Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital rangefinders for the new Digilux
From: Nathan Wajsman <n.wajsman@chello.nl>
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 19:11:34 +0100
References: <000801c3be50$78dfa650$6501a8c0@dorysrusp4>

Well, I did play with the Digilux 2 and found the electronic viewfinder to
be awful. But then again, I have no experience with other electronic
viewfinders, so it may well be that this one is better than most. My frame
of reference is what I see when I look through my M6HM, and this is
definitely far from that... :-(

Which is really too bad, because everything else about this camera is quite
good--solid feel, the focusing action is not bad, and the LCD screen on the
back is the best I have seen on any digicam (which is not saying much, but I
have seen a few). The viewfinder, however, rules this out for me as a
digital option.

Nathan

Don Dory wrote:

> Yesterday I played around with the Panasonic LZ10 I think.  The
> electronic viewfinder had a pretty fine pitch to the LCD and the manual
> focus worked very well.  A center rangefinder patch showed a very high
> magnification of the central part of the image until you put pressure on
> the shutter release at which point the magnified area went away
> revealing an uncluttered viewfinder.
>
> So, I think manual focusing will be a relatively pleasant possibility
> for the new Digilux.  The feedback from the focusing ring was very much
> like the feedback from an USM or silentwave lens switched to manual.
>
> As an aside, the 8X10's that I printed showed that Panasonic has
> definitely revised their in camera processing.  Very fine detail with
> excellent shadow detail was revealed without blown highlights.  There
> was a little more sharpening and contrast than was revealed for the 10D
> whose shots I used as a comparison.  I think that the images coming off
> the new Leica will be very competitive with what else is out there.
>
> Some have complained about the price, but it will all depend on
> assembly, engineering, and material choice.  Most people on this list
> have already demonstrated their weakness for upper end goods, whether it
> is scotch, bicycles, watches, automobiles, fountain pens, or cameras.
> For example, when I am cutting rabbits, I would much rather use a fine
> tooth Japanese hand saw than a Makita.
>
> Don
> dorysrus@mindspring.com
>
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