Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/16

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Subject: [Leica] new Digilux arriving?
From: "4Season" <4Season@boulder.net>
Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 20:04:03 -0600

I see that Fuji has replaced the MX700, upon which the Leica Digilux was
based, with a new model sporting a 2-megapixel chip, and the price doesn't
seem too bad either. Any word on a Leicafied version? And for that matter,
how good was the original, in terms of optics and battery life? Around the
office, the Kodak DC260 gets a lot of use, eats a lot of batteries, and I
think it's (digital) telephoto settings and flare resistance look bad, but
by and large, it's earning it's keep--most product shots from it are small
anyhow. For my personal work, I've been wanting to try using big camera
techniques (I want to see if I can use filters, and try black-and-white
techniques in particular) on one of these things, just to see how far I can
go, and the Fuji/Leica seems like a real attractive package that I might
just toss in the bag along with the M system.

Jeff