compact camera with a viewfinder

Posted by: Rockingdoc on 20 March 2009

Is there such a thing these days as a decent compact camera with a decent viewfinder?
I'm off on another cycle tour and need a lightweight camera with a viewfinder. I've used and loved a Leica D-Lux2 for years, but now have to put on reading glasses to see the screen, which doesn't work for me on the bike.
I have a Leica M8, but it is too much of a brick on the bike.
I looked at a Canon G10, but thought the viewfinder was useless.
Any suggestions?

Posted on: 02 April 2009 by northpole

If the lx3 is like the d-lux, when set to raw, every time you take a photo, the camera saves both a raw file and a jpeg file. Uses up more space on the memory card and it takes a moment or two to write each image to the card, but it really offers you the best of both worlds, in my opinion.

Peter

Posted on: 02 April 2009 by Lontano

You get a choice of RAW only, Jpeg only or both. Scotty, make sure you get a good sized memory card - 4GB+ as taking both uses up a fair amount of memory. RAW gives you the best flexibility for post processing the pictures and occasionally a photo that cannot be easily fixed in jpeg format can be sorted in RAW.

Posted on: 03 April 2009 by scottyhammer

cheers guys

Posted on: 03 April 2009 by Derek Wright

* just seen Luminous Landscape explanation earlier