This TINY point and shoot camera is secretly a "Leica"

[@apxril_]

I appreciate how you show where you stand when you took the photo and show the original and edited. It's really helpful. and the photos looked so good!

[@coffeecuparcade]

Good one! Never seen the LX1 in action. I have been the proud owner of the LX3, LX5, and multiple LX7's which I still shoot with today. I absolutely love the line!

[@photo1416]

Tell me, pls do you have an lx7 camera that is also blurry at the corners of the frame, especially at open apertures?

[@coffeecuparcade]

@@photo1416 Blurry in the corners? No both of mine are tack sharp throughout the photos.

[@KtR1sk]

I had my first point and shoot camera in 2003, now I only used a phone and dlsr/mirrorless, but now after almost 20 years I ordered a Panasonic Lumix DMC TZ-7 point and shoot camera again, because I miss something small and useful for traveling

[@michaelbell75]

Nice! I have an LX2 which is basically the Leica D-Lux 3 and an FX01 which is a C-Lux 1. Cool little cameras.

[@tarapaul8212]

I have the lx 100. Love the little thing! I like the manual focus the best on mine.

[@klausmoritzpeitzsch690]

Yes, these "Panaleicas" are great cameras.

[@dubanhernandocastanedamora7196]

Thats the real name

[@deanrobertnoble138]

Still have my Lumix LX3. Cracking cameras with fast lenses for their class. Great video; thankyou!

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

Thanks for watching🖖

[@duncanrae7504]

I've been shooting m42 lenses on my Digilux 3 , lovely images when I manage to nail the focus .

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

Ooh I do enjoy my m42 lenses, I might have to look that camera up👍

[@PatternRecognitionMusic]

Found this after pulling the trigger on an LX3, can't wait to get it in hand and do some walk around with it. Meanwhile, am I the only one shouting at my screen, "take a picture of THIS, frame it like THAT???"

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

Nope, definitely not the only one😂 When I’m editing these videos I often roll my eyes at the things I’ve missed😂

[@PatternRecognitionMusic]

@@DavidFlowerOfficial LOL That's awesome - I was looking at that building with the wavy roof and thinking, include that fence in the shot dude! Anyway, have a great day.

[@jimmoody6564]

Absolutely brilliant little camera. I picked up a silver one a few months ago in as new condition along with an Olympus C5050 for £24! The lx1 files are glorious. I've since bought an LX 100ii as well. Keep up the great work on the channel.

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

That was a bargain! Thanks for watching, Jim🖖

[@siofna9709]

Interessting video and your images looks great. I like point and shoot cameras. Have a tiny colletion and use them all. In my collection I have 6 Lumix cameras and a TZ1 will come this or next week. With greetings from lower Baveria

[@alanmcdonald7390]

Did I abandon my lumix TZ80 too soon. It had serious limitations in terms of controls and low ilght. But the damn thing did take nice shots, it was a nice Leica flavoured compact.

[@jlore6344]

I had an LX2, back when it came out, and now use a GF1, but am looking at getting an LX2 again :) Great vid review BTW, thanks.

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

I have the Lx1 and Lx3 and just recently gave my GF2 to a mate of mine so I replaced it with an Olympus Pen mini😁 Really appreciate you watching. Have a good one🖖

[@digitaldion]

I have a Leica DLux 3, and I used to own a DLux 5. They are amazing little cameras and very underrated these days.

[@robertmeyerson1618]

I have a bunch of point & shoots... Lumix ZS50, ZS25, ZS6 & ZS100. (So many cameras, so little time).

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

Add a few more then you have one for every day of the week 😁 Thanks for watching 🖖

[@Rytronica]

I watched this video with no idea you would be shooting in my exact geographically local area. I was looking to buy a GX1 tonight and then the algorithm clocks in like.... 💻👍👁️

[@trevorbrooks813]

Nice vid, thanks. After I dropped my LX7 (cmos) from my balcony (whoops) I was lucky to find an LX5 (ccd) at a good price locally. It's basically the same as your LX1 and the LX3 in between, the same format switching and so on but with an ever so slightly shorter faster lens which I prefer. It does start to panic in bright, harsh light, so I'm particular about when I use it down here in Oz. For a small in your pocket cam it's lovely to hold and satisfying to use. Thanks again.

