Best Non-SLR digital camera

[poly800rock]

for some reason, your night shot seems grainy on the lx3. here's a shot on the dlux-4

and here

[home]

^ i may have had the ISO too high (read 200/400?).

can't remember.

[TPR950H]

Yep...telephoto plus external flash were very useful purchases.

which flash did you pick up? to my understanding only olympus/panasonic flashes work.

on the topic of teleconverters/telephoto, i picked up an olympus b-300 on ebay. its the same as the olympus tcon-17 (1.7x).

[Ichigo100%]

I'm fairly new to the camera world however I'm looking to probably buy one for my birthday in the coming months..

Can anyone tell me a good camera for starters? I'm looking to spend roughly around 300-600 bucks if anything. I was interested in the olympus stylus-9000..

[mhmm!]

so what is the hands down best point and shoot digital camera right now?

[the Repeater]

The Pen has everything I want... It's amazing... I never thought I'd see it.

I'll live w/o a viewfinder.

[DJ_Flame]

EP-1 has a few drawback though, seriously its quite heavy for a compact, and @ ISO 200 the noise is quite apparent...still waiting to see if the price will stabilize or if Panasonic comes out with a LX3 replacement.

[kallun]

Need tips on a stylish and tiny (as small as possible). cam. I use the Samsung Nv3 now and is happy with that but its more fun to buy a new one.

Thanks for all recomendations!

[ProfMonnitoff]

Canon SD880 or Panasonic FX37

[readytoignite]

LX3 and D-Lux 4 are literally the exact same camera. They come with slightly different accessory packages, but not at all worth the difference. Get an LX3 from Ebay Hong Kong.

i was under the impression that the lx3 is the same as the d-lux 3, in other words leica goes first to market while the panasonic release lags by a year or two. i'm personally prob going to wait for the lx4 to release.

i thought it would be interesting to see a bake off of the e-p1 vs d-lux 4, looks like it stacks up ok...

http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8412

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isnt the lx4 release still a ~year off?

[ProfMonnitoff]

i was under the impression that the lx3 is the same as the d-lux 3, in other words leica goes first to market while the panasonic release lags by a year or two.

no 12345678

[home]

^ i've heard from a source very close to leica that they are the same.

only difference is the software.

[readytoignite]

no 12345678

ok, please enlighten us with your knowledge then... or do we need to make burnt offerings?

[TPR950H]

ok, please enlighten us with your knowledge then... or do we need to make burnt offerings?

the panasonic lx2 is the same as the leica dlux3.

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the panasonic lx3 is the same as the leica dlux4.

[Dex_star]

Seriously considering selling my Canon set-up to afford the Pen

I don't shoot as much as I used to

And my recent vacation reminded me how annoying carrying around a big ass SLR around is

[Dex_star]

Wont let me edit or delete my above post^^

but

im ready to pick up the pen... Anyone know any online dealers with it in stock? Everywhere I usually buy camera equipment has listed as "pre-order" or "back-order"

Im looking for the package with the pancake lens

[ProfMonnitoff]

thing with the pen is it's still too big to just carry around. not much smaller than a low-end slr actually.

[Dex_star]

you get to handle it in person?

None of the stores within a 40 min drive of me has em in store... and I live in LA!

I really wanna hold one before I get it, but I feel naked without my 40d, so I guess imma just order blindly and hope the size isn't much more than Im expecting

[poly800rock]

size is a bit bigger than a dlux 4, saw it today at a store in HCMC.

[darkness2505]

imo the pen is still too big to be a compact camera. if it was same size as LX3 then it would have been perfect.

[poly800rock]

imo the pen is still too big to be a compact camera. if it was same size as LX3 then it would have been perfect.

i wouldnt consider the lx3 to be compact either. maybe i'm thinking compact as the ultracompacts. but i mean the difference between the sizes are pretty minimal, you're gonna need a case or bag either way, it's not like you're throwing the lx3 in the back of your jean pocket like i did my sony

[darkness2505]

sorry, i was thinking compact compared to my 40d+ grip.... I am in the market for a small compact camera because the 40d is just too big to carry around all the time. I love the looks of LX3 and the PEN.. but I am not loving the price of the PEN... which is around the same costs as a 40d body.

but anyways... here is a chinese link with the PEN paired with numerous lens. Click the blue 按這裡檢視圖片 to load the pics.

http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=249&t=1125921

[JSFU]

anyone have any experience with the Canon IXUS 980 IS? what did u think of it? just looking for a simple point and shoot that'll fit in my back pocket

[DJ_Flame]

anyone have any experience with the Canon IXUS 980 IS? what did u think of it? just looking for a simple point and shoot that'll fit in my back pocket

Yup its a good buy.

[ProfMonnitoff]

oh shit theres an m-mount adapter for the pen

(but with a crop factor of 2 most lenses will be much different)

[M4TM]

for those interested, here's a comparison of the lx-3 vs. d-lux4 :

http://gizmodo.com/5316483/panasonic-lumix-lx3-vs-leica-d+lux-4-or-how-to-charge-300-more-for-the-same-camera

i have a lx2 - love it.

[prebellum]

what's this "pen" camera?

[Carl]

got an LX3 about a week ago...love it

great camera to fool around with

totally inconspicuous compared to my 5dmkII and that 24mm F2 is to die for

[M4TM]

what's this "pen" camera?

i think it was used to shoot this :

http://tinyurl.com/l2entw