Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Martin, I just bought the Fuji MX-2700 on a trip to Tokyo and am very happy with it. The new Leica Digilux Zoom is essentially a Fuji MX-1700. The 1700 does not have as high a resolution as the 2700, but has a 3x optical zoom. I'd be happy to try and answer any specific questions. A good place for on-line links and comparisons of digital cameras is: www.steves-digicams.com Bryan - ----- Original Message ----- From: Martin Howard <howard.390@osu.edu> To: Leica Users Group <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 4:43 PM Subject: [Leica] Digital cameras > > Has anyone used digital cameras, the Leica/Fuji ones? I'm planning a road > trip across the US next spring/summer, and I'm thinking of setting up a > web-page that is updated on a more or less daily basis with photos and > text for family and friends. > > The Fuji MX-700 and its Leica equivalent seems to be no longer available, > but replaced by the MX-2700. Does Leica have an equivalent? What is the > difference between the Leica and Fuji cameras? Would buying a second-hand > MX-700 be a good deal (I only need about 640x480 resolution, since I'll > only ever be using these shots for the web-page. I'm taking M2, M3 and > II for the paper stuff!) > > Any experiences, suggestions, or advice welcome! > > M. > > -- > Martin Howard | > Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | What boots up must come down. > email: howard.390@osu.edu | > www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +--------------------------------------- >