Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Of course it's not worth the difference, Jerry - I was attempting sarcasm - I'll spell it out next time. There was recently a lonnnng discussion somewhere, I believe here, about the fact that the color prefs may be very slightly different in the Leica version, which is color-tuned for aryan preferences, v. the Panasonic, which is tuned toward the brighter hues apparantly favored in the Asian markets. But the bottom line is they are the same bleeping cameras..... - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jerry Lehrer Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 9:55 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Digilux 2 short hands-on test BD Not really, but are the electronics and software the same. I don't give a FRA about red dots, usw. jerry "B. D. Colen" wrote: > Jerry asked of the Digi2 --- > Exactly how does this camera compare with the Panasonic equivalent, > except for the red dot? > ---- > It costs about $300 more...And, oh, ya, it has a red dot, silver trim, > and an oh-so-very-slightly different body curves. Definitely worth > $300 more. > > 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 Jerry > Lehrer > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 6:06 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Digilux 2 short hands-on test > > LUGers > > Today I also had my first experience with this camera. Our local > dealer has a demonstrator Dig. 2, and I spent 30 minutes with it. > Quite versatile. I can probably get it over a Sunday, but my computer > can't handle it. (Windows 3.1, non pentium 386, 8meg RAM). > > I was impressed by how much cropping and sizing can be done in the > camera, but maybe other cameras can do this. > > Jerry > > Leicajay@aol.com wrote: > > > My local dealer got a Digilux2 for a customer yesterday and I had > > the chance to handle it while he was there to pick it up. I was > > surprised > > > at the size, it is about 30% thicker (deeper) than an M camera, and > > sized between a CL and an M but closer to an M (we had both for > > comparison in the store). It's also *heavy* for a non-DSLR, the > > heaviest P&S digicam I've ever held. Finish is really nice > > pseudo-Leica, much nicer than the Miniluxes. The lens (according to > > the store owner, I forgot to verify this, sounds fishy) takes a 69mm > > filter???? The electronic viewfinder is not as bad as ones I've > > seen in the past (Minolta Dimage 7Hi, Nikon 5700) but it ain't no > > rangefinder. The zigzag built-in flash has great features but a > > complicated deployment that could be troublesome, time will tell. > > The > > > manual-camera-type interface is a welcome relief from the multiple > > pushbuttons, dials and LCD menus which must be memorized in order to > > work other digicam P&S's. The coverage of the le! > ! > > ns! > > is really a perfect range for the type of general snapshooting, > travel-documentation, etc photography this camera will probably be > used for by 90% of its (most likely very small # of) buyers and the > extensive depth of field at even the "equivalent" 90mm end (actually > 22.7mm) might be useful for that kind of shooting. But if you like to > emphasize a subject against an OOF background, forget it, it's > impossible (well maybe there's a way to cheat and do it in Photoshop, > I wouldn't know). Will I buy one: in a word, no. It's $350 more than > a Canon 10D, which I *can* use selective DOF and a whole host of > interchangeable lenses and which has a much larger chip. At 5MP with > a postage-stamp sized chip the Digilux 2 is already way behind the > curve, as the latest digicam P&S's which cost a lot less are coming in > at 8MP. And with the Epson-Bessa M-mount digicam in the offing, and a > real Leica M digital confirmed, I will wait. The Digilux 2 looks and > feels very nice, if it were u! ! > > nd! > > er $1000 I'd probably buy one, but not for $1850, no way. > > -- > > 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 > > -- > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html