If you’re like me and somewhat serious about photography, you probably research your lenses and cameras before you buy them. While I’m eagerly waiting for my new Panasonic LX3 to arrive, I was browsing around a bit to see what other LX3 owners have been able to produce with that camera. Not so surprisingly, I found a lot of great photos. But I also found a cool website that I wasn’t aware of until now: pixel-peeper.com. It uses the Flickr API to let you search for photos made by pretty much any kind of camera or lens.
Have a look and judge picture quality for yourself. Of course it’s true that a $6000 lens also typically has a better photographer behind it so comparing its photos to other random photos taken with a $100 piece of glass probably isn’t entirely fair. But it’s fun comparing anyhow.