Yes! I Got Myself the LX3
Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 11:48PM After a good few month eyeing this camera and I finally got it today. First impression, it is bulkier than I thought, but the weight felt right in the hand. Took a few pics on the way back home, via Pavilion since I went to the bank there. And these are the pics.
The interface were intuitive, menu were pretty straight-forward. There is a button to indicate record and playback, and the rest is as expected. What is interesting is the Ai mode which automatically predicts the theme that you are likely to need - eg: night mode, slow sync flash, sports with higher shutter speed. It will also control the ISO sensitivity. Basically it is a 'dummy' mode which is quite smart.
I used the P mode since it allows me to capture in RAW format. Coming back home, I noticed that my CS4 cannot read the file. Looking through the net, it is time to update my RAW conversion file. Then walla!
The conversion worked a treat. The pictures were sharp and the colour was just nice. The RAW conversion looks much better compared to the jpeg file the camera generates should you wish the camera to do so. Definitely worth going RAW in this one for the time being. Maybe there is a way to change the settings on the camera to allow a better jpeg picture generation without needing to go through the trouble of converting the RAW file.
I shall spend some more time during the weekend getting a feel of the camera. Definitely will need to try the video mode since it can generate HD quality clips. So watch this space. In the meantime, time to read the forums.
LX3, Pavillion in Diary, Photography
Reader Comments (5)
It seems that is now a trend where doctors are doing blogging and buying SLR cameras.. nway, hope it go well with u
Yup! It's the trend. But LX3 is no SLR. I also have an DSLR but rather too bulky to carry around. LX3 is a point-and-shooter but the quality of the capture is way above average. Looking from the samples above, I wouldn't be surprised if people thought they were taken from SLR.
What make u buy lumix rather than a canon G10?bored with canon? but seriously, the pics above impressed me. hopefully it's not photoshopped! :-)
i'm also tot of DSLR but mobility wise..not good..
still looking for the perfect balance between mobility and quality...
@Najib - I needed the wide aperture. It's f2.0, plus it's a Leica Summarit! Sapa tak mau!
@Kah Pin - My EOS can be bulky running around with the kids, but in terms of pure image quality, one still really need a DSLR with a proper lens