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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2, is it a good camera?

I'm on a budget of around £250ish on one, the cheaper the better, obviously. I wanted a D60 but I'm not good enough to use one And it wouldn't get used too regularly. Seen this looks pretty good and has got some good reviews, what do people think to it?

Also, recommendations of other cameras are good too I use them pretty much when I go and do something good, like go away, go to events, out on the bike, so its used for pictures of various things if that matters. Landscape pics are something i like to take pics of. The LX2 has a widescreen feature which is what caught my eye.

Cheers for help guys

try www.dpreview.com

[fizzwheel]

When you can buy a D40 like I've got at this sort of money, I wouldnt buy what you're looking at. It has an auto mode so you dont have to be a genius to get good pics with it.

I use my SLR all the time. In fact I use it more than I ever did my little compact.

http://www.buyacamera.co.uk/xsearch....=NIKCA723&pt=f

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

try www.dpreview.com

Thats where I got the review for the LX2.

Fizz I didn't realise there was a 40 Thanks mate

EDIT: Problem with the 40 is that its 6.1 Mega Pixies, I'm already using 7.1 on my A550, If things are zoomed on it, it looks cr@p on mine, is the D40 going to be better?

[fizzwheel]

Theres a D40 and D40X the D40X is 10 mega pixels, where the D40 is 6 mega pixels, TBH unless you are printing out massive pictures i.e A4 sized then from what I've read 6 mega pixels is fine.

Jessops are doing the same sort of deal for ?249 with cash back from Nikon so if you wanted to buy from shop rather than online they might be worth looking at to.

[STRAMASHER]

Got a Panasonic Lumix Black TZ-3? for £185 offa Amazon in November.No bag or decent memory cards with it though.

Loving it so far. x10 optical zoom with great switchable stabilizers and wide angle lens (38mm) are my favourite features.

Only thing I would say is don't get caught up in the mega-pixel bull****.

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by plowsie

Thats where I got the review for the LX2.

Fizz I didn't realise there was a 40 Thanks mate

EDIT: Problem with the 40 is that its 6.1 Mega Pixies, I'm already using 7.1 on my A550, If things are zoomed on it, it looks cr@p on mine, is the D40 going to be better?

Mega pixels is not the way to judge an SLR, you've seen the pics I took with my D40 make your own mind up.

Better off looking at the lens and the quality of the lens as thats what makes the quality of picture rather than the number of mega pixels.

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

Mega pixels is not the way to judge an SLR, you've seen the pics I took with my D40 make your own mind up.

Better off looking at the lens and the quality of the lens as thats what makes the quality of picture rather than the number of mega pixels.

Yep thats what I thought from your Moto GP pics that are zoomed in Them pics look awesome. Thought it may be something to do with the SLR bit Cheers mate.

Wow. I've been wanting a digital SLR camera for ages but thought they were about ?800. That's next on the list then. Cheers Fizz. I hate point and shoot cameras as you get no depth of field (unless you go into Photoshop and add it).

[fizzwheel]

Those pics arent zoomed in, taken with a 300mm telephoto lens