>>8084620Thanks Anon, I appreciate the kindness.
Overall I prefer the LX3, largely because it has a sharper lens and is slightly easier to use when shooting one handed.
The LX5 benefits from a bit more zoom and better stabilization. However I feel the noise on the LX5 is a bit worse, but I don't really have anything to back that up. One thing to keep in mind is that the LX5 only accepts licensed batteries, so they're 30 bucks more expensive or so.
Can't go wrong with either one though honestly, but if I only could choose one it would be the LX3.
If you end up getting either one I'd advise against getting one of those auto lens caps as they let in a lot of dust when the camera is in your pocket, this is solved if you use a pouch though.
