Panasonic LX3 Demo
Panasonic LX3 Demo
Kev hooked me up with a demo unit of the new Panasonic LX-3. Probably rebadged as a Leica as well, the hopes pinned to this camera are that it could be a poor man's Leica, with some features perfect for intrusive street shooting.
While I only played with the camera for a couple hours, here's my feedback
Pros
If I had a spare $500 laying 'round and was going on a trip where I don't want to lug an SLR, this would definitely be the camera to look at.
Kev hooked me up with a demo unit of the new Panasonic LX-3. Probably rebadged as a Leica as well, the hopes pinned to this camera are that it could be a poor man's Leica, with some features perfect for intrusive street shooting.
While I only played with the camera for a couple hours, here's my feedback
Pros
- physical switches for things you'll want to change on the fly. Things like aspect ratio, focusing style, and exposure mode. Even a joystick to adjust Fstops and shutter speeds while in diff modes. I quite like this.
- 16:9 ratio coupled with the 24mm giving you a real cinematic vista.
- that same 24mm 2.8 is Leica glass, so it's sharp and it's F2.0 VERY NICE
- the camera is small and light Half the weight of a Canon G9
- endless ways to customize the kind of file you create, emulating film looks. Some of the B&W modes are very tasty!
- there are provisions for a optical viewfinder to go on the hotshoe. So you can shoot without the LCD
- Lens cap, I am SO gonna lose that. A "keep cap" tether is such a throw back, but necessary.
- File noise. As predicted, Panasonic's legacy of producing files with excess noise continues. Kinda a shame in this day and age.
- The noise issue isn't a BIG deal if you can work with it, you'll see my example online look fine. Only when your up close does it show and on higher ISO's
- I set the ISO on auto and haven't really looked at the EXIF data to see what I captured things at. I just wanted to see how the camera handles.
If I had a spare $500 laying 'round and was going on a trip where I don't want to lug an SLR, this would definitely be the camera to look at.
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