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It’s taken me ages to get around to finishing it, but here’s my full review of this fabulous little camera:

Panasonic Lumix LX3 Digital Camera Review
Is this the king of the high-end digicam cams?
(© urban75, 20th February 2009)

Panasonic’s flagship digital compact for mustard-keen photographers and compulsive shutter clickers, the Lumix DMC-LX3 offers up a tempting package.

Lurking within its bijou lines is an 10.1 Megapixel resolution sensor, flash hotshoe, full auto and manual controls and an optically stabilised, bright 2.5x optical wide angle zoom with the drool-inducing LEICA name.

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I’ve spent an eternity mulling over the pros and cons of the latest batch of high-end digital compact cameras, so here’s an article I’ve written looking at the latest digital cameras from Canon G10, Lumix LX3, Ricoh GX200, Sigma DP2, Nikon Coolpix P6000 and Panasonic Lumix G1 etc.

Check it out here: Searching for the ultimate digital compact

I get asked this a lot, so here’s a page with four of my recommended choices for cheap dSLRs: Best low cost dSLR cameras: 2007

They’re all more than capable of extremely high quality results, so your best bet is to try them out on a shop and see which feels best in your greasy mitt.

If your pockets are deep and plentifully stocked, you can’t get much better than the new Nikon D300 – it’s an astonishingly good camera, but very pricey (approx £1,200).

Just posted up a review of the Fujifilm FinePix F31fd camera.

In fact, I’d only bought the thing as my beloved Ricoh GRD (only the finest digital compact ever!) had to go in for repair, and I needed something to for New Year’s Eve.

I figured that it taking a GR out for a night on the piss looked a bit like overkill, so I wanted something a little more pocketable.

I liked the F31fd, but after being spoilt by the comprehensive, hands-on controls of the GR, the interface seemed well fiddly.

As with all Fujifilm cameras, the low light performance was excellent though, even if it isn’t the most attractive camera around.

Fujifilm Finepix F31fd Review

Unfortunately, I had some problems with the camera (it lost some photos – grr), so I had to take it back to the Tottenham Court Road store* I bought it from after just four days.

(*I normally avoid these stores like the plague, but it was the only place that had the camera in stock at the time.)

Needless to say, it took a 15 minute heated argument to get the dodgy fuckers to agree to exchange the camera, but I eventually left with a shiny new Canon Ixus 850IS. Expect a review soon!

I tested out my shiny new Nikon D80 dSLR and Sigma 30mm f1.4 lens over the weekend.

Here’s a few of the results:

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