I hate to be anorakian, but...... what camera should I get?

[Hansm]

What about the Panasonic Lumix LX3?
It has a very good reputation. I don't know of the short zoom range is an obstacle for you?

[carregwen]

What about the Panasonic Lumix LX3?
It has a very good reputation. I don't know of the short zoom range is an obstacle for you?

Hans

It looks quite good, and the cost is reasonable, but it still has a small sensor, so I am concerned about image quality. Thanks for the mention though.

[Radu Dinu Cordeanu]

Hans

It looks quite good, and the cost is reasonable, but it still has a small sensor, so I am concerned about image quality. Thanks for the mention though.

Hi,
As I saw Your expactations are at the level of a Leica.I wish You be so lucky to have one(is light and with a wide lens should be enough).Only 5 k pounds,new, without lens.I think You could find one,in good condition, at second hand
Radu Dinu

PS "Before the M8 review I had no experience of rangefinder photography, something I considered relegated to history. During the review process (and thanks to input from those who had used rangefinders before) I gradually began to ‘get’ the advantages, being better ‘connected’ to the subject thanks to the huge bright viewfinder, and being forced to focus manually, alwys select the aperture, and think more about the shot. Not to mention in the case of the M8, the look from those gorgeous prime lenses (amazingly sharp at the point of focus fading smoothly to silky bokeh). Hence not long after posting my review I bought an M8 for myself (along with a bunch of lenses), and ever since (and unconsciously) all of my personal favorite photographs have come from the M8.

Obviously M series ownership isn’t for everyone, nor is rangefinder photography. But if you’re serious about photography and you get the chance, even if you’d never considered it before, you really should try it."

(although I'm serious about photography, I'm so sorry this words are not mine,could You understand why?)