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Thanks Lili .
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Brian, none as of yet. Earlier this year, a Panasonic spokesperson gave an interview to Lets Go stating that the LX2 is their advanced compact, adding that "It is the year of the Photokina show so you can expect a lot from us." To me, this implies that we'll see an LX2 replacement of some sort for Photokina. In the same interview, he says "Larger sensors can be an advantage. The size of the sensors will vary. There will be more large sensors integrated in compact cameras than in the past. But in my opinion the majority of the cameras will still be equipped with a small sensor although it might diverge more than in the past." This suggests that Panasonic knows they have to get a model in the large sensor compact market before long. I wouldn't be surprised to see a Panasonic compact with a 4/3" sensor within the next year.This sector is moving so fast though, I wonder what will be available, at what price by Christmas? Amin, did you mention a successor to the LX2? any pointers on further info?
I am about 99.9% sure I'm going to love the D2, it's supposed to ship to me tomorrow. Wish they'd just updated it rather than making the D3 a dslr. Tried the L1 and loved it for the controls and lens, but it was just too big and heavy for me.The D2 and E-410 kit (with 14-42) have a very similar form, total light gathering ability, and zoom range. Prior to the E-410, the D2 was my most used camera for a while. Choosing between them was difficult, but I didn't want to keep both since they served a similar role for me. The main reason I went with the E-410 over the D2 was that the Oly did a better job keeping up with my children as they are always on the move. For "general" photography, I preferred using the D2.
Hallelujah! That sounds really promising. The perfect small camera could be around the corner. I wonder how long it will take them to miniaturise the chip and get into production....
Since you're into serious compacts, did you see the mention on dpreview of yet another breakthrough in small sensor technology here :
http://www.techradar.com/news/photography-video-capture/cameras/digital-camera-sensor-loves-low-lighting-323895
Just imagine a Panasonic TZ50 with Nikon D3 IQ and performance... where would the DSLR market be then? :bugeyes:
Kind Regards
Brian
Hi Sean, many thanks! That does make it clearer. The one change I made was to take out the words "of course" ."... The noise floor, of course, is the level at which the detail in deep shadows is lost among the file's digital noise.