Re: [Leica] new Digilux arriving?

["Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>]

Jeff-
I got a Digilux, and from a LUGGER who wanted a MAVICA FD-91 supposedly with
better resolution.... his photos can't touch the Digilux. I can make 4x6
prints that look as good as what I do on the Fuji printer at the store, 5x7s
that you need a really close look to tell that they are digital, and 8x10s
that look good at normal viewing distances- 18", a cubit, 465mm, but show
some digital artifacts on closer view.
I would imagine that the Fuji MX-2700 is one heck of a camera, and I saw one
on the web for $699, so the price is right! If Leica makes another foray in
to consumer digital, I would imagine they will use their software, but I'll
be honest with you- since I use Corel Photo Paint, the bundled software is
not that important.
The Digilux battery lasts pretty well as it is a lithium ion battery, and I
can fill a couple of 16meg SmartMedia cards between charges. IT is small
 the MX2700 is actually smaller) and easily put in a shirt pocket.
I enjoy it for making photos to put on the web and for sending to friend-
and for just playing around with the Epson Photo700 printer! Great thing for
those rainy days when you can't get out with a "real" camera!!!
Dan
- -----Original Message-----
From: 4Season <4Season@boulder.net>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Sunday, May 16, 1999 11:03 PM
Subject: [Leica] new Digilux arriving?


>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
>