Jock Elliott
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My take . . .
I am admittedly, prejudiced, having bought the LX100, compared it with other cameras, kept it and have already used it professionally.
The LX100 reminds me of my old Honda Civic 4wd station wagon -- it wasn't the best at anything but it was pretty darn good at everything. The result was a charming, enjoyable package.
I find the LX100 the same: it isn't the absolute best at anything, but it does just about everything very well. I want a camera that I can take with me everywhere, and will behave itself when I shoot at the margins of the day.
The pictures, I believe, speak for themselves:
Further, I want nimble, fast, and multiple focal lengths without having to change lenses and exposing the sensor to the elements. The Panasonic engineers, I think, do a pretty credible job of optimizing their fixed lens cameras through the combination of sensor, lens, and software tweaks. In addition, in my view, the LX100 hits a sweet spot on the price/performance curve -- a whole lot of goodies with change back from your kilobuck.
Of course, perhaps more sophisticated eyes will look at LX100 images and decide that I just don't recognize lousy IQ when I see it . . .
As I said in one of my early posts on this camera, so far, so good.
Cheers, Jock
I am admittedly, prejudiced, having bought the LX100, compared it with other cameras, kept it and have already used it professionally.
The LX100 reminds me of my old Honda Civic 4wd station wagon -- it wasn't the best at anything but it was pretty darn good at everything. The result was a charming, enjoyable package.
I find the LX100 the same: it isn't the absolute best at anything, but it does just about everything very well. I want a camera that I can take with me everywhere, and will behave itself when I shoot at the margins of the day.
The pictures, I believe, speak for themselves:
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Further, I want nimble, fast, and multiple focal lengths without having to change lenses and exposing the sensor to the elements. The Panasonic engineers, I think, do a pretty credible job of optimizing their fixed lens cameras through the combination of sensor, lens, and software tweaks. In addition, in my view, the LX100 hits a sweet spot on the price/performance curve -- a whole lot of goodies with change back from your kilobuck.
Of course, perhaps more sophisticated eyes will look at LX100 images and decide that I just don't recognize lousy IQ when I see it . . .
As I said in one of my early posts on this camera, so far, so good.
Cheers, Jock