Panasonic LX3 Review: It’s Not Just the f/2

This is the second time I’ve heard Henri Cartier-Bresson mentioned in a Panasonic LX3 review. And yes, paradoxically there is something old school about the LX3, while still packing new school features inside that rangefinder look camera body.

But to the point, Cnet Asia winds up giving the LX3 a 8 out of 10 in their review. As usual there’s alot to like, exterior styling, the lens, and functionality are all well recieved, witness:

We were spoilt for choice when it came to choosing the exposure option. It has the company’s proprietary intelligent Auto (iA) mode designed for simple point-and-shoot purposes, though we preferred using the manual, aperture priority or shutter priority modes. Tweaking the settings can be done using the joystick and the onscreen instructions were easy to follow. Within minutes, we were shooting like pros, changing the aperture and shutter speed to suit different situations.

-Cnet Asia

and cool customization:

For custom settings, there are also two modes, C1 and C2, found on the mode dial. If you have customized settings that you want to access easily, save them under either one of these modes and with a turn of the dial, all the settings will revert to your preset options. This high level of customization is usually reserved for dSLRs, and we were pleased to see them on the LX3.

-Cnet Asia

I keep telling myself to wait till Photokina, lets see if Canon brings the G9 successor, or possibly wait for Santa Claus, but I may not make it that long.

Read the Cnet Asia review of the Panasonic Lx3 here…

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1. 

   JH says:

   August 27, 2008 at 12:26 pm

   Thanks for pointing out this new review. Good grades! I’m also holding out for Canon G10 (the specs may have leaked) but I’m not sure if I can.

   The dark Finnish autumn is approaching and f2.0 + high ISO in LX3 are hard to resist.

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   Patrick says:

   August 27, 2008 at 8:57 pm

   Yes that f/2 is killing me as well, but I’m trying to hold out for that G10 announcement, hard when I’ve seen the LX3 for $399 a couple of times!

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3. 

   Leonard Goh says:

   October 15, 2008 at 9:20 pm

   Hi Editor,

   Thank you for mentioning our review of the LX3 on your site. However, we’ve only given it an 8/10, instead of 9/10 as you’ve mentioned above. We would really appreciate it if you can make the necessary changes.

   Thank you, and have a nice day!

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4. 

   Patrick says:

   October 18, 2008 at 8:53 am

   Noted and corrected!

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