Re: Travel Cam
Tom,
Because of my current location in S.A. I mail order almost everything. Only one major dealer here, basically Canon and as an example I priced a 30D and it was exactly double the B&H price.
I further investigated the LX2 and it AIN'T for me. At 2:3 or 4:3 it cripples both the lens aperture and the megapixels. I further evaluated my needs and decided that I can live with a larger camera, just not my D1X , lens and accessories or even a XTi with all the associated gear necessary so I bit the bullet and ordered a Sony DSC-R1 while still available. No question about the IQ, I just read a test whereby they shot the exact scene, exposure and time of day on tripods with the A100, the KM 7D and the R1 and the R1 was the best of the three. All it entails is a slightly larger case to carry it in, that I can live with for increased performance...10 MP, decent ISO up to 400 and a Zeiss lens for about the same cost of the Leica Dlux. One of my photo buddies bought a new LX1 in Spain last year and the noise level is unacceptable at anything over minimum ISO level. This fellow has many cameras, mostly Canon's, including the 5D, 30D, Pro1, XT and 3 film Canon's and he bought the LXI on vacation in Spain because of his disgust with sensor dust on his 5D....unfortunately, we don't live in a perfect world, packed all his DSLR kit only to end up shooting the P&S pocket cam. This man is a retired Chem. engineer and is totally paranoid about cleaning his own sensors, sends them back to Canon in the states for service and takes forever to get one back. I also hate cleaning my DSLR's, especially Nikon because they are not really conducive to cleaning because of the framework surrounding the sensor, at least my D1x isn't. I'm getting too darned old and shaky to clean sensors, that's partly why the R1.
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