I agree with you XenaWP for the most part. However, I would argue that Panasonic has become a major player in the consumer market and is making inroads in the professional market with models like the
GH1. The
LX3 has become the point an shoot of choice for many professionals and proves that focusing on top notch optics as opposed to megapixel count can offer results superior to similar cameras that simply cram in more pixels.