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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC1
From: Allen Graves <ahgraves@prodigy.net>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 18:24:51 -0600
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Maybe we're talking corporate taste-say Canon glass+Fuji Velvia vs. 
Agfa RSX + Leica glass. Definitely 2 different looks, one bright and 
highly (or sometimes over-)saturated, one more "natural". It's all 
amatter of "Taste".

Allen


>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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