I need to buy a new "compact" camera, the candidates so far are the D-Lux 5 and the GF1 with 20mm pancake but I am open to alternatives on the same price range.
The D-Lux 5 is intriguing (would pick this rather then the LX5 because it comes with Lightroom), while the GF1 has a bigger sensor, and the advantages of the mu43.
What do I shoot? Beside some street photography, family shots and so forth (D-Lux 5 would work just fine here) I also do quite some food shots, and here's where I am brought to believe the GF1 with the 20mm would be a better fit: beside the fast 1:1.7/20 it has a bigger sensor and therefore more chances of taking OOF background pictures. Now: I don't need extreme OOF (there are horrible examples of food photography with extreme OOF out there), but the shallower DOF available, the more options to choose from I would have.
In the past few days I browsed the LX5/D-Lux 5 and the GF1 groups searching for food shots to see how they compare and while I found a lot of compelling GF1 food photos I have not been able to find a decent number of LX5 food oriented photos to make a decent comparison. So I am asking you guys for an opinion to help me decide.
The D-Lux 5 is intriguing (would pick this rather then the LX5 because it comes with Lightroom), while the GF1 has a bigger sensor, and the advantages of the mu43.
What do I shoot? Beside some street photography, family shots and so forth (D-Lux 5 would work just fine here) I also do quite some food shots, and here's where I am brought to believe the GF1 with the 20mm would be a better fit: beside the fast 1:1.7/20 it has a bigger sensor and therefore more chances of taking OOF background pictures. Now: I don't need extreme OOF (there are horrible examples of food photography with extreme OOF out there), but the shallower DOF available, the more options to choose from I would have.
In the past few days I browsed the LX5/D-Lux 5 and the GF1 groups searching for food shots to see how they compare and while I found a lot of compelling GF1 food photos I have not been able to find a decent number of LX5 food oriented photos to make a decent comparison. So I am asking you guys for an opinion to help me decide.