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ProLost is the Site of the Week on TWiP. If you're a first-time-visitor, thanks for stopping by! Here's a topical greatest hits to make you feel at home:

• The post that got me in is this, my tinker-toy musing of what the digital cinema camera of tomorrow might look like. Since then camera gear manufacturer Zacuto has gotten in on that game.
• But in order for all that stuff to make sense, we need camera manufacturers to get serious about this new class of camera.
• The first to do so may be Panasonic, with their announcement of the Lumix G, the first SLR-esque camera designed specifically to shoot video. Thoughts here.
• I wrote a letter to Canon asking for 24p support on the 5D MarkII.
• I wrote about RED's plans for making DSLRs obsolete.
• I explained why, as lovely as it is, Reverie looks like video, not motion picture film.
• Long ago, I preemptively praised Panasonic for the specs of the LX3. Today mine arrives from Amazon!
• At any time you can see all my posts tagged Photography or Cameras.
• On Flickr, here are my 12 "most interesting" photos, here are some of my selects, and here's my photostream.

Enjoy! I read all your comments and respond where appropriate. You can also find me at the Rebel Café, where we discuss stuff related to my book, The DV Rebel's Guide.

UPDATE: I appreciate all the requests for my impressions of the LX3. I'm going to refrain though until Lightroom supports it's raw files—until then, it's not a real camera. But I did post a couple of sample 720p24 videos on Vimeo to appease those who wanted to see how much of an improvement they represent over the LX2

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Panasonic LX3 Video Sample: Chairs from ProLost on Vimeo.

Comments

[supergimp]

Can't wait to hear your thoughts on the LX3 first hand once you've had a chance to give it a go!

[stephen v2]

I can't wait to see what you think of the LX3 video especially compared to D90 stuff. I wonder if it has the same rolling shutter and balky manual control issues of the D90.

[jdiamond]

yeah im up in the air against the LX3 and the G10. right now the LX3 is winning for the 720p24 video in a specs sense, although the G10 has a longer throw on their lens. would love to hear your thoughts on the LX3

[Jeff]

Yes, please post your comments on the LX3. I have been watching it's pre-order price and status at Amazon bounce around for weeks.

[Tate Dominguez]

Yeah Stu, please post a comment on the LX3. Im on a really tight budget and cant really afford an HV30 right now but I still need a camera and a regular P&S.. would the LX3 do for cheap shorts? If not, what would you suggest I get? Thanks.

[Stu]

The LX3 is not gonna cut it even for "cheap" shorts." The HV30, is only http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00114PN1U/002-6158493-5501619?ie=UTF8&tag=prolost-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B00114PN1U" REL="nofollow">$700 on Amazon right now. The http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CCLBSA/002-6158493-5501619?ie=UTF8&tag=prolost-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B001CCLBSA" REL="nofollow">LX3 is $478. Just how cheap are your shorts?

[Tate Dominguez]

Too bad. My shorts are cheap, very cheap! Life at Full Sail University is very expensive for a South American like me. I guess I will have to starve and get myself an HV30. Thanks for replying Stu. By the way, is Mark Christiansen planning on releasing a new After Effects Studio Techniques book now that CS4 is out?

[Valeriu]

Hi Stu,
What are your thoughts on this camera?
Is there a way of locking the AE in movie mode?