Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D. The test was at 100 EI. There was no PS work other than RAW conversion and sizing for the print. The point of the test was to see what the hardware could do. It was a blind test: the image file was handed to an individual who set black and white points, sized the image, and output it on an Epson 9600 if I remember correctly. As to the other benefits of the E1, as an SLR with interchangeable lenses, DUH! Don dorysrus@mindspring.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of B. D. Colen Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 9:43 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Digilux 2 short hands-on test As what iso? With what length lens? Color or black and white? Photoshop work done by who? Etc. etc. etc. Because I can tell you the e-1 is a damn site better than the C5060, and this German photo magazine - which we would expect to have a soft spot in it's heart for Leica - says that under controlled conditions the Digi II isn't quite up to the quality of the C5060... How does the digiII, which is meant to look and function like an M, compare to the E-1 at 800 iso? Or 1600? Or 3200? Oh, it doesn't go above 400?...So how does it compare at 400 - I assume the testing was done at 100 or 200?....How does its 22-44 zoom compare to the E-1s? It's 100-400 f 2.8-3.5? It's 300 f2? Oh, it doesn't have them? Ah...I forgot. ;-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Don Dory Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 7:43 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Digilux 2 short hands-on test All, Looking at actual results under controlled conditions, the Digilux II looked better at 16X20 than the Olympus E1. At 16X20 the II looked better than the 5060 or the 8080? ( 8MP Olympus P&S ) at 11X14 during the DIMA shoot out. So if image quality is why you are looking at non DSLR's then the Panasonic and Leica offerings should still be on the table of consideration. Other factors including size, ergonomics, and price of course still come into play. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Daniel Ridings Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 3:22 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Digilux 2 short hands-on test > The C5060 is an excellent high-end P&S. It's viewfinder is nothing to > write home about, but beyond that, I have no complaints. Of course it's > nowhere near as 'cool' as the Digi2. But frankly, it doesn't surprise me > at all that it came out even with, or slightly ahead of the digi2. Just to be clear (and correct), your statement should read: "slightly ahead of the Panasonic". The digi2 wasn't tested (will be next month) but they did give the reader a comparison between the Panasonic and the Digilux 2 (the bundled software). Now, I doubt that the extra price tag will necessarily give it the edge over the Panasonic and thus the Olympus :) Daniel That > is, essentially, the point I've been trying to make since the Digi2 was > announced- Hey, gang, it's an $1800! friggin point and shoot, with a > essentially the same tiny sensor the $500-700 point and shoots have. But > hey, it looks like a Leica - so it must be worth 3x what similar cameras > cost. ;-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Eric > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 6:25 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Re: Digilux 2 short hands-on test > > > Daniel: > > >FOTO (a German magazine) compared the Panasonic DMC-LC1 (Digilux 2) to > >the Olympus C-5060 (Olympus came out every so slightly on top > > I bought my wife the C-5060 for Christmas. She loves it. I'm impressed > for a point & shoot digital. Lots of nice features. It was $600. That > doesn't bode well for either Panasonic or Leica if the $600 camera comes > out slightly ahead over something 2-3x its price. > > > Eric > -- > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html