitely to my mom, but when I took it back after the 640 broke, it seemed that the LCD screen was no longer working. Two camera mishaps in a row!
But, it was all for the best. My boyfriend is crazy about this camera and I am sure I will love it, too -- I will be using it for both shooting my artwork and for reference photos, and family gatherings... :) All-purpose.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 and DMC-LX5 /
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I still try to use the R1 from time to time and as a holiday camera, it takes a lovely picture and I couldn't bare to part with it. It does feel a bit slow now (especially compared to my slr) and the noise in low light is a killer. It would be great to see something like the LX3 coming from a company like Sony.
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