Curious- what compact do you use?

I've just bought the Optio M90, (I think) exclusively available from Argos at £69.99 (thanks to a recent reduction of £30 and some £50 less than the RRP when it was launched just a few months ago).

In little more than a week it's already proved its worth in capturing some excellent snaps on a recce for an intended photo shoot.

Regards

Geoff

I would tend to go along with that theory, they employ the 'leica kudos' to help sales.The Panasonic I owned was no better than my 1-10 yet had very good reviews, I still think Pentax have the edge in the lens department. I highly rate the Pentax Optio range, my first compact was an Optio S10,this got me back into photography.
I think pentax compacts are underrated.
Regards
Chris

Wow, I'll second that. I had one for many years and took it everywhere, home and abroad. A lovely camera which never let me down and if a digital respin came out I'd be sorely tempted. At the moment I have a Nikon P3 but I'll probably replace it with something else fairly soon, maybe an Optio. TBH, my mobile phone takes pics that aren't that much below the P3's quality.

Maybe compacts will go the way of watches. link

Panasonic LX3 - if needed, can be borrowed from our daughter. She took some lovely shots with it in Italy this year. No optical view finder is the only real quibble with it.

The Panasonic LX3 is my compact of choice as well

When I bought it I did consider a GF1 but one lens collection is more than enough to manage

Glyn

I now use this

Just got an LX5. Gorgeous, fast and great quality pics. OK it is not Pentax but it is an LX...

Panasonic FS5 and LX3. The FS5 was bought as a miniature camera to go in bike or work bag for snaps, for which it's ideal. The LX3 I use mainly for business trips and social occasions when I want decent results without the weight and bulk of the K20. I like the image quality and controllability of the LX3.

For compact/pocket use I have two cameras.

#1 an old Sony Cybershot P10 (5MP) with some nice manual controls, 3X zoom, 1" screen , opt. vfdr., flash, + movie clips, etc. This has seen a lot of location use, has amazing IQ, and is also small enough to take to places where one has to be discrete.

#2 is my Pany Lumix FZ8. Whether the lens is genuine Leica or not, it has produced some stunning pics. I would say on par with many good DSLR optics. Of course the BIG downside is the noise (forget anything above 400 ISO).

Thus I have reasonable pocket and bridge cameras for back-up. If either of these were to be 'lost' - no tears.