The new Panasonic digital camera flagship is the DMC-LX3.  It sports a new Leica Vario-Summicron lens with a 24-60mm (35mm equivalent) F2.0-2.8.  It has a big 1/1.63-inch CCD, 10.1 MP, and the color and the detail out of the camera show it.

Randy Cox, our photo lab manager, has a wide collection of Leica; and Panasonic with Leica glass, cameras that he has aquired over the years.  He says that this is the best one he has used so far.  Razor sharp, bright colors, and a ton of user controls not available on even the most popular high end point and shoot digital cameras.

The screen on the back is a huge 3.0 inch, 16×9 panel.  You can shoot in three aspect ratios on the fly; 16:9, 3:2, and 4:3.  Check it out:

The camera uses SD memory cards of any capacity.  Below are some examples from the camera.  The last one was shot using the optional wide angle lens adapter giving the camera an 18mm equivalent.  All pictures were shot by Randy Cox, the Roberts Imaging lab manager.