Shel Belinkoff wrote: > The LX is an amazingly good camera for low light work. I've > made perfect exposures in a room that was completely dark but > for a flickering TV screen, the light from which was > constantly changing. The LX, with the shutter open, just > kept measuring the light until the proper exposure was made, > times varied between around twenty to forty seconds. That > evening I got 36 perfectly exposed shots. Portraits by TV > light ... y'gotta love it! > Add the new, brighter focusing screens and a fast lens, and > you've got a real low-light shooter. The nice thing with the > LX is that if the light changes during exposure, the metering > system adjust while the exposure is being made. > > Although I prefer the MX for daily shooting, it doesn't hold > a candle to the LX in low light situations.
I very very rarely use a flash and this was a major plus point to LX ownership, in how well it handled low light situations. I would far sooner carry a tripod and use a remote shutter release and have long exposures, than use a flash. Malcolm
