Hi Tom,

I voted with my wallet for the LX3, and am largely pleased with it after half a year. Because I value wide angle over telephoto, it and the GX200 had an edge in my considerations, that and the the fact the G10 is quite bulky in comparison. At the time I bought, the GX was quite a bit more expensive than the LX3 but it's less expensive now and has the very tempting accessory electronic viewfinder. The LX3's biggest shortcoming is any sort of viewfinder, other than an accessory optical one.

I popped a test image in the favorite photos gallery. File size is too small to tell much but the camera's wide angle lens and low-light capabilities are on display.

I'll note that a lot of the LX3 manual controls are accessed via a small joystick, which isn't as easy as the G10 dials. Part of the price of miniaturization.

Cheers,