I wonder sometimes about the very critical assessments. The LX 5 is an ambitious compact camera, but also no more. For a camera with this claim, and because there is no optical viewfinder is installed, this viewfinder is more than adequate. While other ambitious Compact (G12, P 7100) have built-in optical viewfinder, but they are rather useless. I always use it and it makes this "always with you" camera, even in very bright surroundings to an almost DSLR, at least for the Fotographiergefühl. Conclusion: Great part, for a reason to buy the LX 5, you just have to create the right scale.
