Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/04
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If you want something to _always_ have with you, take a look at the Canon
SD1000 - I just bought one for that purpose. You can set most everything to
manual, though I haven't found a way to turn off sharpening.
>
> Needs.....
> Decent low light performance
ISO to 1600, though I would stop at 400
> Widest possible effective focal length (min 35mm)
35mm
> Is quiet and unobtrusive
Almost invisible
> Has minimum shutter lag
Yes
> Has manual capability (at least aperture priority)
That is done through exposure compensation
> Has decent battery life
Yes
> Is simple and reliable.
Yes so far
> Can live with jpeg only if it's decent jpeg.
Makes a 20mb jpeg file when opened, very sharp lens
> Not too big or too small. Anything that's smaller than a Contax T2/Canon
> G2 but bigger than a deck of cards is OK.
Smaller than a deck of cards
>
> Don't needs....
> Image stabilization
None
> Digital zoom (or optical zoom for that matter if lens is between 28mm
> and 35mm)
Digital zoom is available but by default it stops at optical zoom
> Macro capability
Yes
>
> Wishes...
> Usable optical viewfinder
Yes but not parallax corrected
> Inexpensive (I'm still saving for an M8).
Yes, $200 at B&H + $25 for a 2gb SD card.