V Lux 1

[james_martin9]

I am thinking of purchasing the camera for a travel sidekick to my D200 kit.

Can anyone tell me about this camera, and how does it do in low light high iso?

[Nowhereman]

James:

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I bought the V-Lux 1 because I was attracted to the idea of a 420mm-equivalent lens with

the depth of field of a 90mm lens in 35mm terms. I'm pleased with it but, if you want it for

travel together with your D200, it seems to me it should be because you want the huge

(interms of reach) telephoto. Otherwise, I would get a smaller camera, such as the Ricoh

GR-D or GX100 or the Leica D-Lux 3.

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As a small-sensor camera like the V-Lux 1 will always produce much more grain than a

larger sensor camera like the D200, you'd better like the grainly effect if you're going to

buy it. However, the ISO 800 and 1600 files that the V-Lux 1 produces are better than

those of the D-Lux 3. Here are two pictures shot at ISO 400 with the V-Lux 1:

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--Mitch/Potomac, MD

[tom_murray2]

Doesn't the V-Lux have a video viewfinder? How's that in practice? I handled one in a Minnolta 5i or somthing like that and it was really choppy and awful.

[patrik_hartlen]

I used to have an V-Lux 1 but I found the video viewfinder annoying. If you are locked and zoomed in on a moving target, (I shoot a lot of running dogs), it's very hard to follow it as it moves in the terrain. And the viewfinder goes black when a picture is taken/processed, like an SLR, but for a much longer time. But other that that I found it to be a great companion to the much heavier DSLR.