Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm getting the impression these days that a company will make an initial run of a digital model and then make no more. Thus, after the first run, they are discontinued. That would make sense given the explosion of new features and innovations in the digital world, and the tendency for digi-lovers to cluster around the home page of www.dpreview.com wondering what the next model will bring. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Gerry Walden Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 9:01 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] New Panasonic/Leica My understanding is that the Digilux 2 is discontinued, so be careful. That information was given to my by Leica UK. Gerry On 02/04/06, Don Dory <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote: > Paul, > The Digilux 2 is still a capable performer, 16X20's are very doable > especially if you keep the ISO down to 100. It is a little long in > the tooth but if you can buy it for 500 quid then sell it for the same > you might do just fine. On the other side, if you bought a 20D it is > on the depreciation side as the 30D is out and the 20D has not hit > equilibrium yet. -- Gerry Walden LBPPA Web: www.gwpics.com Web2:www.gwpics.thephotohq.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)23 8046 3076 _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information