On Jul 25, 2012, at 2:33 PM, David Simms wrote: > At last, I have tentatively joined the digital crowd. I'm not abandoning > film... but I'm adopting digital shooting as a pragmatic move. > > After a bit of research I decided on an affordable, used Lumix LX3 that I > snagged on Ebay. I am happy with the results and the capabilities of the > camera and even more with the portability of it. > > My big issue of the moment is the &^^&^$$ menu system. Am I missing something > here ? Can one ever get used to this geek-menu ? Would anyone know whether > Leica did any better with the DLUX 4 ? > > I'm not asking a lot form it. I just want to set it up so I know what it's > doing in Program mode. i want to use it like a Leica M...if I know that its > metering in the central portion of the field, and setting the focus there, > I'm pretty happy. it would be nice to be able to tweak the exposure a bit, on > the fly, but that's it for me. I know you folks have had experience with a > lot of the menus and those must have evolved somewhat since this camera was > introduced. > > Comments? I've read the manual several times and refer to it nearly every > time I want to do something.. AArgh !! I think it fair to say that in "Program" mode you need to accept (and learn) "their programs" as apposed to your teaching the "programs." "Manual" mode (if there is one) will get you closest to Leica M experience. Regards, George Lottermoser george@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/