Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 3/11/05 9:24 am, "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> wrote: > For $1,800+ dollars and as a Leica, yet, one should be able to expect > a longer period of superior performance. With due respect the Digilux 2 was NOT really a Leica apart from marketing issues. It was merely a re-badged Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC1 which cost some US$700 less than the Digilux 2. I offered both and not surprisingly the Lumix outsold the Leica by several times. The Lumix also came with more accessories as standard such as the 69mm MC UV filter and remote cord. As a dealer my observation was that those who really knew their cameras chose the Panasonic version whereas Leica fondlers went for the Digilux 2. And just in case you are looking at the new Leica D-Lux 2, it is again NOT a Leica. It is a re-badged Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1. Of course, the Leica version costs substantially (32.5%) more. Joseph