Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/28

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Subject: [Leica] Digilux-2, Still a Contender
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Mon Nov 28 11:48:06 2005
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At 4:02 PM -0800 11/26/05, Martin Krieger wrote:
>Is the Digilux-2 still a contender, now 2+ years after it was 
>introduced? What makes me want to own one is the f/2 lens, unheard 
>except in DSLRs. I read somewhere that the EVF is not so good, and 
>the noise correction is a problem. I'm not worried about megapixels. 
>I won't use RAW much, since I don't plan to spend time with a 
>computer. What I want is lots of resolution and detail, and the 
>ability to shoot in low light.
>
>MK

The Fuji F10 will do better in low light, even though the lens maxes 
out at f/2.8. The thing is that 800ISO on the Fuji looks better than 
200ISO does on the Digilux. It's a 6.3Mp camera with a very decent 
lens, and quite small. It has some stupid menus, but it is a good low 
light P&S.

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