The new LX-2 cost less than the LX-1 when it was lauched. It is a no brainer, go for thr LX-2.
You can still shoot 8mp jpeg using the LX-2 if you want less Mp.
Nice price. Where can i get it ?
don't have liao....
it's the promotion package... til 31st last month.
I'm thinking of buying but still undecided because of the noise.
Is the ISO 200 and 400 of the LX2 that bad?
The Fuji F30 on the otherhand when given the noise reduction treatment looks watercolory.
I have the LX1. One thing I notice is that if you shoot RAW the noise (even when shot at ISO400) cleans up very nicely. Retain the details very well. This is a very sharp lens. The Fuji F30 on the otherhand when given the noise reduction treatment looks watercolory.
Sadly speaking, in JPEG mode, the LX2 is very water coloury as well.
I beg to differ. I had the LX1 and junked it because I found its performance beyond iso 200 unusable. I never applied NR because the results often looks too silky smooth and unnatural. I now have the Fuji F30 and can't be happier with it. Even up to iso 800, shots can be used without any need for NR. I think it's got about the best high iso performance in any compact digicam. Cheaper than the LX1 or LX2, which I heard has not improved any in the noise department.
Good for you.
I'm your total opposite. I don't shoot at high ISO very often (or if I can help it) but even at lower ISO I find the F30 images to be water colory. In fact anything above ISO400 I find the image very watercolory. Acceptable to you but not to me. Above ISO200 I find the image losing detail so most of the time I end up shooting at ISO100 anyway. I treasure the OIS, RAW and full manual controls more than the high ISO capability.
In fact I'm junking the F30 and keeping the LX1! When I bought them, the LX1 was much cheaper than the F30.
Your point of view goes contrary to the popular opinion that the Fuji sensors offers better high iso performance but like you said, good for you.
The RAW mode in the LX1 is nice and I have to admit I do miss that, in addition to the 16:9 format.
Maybe we should have just exchanged cameras and that would have saved us both some money.
It's just that I can get over that watercolor effect.
LX2 if u want to shoot ISO 200 or higher.
LX1 if u keep ISO at 100 and below.
My favourite film was Sensia 100 and Veliva 50. Hardly do I use higher ISO cos of the grain.
So shooting the LX1 at ISO 80 and 100 is fine with me most of the time.