Somehow the Panasonic Lumix LX3 did not come with a hot shoe cover. Not critical as I never had one for my other cameras. Seeing one being sold for almost US$10 made me wonder how could I make one for myself. In the end, I made one using a bottle cap of a 1.5l Coke bottle. The thickness [...]
I have been using the LX3 for the past 3 weeks and pretty happy with its performance. Its small form factor allow me to have it on me all the time during my recent trip to Japan. I experimented with the various mode like the iA, Scene, Aperture Priority and Shutter Priority. I found the [...]
I had been staying put from making camera purchases for the past few years, preferring to shoot with what I already owned. My main camera is a coming to 5 years old Nikon D70 DSLR. Two years ago, I already noticed the Panasonic Lumix DMC LX1 but in the end I did not purchase it [...]