Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC1
From: "animal" <s.jessurun95@chello.nl>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 00:17:47 +0100
References: <E1AufJ6-000A8G-W0@webm8.global.net.uk> <4037E3D4.1EE164AF@pacbell.net>

sorry that,s not what i ment i was commenting on the good digital versus
film debate
the point if any i was trying to make that digital is good enough for most
purposes,lot cheaper and faster to make then film.
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From: "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 12:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC1


> Simon
>
> Whoa! Right there, please.  Is there an ethnic propensity to favor
> certain color rendition rather than another?  What tonality would
> a German prefer over a Japanese preference?
>
> I am really in the dark on this matter.
>
> Jerry
>
> simonogilvie@totalise.co.uk wrote:
>
> > On 2/20/04 6:44 AM, "Sonny Carter" www.sonc.com> wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 23:45:17 -0800, Mark Rabiner wrote
> > > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0402/04021305pansonicluminlc1.asp
> > >
> > >> In the case of the Digilux I (as if it has that much to do with the
Digilux
> > >> II) the software in the Panasonic did not cut the mustard. There
> > >> lies the rub. A mustard rub. Which could go either way. The Leica
> > >> was Liked. The Panasonic was panned. And might have strangely cost
> > >> more money than the Leica.
> > >
> > > Huh? Do you mean bundled software or onboard? I doubt there is very
much
> > > difference in the cameras except colors, logos and number of red dots.
There
> > > is a difference in the bundled software, and the warranty.
> >
> > There absolutely is a difference between the onboard software of the
> > two cameras.  We had it "from the horses mouth" at our visit to Leica
> > in the UK that the firmware on the Digilux 1 was "tuned" by Leica to
> > produce the sort of colours and tonality that would appeal to Leica
> > users, rather than the "Japanese colours" (their words not mine) of
> > the Panasonic.
> >
> > I don't know of the same is true with the Digilux 2, but it wouldn't
> > surprise me.
> >
> > Simon.
> >
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