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Edward Castro wrote:
I'm not sure the few changes d-lux 4 has from the LX-3 warrants such a price. Do a little search on this forum because I'm sure this little cam has come up more then a few times 
Take care!
Well, availability is a big advantage. No one has the LX-3 in stock, aside from shady Brooklyn shysters whom you would not want to share your credit card information with. I fell in love with the LX-3 when I saw it at B&H the other day, but when I tried to order it, they told me that no one on the Eastern Seaboard had one in stock. Apparently, no one on the Western Seaboard does either. So I bought the Leica.
The differences? The Leica looks way cooler. It also has a longer warranty (2y), and apparenty (not speaking from experience), the JPEG compression is a bit better. Also, the Leica ships with PhaseOne for RAW processing.
Otherwise, I imagine the hardware is quite similar, as is the performance. So far, I am very pleased with the camera. It's not going to replace my dSLRs, but the functionality and control the camera gives you is most impressive. Auto ISO with limits, usable high ISO, an f/2 (at the wide end) lens, RAW capability, IS, full manual controls, AE/AF lock, a separate AF button, the ability to use external hot-shoe flashes and Pocketwizards... all in a very lightweight and attractive package. The ability to turn off all of the annoying sounds, keep the flash from interfering with photography, spot meter, move the AF point around, view the histogram in realtime, and deactivate the AF assist lamp are also major pluses in my book.
Disadvantages? The manual controls are more cumbersome than they would be a on a comparable dSLR. The f/2 lens doesn't give you exceptionally shallow DoF, given the small size of the sensor. Also, the lens housing is large enough that the camera is impossible to stuff comfortably into a pant pocket.
In my limited time with it, though, I really like this little camera. I will be using it in a studio setting tomorrow with my Profoto strobes, so I am curious to see how it will do vis-a-vis my primary SLR camera.
Arka C.
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