[Paul B]

I have to say that after MP'ing holiday number one I'm pretty pleased with the LX5.

I have a few niggles but its more with Panasonic RAW files than anything else, why oh why don't they embed the JPG styles or at least make lightroom presets avaialble? (Silkypix which they provide is horrendous).

Its also a bit annoying that specific modes don't always stay in RAW and can (in certain circumstances change the quality settings etc. in the background [this can be avoided by actually reading the manual]). For instance the My Color mode shoots in RAW happily for all but one of the colour settings.

Still, its just about the right size (although it does eat some harness real-estate in the only case I found to fit it). Its pretty intuitive to use. Natalie likes it and declares it easier to use than the DSLR (despite having the same amount of control + more auto modes).

Its not wonderful in low light, in fact ISO400 is pretty noisy but they still clean up fairly well.

The lens cap will be changed.

[SA Chris]

http://www.pentax.co.uk/en/digital-mirrorless/PENTAX-Q

Best or worst of both worlds?

[Johnny Brown]

Looks pretty interesting, but a bit pricey. Size is impressive though, not sure I'd want to be changing lenses on a winter route...

[SA Chris]

Pretty sure I wouldn't either. Would probably keep the 5-15 on it for general purpose use though.

[dave]

Its an odd one to call. Sensor size way smaller than m4/3rds. I'll not be jumping ship yet. Be more interested to see what nikon come up with when they inevitably go down the mirrorless route.

[Johnny Brown]

Olympus finally delivers some tempting 4/3 lenses

[dave]

yeah I like the look of the 45mm, way smaller than the panasonic 45mm, faster, cheaper, lets just pray its good glass cos if it is then its a nobrainer - where do a sign?

Less sold on the 12mm - some nice design touches, but massive compared to the panachronic 14mm. Best sticking with schmoke-and-a-pancakes for the wide/normal lenses I recon on these slim bodies. Similarly not that interested in the new panaleica 25mm f1.4. Would be good if panasonic brought out a banger like a 10mm f/4.

[Johnny Brown]

The prices are a bit of a shocker too...

[dave]

you're not shitting me. How much is that 25mm? about £800? all for 1/6th of a stop better low light performance compared to the 20mm. I bet about £400 of that cheddar goes towards the leica badge.

[Duma]

Anyone got an opinion on LX5 vs XZ-1? Was assuming I'd go for the panasonic but there's a lot of love out there for the XZ-1, reviews raving about the lens.

[Johnny Brown]

For me it comes down to a 24-90mm f/2-3.3 equiv lens vs a 28-112mm f/1.8-2.5.  I think the wide end would be more use than the long, the speed difference I don't think is big enough to count. I like the format options with the LX-5, but the Oly will likely handle better,  output better jpegs, and is reportedly sharper. Probably best to get down to a shop and see which you prefer in the hand.

[dave]

Looks like xz1 doesn't have direct button setting of iso or wb. FAIL.

[dave]

anyone want a screaming deal on a Ricoh GRDII?

http://www.ffordes.com/product/10072316358563

[Johnny Brown]

Ricoh GX-R with M-mount:

[dave]

Nice. DX sized sensor too, just a shame its 3:2.

[Johnny Brown]

Just the thing for the well-dressed gent:

[dave]

"Its a limited edition"

"you damn right its limited. No cable release socket, no pc sync..."

[Tom de Gay]

Would be a good companion to this beauty

[Paul B]

I think the D3/D3s/D4 jokes are getting old... how about an A77?

[Paul B]

more on topic, Panasonics GF3 now measures in smaller than an LX5

http://www.digitalrev.com/en/panasonic-gf3-hands-on-review-9171-article

[dave]

Fuji dropping what could be a true banger:

http://dpreview.com/news/1009/10091910fujifilmx100.asp

Quick rundown:
12mp - check
DX sensor - check
Fast fixed prime (23mm f/2) - check
manual shutter speed dial - check
manual aperture dial - check
Optical viewfinder combined with electronic finder - check (i.e. liveview, or shooting data overlaid on optical - crazy)
Hotshoe - check
compact - check

Can't tell if its actually rangerfinder, probably not since there's and AF button. A lot to like in that package though. I bet I won't like the pricetag though.....

Not really any "news" to report here, but I just came across some internet rumours that seem to imply that Fuji in the next 12 months plan to bring out an interchangeable lens version of the X100....and also noted that Fuji are already part of the m4/3 standards group....so I recon this could potentially be a fucking banger. Like best-camera-ever-made territory. Interchangeable m4/3 primes, hybrid viewfinder, metal body, proper oldschool controls etc. Stick the panasonic 14mm, 20mm and the new olympus 40mm on it and you've got the perfect setup.

If it was m4/3 they could keep the DX sensor size and use it as an oversized sensor, switchable aspect ratio style like the LX3/5.

Here's hoping.

[Johnny Brown]

Only a few days to go now...

[cofe]

 

[Paul B]

has anyone found a decent case for their LX5?

Annoyingly its just too big for a nicely sized lowpro case and instead I had to go for the next one up which seems to cost me a gear loop when I mount it on a harness (which I intend to be doing a lot shortly).

[Paul B]

Panasonic are set to release a firmware update for the LX5 on Sept 13th.

Now if only they'll add their JPEG profiles to their RAW format and ensure that RAW means RAW, in all modes!