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

Ah man killing a camera sucks. Does the lx5 also have the 16:9 sensor? That’s one thing I didn’t look for when I was looking into these. Thanks for watching mate🖖

[@trevorbrooks813]

@@DavidFlowerOfficial Yep 16:9, keeps it interesting 🙃

[@earlfenwick]

I'm really attracted to the Lumix gx80-85 and the gx-9. That form factor and a tilt screen with stabilisation and touch really does it for me. A bit more expensive obviously but still a good deal. I'm a big fan of the point and shoots, though because choosing lenses gives me a headache.

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

Yeah since getting the Canon G10 I love the compact cameras. I’ve had my eye on the lx100 for quite a while but the price hurts😂

[@gideonliddiardphotography]

The GX-7's are a reasonable price now and have the tilt OVF/screen and IBIS, I use mine as a back-up to my EM-1 Mkii and rate it very highly.

[@gideonliddiardphotography]

Just managed to get one for sixty quid, not quite the bargain you managed, but looks mint and had a few spare batteries, so very happy.

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

Yeah that’s still a decent price based on the average I saw when looking. The spare batteries are gonna be very handy based on what I found when shooting raw because mine drained incredibly fast compared to shooting jpeg. Thanks for watching 🖖

[@gideonliddiardphotography]

@@DavidFlowerOfficial Handy to know, looking forward to having a mess around with it, and keep up the great work with the channel, love it.

[@danielchanow5394]

I like the camera lx1 that I picked up for (equivalent to) 35 dollars a lot. It can take take very detailed pictures with a high degree of sharpening and I would think it is suited to "unromantic technical pictures" . I find it difficult to handle in some situations such as bright sunshine. It is also slow to operate if you are in a hurry. This is my personal opinion. It is able to produce amazing pictures under ideal conditions.

[@johnashcroft-jones6091]

Love the Lx 1, thanks for showing it. My FX30 bought new in 2009 (?) still runs as new. It has super sharp Leica Vario Elmarit F2.8-5.6 4.4-17.6mm ASPH. Wide angle of 4.4mm is full frame equivalent to 25mm. Power zoom, auto focus and exposure. Video, scene modes, and flash. Size 95x55x25mm. Sweet.

[@hertsman5]

I had the LX5 about 6 years ago and it's a brilliant little camera - I sold it but I want to buy another one at some time ( when the prices drop a bit more 😁)

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

Yeah the prices are painful at the moment. Thanks for watching 🖖

[@stephank.502]

Nice Photos. Thx David

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

Thanks for watching, Stephan🖖

[@fotojobo]

I love my Lx3. Its been around the world several times.

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

I just got an LX3 and can’t wait to get out with it 🖖

[@deejayiwan7]

This is just another example that any camera is good these days, especially for online content... Its the photographer that makes the pictures

[@photobyTaps]

Very nice shots!

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

Thanks very much🖖

[@shubhangmehrotra1298]

Great video and a great camera! I am wondering which Color profile do you use Standard, Natural or Vivid?

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

The natural profile 🖖

[@shubhangmehrotra1298]

@@DavidFlowerOfficial Thanks!

[@herobear]

Like it! Nice Camera Man

[@AndySnap]

The LX5 was a great little compact, I wish I hadn't sold it. The Lumix/Leica cooperation has produced super cameras. Just look how much love the Leica Q2 gets, aka, the most expensive Lumix point n shoot!

[@edissonrivera1843]

I bought one lx5 in $30 😍 like a new condition

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

That’s a great deal🖖😁

[@luisaromariz]

@@edissonrivera1843 ive been searching for one! where did you find it that cheap?

[@jalakanen]

I bought lx2. New battery cost more than camera. And yes, images look so good

[@GrumpyTim]

What a bargain David, and a great little camera to boot - I loved using the Lumix/Leica collaboration bridge cameras, so I think I know how good this one will be. The 16:9 sensor is really cool, although probably less brilliant if you shoot in portrait format a lot, because you're less likely to want tall skinny shots. Pity about the memory card limitation, but there again, if you don't intend to do much editing and stick to JPEGs it won't really be that much of an issue.

