Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But the bottom line, he said, pulling on his flame retardant long-johns, is that whether it's good, bad, or indifferent, it's still a digital point and shoot, not a digital alternative to high end film cameras. Perhaps all the bashing comes from the fact that people expected a great deal more from the marriage of Leica, manufacturer of the best mechanical film cameras, and Panasonic, one of the better high-tech manufacturers. ;-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Tina Manley Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 4:48 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Digilux 1 does a Hat Trick :-( At 03:54 PM 5/28/02 -0400, you wrote: > >See: http://www.extremetech.com/print_article/0,3428,a=27323,00.asp > >BTW, Leica's old digital partner Fuji is producing some fine products now, >see the earlier review on the FujiFilm FinePix S602Z. > >Doug from Tumwater Les Freed doesn't know what he is talking about. First he says that Secure Digital Cards only come in memory up to 128MB. I have a 256. Then he complains that the LCD screen is dim. It is purposely dim to save battery power. When you touch the shutter release, the screen lights up and is the largest and brightest available. Just look at the number of pixels to confirm this. If the screen was still too dim for him, he should read the instruction book about how to change the display. I never use the viewfinder because the screen is so easy to use. He says it is possible to leave the LCD on when the hood is closed, wasting batteries. The screen automatically turns itself off. It sounds like he used the camera without exploring any of the optional settings available. I don't understand this bashing of the Leica/Panasonic. Especially the complaints about the picture quality. Unless I just happened to get a freak good one in a run of bad ones! Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com images available from: http://www.pdiphotos.com http://www.mira.com http://www.agpix.com http://www.newscom.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html