Opinion: I like to shoot at wide angles (streets, buildings, industrial sites & landscapes) & have always dreamed of a small camera with aspirations to medium format characteristics. This is about as close as I've found. I used to own a Ricoh GX-100 & loved it but was disappointed with the less than optimum IQ. The abundance of features on the LX3, combined with excellent IQ & a very fast lens, well, I haven't begun to explore the possibilities.
Problems: Minor, but: the dinky on/off & record/display switches. They seem awfully tiny & fragile.