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

I actually found the JPEGs to be pretty nice and needing little to no editing. The flower shot for example was sooc and the colour is gorgeous. I found 16:9 tricky to compose to start with after getting used to 4:3 🖖

[@GrumpyTim]

@@DavidFlowerOfficial I've always been stuck in the mud, wanting to work in the standard 2x3 aspect ratio, even setting my Lumix cameras to said ratio (only relevant for framing because the RAW's are still 4:3), but since seeing you work in 4:3 with your OMs, I've actually embraced 4:3 and I'm quite enjoying it too. Framing in 16:9 would feel a bit weird - it's always a pain when I'm filming something tall and I have to go so far back to get it in that all the crap around the sides starts to creep into shot!!!

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

Yeah there were a couple of shots that I felt had too much going on at the sides, so I punched in and then felt like it was lacking in height lol. It’s fun to use though, but I’m loving 4:3 as it just feels more flexible. I’ve even started using 4:3 for video when I’m using the action cam just because it allows more freedom in post. I think I’ll be adding a couple more of these types of cameras to my collection if the prices calm down or I get lucky like I did in this case

[@cityproofdad]

Leica d lux 7 an lumix lx100 is the same camera leica rebranded it in 2018 where the lx100 i was released in 2015 and mark ii in 2018

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

Yeah the Leica/Panasonic partnership has produced some great cameras 👍

[@thatsamshow]

Good video David and a good camera at a bargain price. You should try a few wide angle panoramas for that 16:9 and see what you can come up with! Just a random video idea - you can drop a cheeky tenner in my back pocket later. 😀👍

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

Haha at 16:9 already feels like a pano after shooting micro four thirds😂 Thanks for watching, Sam🖖

[@michaelbrown5371]

Good one Dave 👍 interesting watch that. The images looked great and looks like you had to do minimal editing. Right I'll make you a promise! When we're out on a sunny day I'm going to shoot with my tz200 😁

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

Haha, cheers Mike. I am fairly confident that the point and shoot will be fun and significantly smaller than your S5😂

[@michaelbrown5371]

@@DavidFlowerOfficial could be fun and frustrating 😁 yes definitely smaller than the s5! I've just had it out and set it up better. It's a lot smaller than I remember 😂

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

I think it’ll be wonderfully entertaining 🤣

[@michaelbrown5371]

@@DavidFlowerOfficial For you it will be 😂

[@alexSpunkt.]

Amazing little camera 🖖🏻

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

It’s a whole lot of fun. Thanks for watching, Alex🖖

[@hit.the_north]

Quality vid mate and bargain digicam 😎👌

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

Thanks very much mate 🖖

[@kostyafedot551]

I got Panasonic with Leica lens for 40 CAD in 2004. As Leica M shooter, I see the lens in this camera as real Leica.

[@MrRoRoWe]

Thank you for the video! I have an LX2, bought it just for the curiosity of having a 16:9 sensor. I really like the pictures, it takes about 7 seconds for each one to be saved on the SD card though 🤷‍♂️

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

Yeah I noticed that with the raw files 😂 JPEGs are a bit faster, but I think a lot of it comes from the speed restriction on the SD cards

[@thegroove2000]

Have fun.

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

Always man. You too🖖

[@akisberg]

I have this camera.

[@harrison00xXx]

Ah, yes, the average Leica superzoom lens you see everywhere. Its with a high chance a lens produced by canon and branded with "Leica", "Zeiss" etc.

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

Regardless, it’s the same lens in the Leica D-lux 2 so if it’s good enough for Leica, it’s good enough for me 🖖😁

[@harrison00xXx]

@@DavidFlowerOfficial Yep. I cant care less about the branding as well. Doesnt have to be "Leica" or "Zeiss", as long the image quality and 3d pop is is ok for me... no need for a "good" branding.

[@bigrobotnewstoday1436]

I heard the only real difference is Panasonics color science.

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

Yeah that’s what I mentioned with regards the jpeg vs raw files. There are slight differences in the JPEGs, but colour science doesn’t affect raw files so if you shoot raw, you’ll get the same results

[@_Diggler]

If you find this camera for $80 and not much MUCH more, DM me the link. This camera isn’t out there for this price. No where!

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

I looked on eBay just now and the first one on there is £69 buy now which I believe is about 85 usd?

[@paulstevenson9840]

The ebay offer is for a bonny looking LX1 but with issues. The seller has offered it to me at £60. The problem is, can the issues be fixed. I am not confident enough to take a chance.

[@irgendwasmitcomputer]

Just boght one for 25€

[@saalikreynolds3064]

What a bargain. Photos look fine to me.

[@DavidFlowerOfficial]

I think I got very lucky with that price. Thanks for watching 🖖