Thread: LX3 owners: do you find it's zoom lacki...

Guy Parsons wrote: > Here's my LX3 result from two weeks in Japan.... > It seems that I need an even wider angle lens and a tad more at tele. > > OK the wider I can get by stitching, and more tele with judicious post process crop, so I'm really happy actually. > > Regards...... Guy As more and more of these graphs get published, it's interesting to see how rarely anyone uses the...

There's no doubt about it that the ZS3/TZ7 zoom range is ideal for general purpose photography. But for specialised use and good shutter times at low ISO in worse light, then the LX3 works fine. In my case I was more distressed about spoiling low light shots than losing tele shots, so I went the LX3 way and am happy. Love that f/2 lens and larger sensor. Coming from a DLSR habit where I had 22mm-300mm equivalent available I found that I...

Some people just see choosing one camera over the one they own as a personal insult. No matter how logical your argument is, it won't help much in discussion with them.

I think I'm sold on the LX3. I analyzed about 300 photos I took on a recent week long trip with my current P&S and the graph speaks for itself: http://pic.phyrefile.com/v/vi/viper007bond/2009/11/07/focallength.png

Hans Bolte wrote: It's like a mini DSLR, I am amazed at some of the features. > Except that any SLR will blow the LX3 away it terms of image quality.

I was thinking to buy another one, just in case mine dies one day, and I would have the replacement... LX3 is almost a perfect design from Panasonic. Hans Bolte wrote: > The LX3 does what it was designed to do very, very well. It exceeds all of the expectations that I had when I purchased it. It's like a mini DSLR, I am amazed at some of the features. > > If you want to photograph a hummingbird fifty feet away with...

Guy, you understand completely. These are complimentary cameras with neither able to completely replace the other. Speaking of "fanboys" I now recall why I put Trensamiro on ignore the other day...

Duckie wrote: > Just for arguement's sake, it may be more "useful" getting closer to the attractive lady instead of zoom from afar!! More /useful/ perhaps but not more _feasible_, unless you want to jump over 5 rows of seats, a 20-feet wide pit, and swim your way across the pool to the other side, as seen in this other pic, taken from the _exact_ same location as the other but at *25 mm* instead of 300 mm. That's...

Just for arguement's sake, it may be more "useful" getting closer to the attractive lady instead of zoom from afar!!

Viper007Bond wrote: > I'm currently debating between buying a LX3 and a Canon PowerShot G11. The fact that the LX3 can do 720p video is pretty huge for me (I'll primarily be doing photos, but being able to take good video is a big plus) and so I'm heavily leaning towards it. > > However my only real concern at this point is it's 2.5x zoom (compared to the G11's 5x zoom). Do you find yourself often...