Comments on: Panasonic LX3 vs Panasonic GF1

By: Panasonic LX4 and new Panasonic G series are coming soon?

Panasonic LX4 and new Panasonic G series are coming soon? — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:32:23 +0000

[...] Panasonic LX3 vs Panasonic GF1 [...]

By: Malcolm Lewis

Malcolm Lewis — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:23:02 +0000

I had the same question. Bought both cameras and took some comp shots. The GF1 IQ comes shining through once you compare side by side:

Discussion:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/dmc-gf1/discuss/72157623071136287/

Comp shots:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/malcolmandcarollewis/sets/72157623198356038/

By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:46:50 +0000

I wonder about HD. Unless you are viewing the playback on an HDTV, does it really make a difference? The new iMac res is apparently beyond hi-def, but on the majority of screens, would you really notice the difference between VGA and HD? Just curious….everybody seems to see HD as essential nowadays. When I view YouTube stuff formatted in HD, it seems to take forever to fully download, and I’m viewing it on a MacBook Pro.

By: Panasonic GF1 vs Canon G11

Panasonic GF1 vs Canon G11 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:50:34 +0000

[...] Panasonic GF1 vs Panasonic LX3 [...]

By: Mark T

Mark T — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:23:05 +0000

Re movie mode…

well, I am a journalist, and the ability to present your work in multimedia is very important these days.

And this is the sort of camera that is appealing for reportage. If you are a pure stills artist, I can imagine you may be happy with a larger camera. A journalist can really use something pocketable.

HD video is now essential. Canon really missed the HD boat with their G11.

By: snail_p's me2DAY

snail_p's me2DAY — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:58:35 +0000

박달팽의 생각…

Panasonic LX3 vs GF-1…..고민인데 ?? 어차피 난 그냥 막 찍고 다니니까 LX3가 낫겟지?…

By: Rob D

Rob D — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:04:49 +0000

I might be missing something here or I may be the only one courageous enough to put my head above the parapet but I am baffled as to what benefit movie recording has to a photographer who is serious about his/her art form of making images. I understand the saleability to photojournalists and tourists but that is it.

Isn’t it?

Thanks.

By: John Driggers

John Driggers — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:37:12 +0000

Ken:

There is NOTHING that Panasonic can do to make the camera raw files work in Aperture, it’s an Apple issue. It’s unfair to blame Panasonic because Apple won’t support the camera.

I chose to dump Aperture and switch to Lightroom, which supports just about every raw format.

By: Ken Porter

Ken Porter — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:56:20 +0000

I like the LX-3 but will be selling mine because it lacks ONE feature. The RAW files are not compatible with Apple’s Aperture program, therefore I cannot incorporate it into my digital workflow. Two years on and Panasonic still hasn’t fixed this issue. Same goes for the Leica version. However, if you only shoot in JPEG, this is a very nice camera.

By: xepe71

xepe71 — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:07:40 +0000

So happy with my LX3, I would reccomend it to anyone looking for any advanced ameteur looking for wide angle and pocketable camera. As per your post, I do not believe that GF1 has been designed to be pocketable (only “compact”). I can imagine a future GF2, 3 or 4 to be comparable to a M6. Anyway, even if this is not the definiteve high qiality compact camera, I feel we’re going the right direction!