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Subject: [Leica] IMG:Vario-Summicron Pictures (LX3)
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:46:35 +0200
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It is indeed the nicest compact camera, I have one too in the pocket of my 
motorcycle jacket or cycling bag. The only problem is when you need to go 
above 200 ISO.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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YNWA





On Jun 14, 2010, at 10:00 PM, Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote:

> I'm having a blast with a Panasonic Lumix LX3 that I bought last week (as 
> close as I can afford to a digital Leica).  So far I've mainly done 
> close-ups, and I am very happy with the lens performance, and being able 
> to shoot in RAW format.  This is my first hand camera without a 
> viewfinder, so I'm still getting used to that, but I like the fact that 
> it's the same size as my Olympus XA, yet has the capability to give me the 
> equivalent of a 60mm focal length on 35mm.  I always felt the 35mm lens on 
> the XA was too wide, but it did make it a pocketable camera.  Now, if I 
> want wide, I have the equiv. of 24mm (that focuses to one cm).  For grab 
> shots, I can put my 28mm Nikkor finder in the hot shoe for quick viewing, 
> shut off the LCD screen to save the battery, and let the camera auto 
> focus.  My camera came with an upgrade that remembers the last zoom 
> position when shut down, so when I turn it on, it's at the 60mm setting 
> that I like.
> 
> Some samples:
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Gear/LX3_24mmf7_1_ISO400.jpg.html>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Gear/LX3_60mmf8_ISO80.jpg.html>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Gear/LX3_24mmf8ISO200.jpg.html>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Gear/LX3FullFramef3_5.jpg.html>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Gear/LX3100perCropf3_5.jpg.html>
> 
> 
> Alan
> 
> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer
> UPAA POY 1978
> University Information Technology Services
> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/
> 
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