So last week, I traded in my Fz7, 12x Zoom and all for the Lumix Lx1, quite a beauty as you can see above. With 2 slrs sitting in the dry cabinet, the Fz7 was collecting dust and it makes a lot of sense that someone else would be making better use of it. With the money from that sale I was able to get myself a compact small enough to carry around everywhere - the Lx1 also known as the Leica D-lux 2. (Although Jaime shook her head at me buying yet another camera.) With an abundance of choices in the compact market, the Leica connection was the clincher for me.

The cool thing about the Lx1, besides its sleek classic look is that it shoots in RAW, so if you are willing to spare the time and play around with the processing, you get pretty good quality from a point and shoot. Another cool thing is it shoots really wide, in 16:9 perspective if you know what that is. I have been carrying it around, getting to know it. Here are some samples.