After performing a lot of research in magazines and on the internet, I was in need of a replacement for my Canon G7 which has served me very well over the years, but as technology has advanced so much over the past five years or so. And Image quality and overall camera performance was my main interest in my search. So I'm now the proud owner of a Panasonic Lumix LX100, Although I have only managed to get out with it for one day of shooting up in the mountains, I am very pleased with the results, giving good overall exposures and still keeping detail in the shadow areas. I will be doing a lot more testing over the coming weeks.
This is one of the first images taken with my New Lumix LX100, performing a good test on it's dynamic range of being able to retain detail in the shadow areas even when shooting into the sun.