Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's true. I'd never seen nor heard of the ZS7 until now, or its Euro-Asian counterpart, the TZ10. But they are clearly identical or very close to it. Vince On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 9:31 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: > Nope! And more things to come there. > This camera is the Red Dot verson of the Panasonic TZ10. For some odd > reason > marketed as ZS7 in USA. > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 25 April 2010 11:03, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: > > > I thought the Panasonic/Leica contract was discontinued quite a while > ago. > > I was told this last July by a Leica dealer. I would guess that it is > not > > a Panasonic, but maybe another alliance? > > > > Gene > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Vince Passaro" <passaro.vince at gmail.com> > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 11:04:25 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > > Subject: Re: [Leica] A camera for your pocket.... if you can wait a bit > > longer > > > > On the issue of it being a Panasonic sensor, I'm not sure what difference > > this makes, as we already know Leica doesn't make sensors. It ought to be > > Kodak? > > > > But it is a CCD sensor, I notice: the Panasonic LX3 has that but the lens > > is > > a 2.5 zoom starting at 24mm whereas this is 12X starting at 25mm so it's > > not > > the same camera -- the Panasonic LX's and the earlier Digilux's were > > essentially the same, yes? That was my impression. Apparently many > > connoisseurs reacted this way to the CL when it came out but now we like > > it. > > I suspect when Leica puts its name on something it attempts to control > > quality sufficiently to protect its brand, which lives and dies on that > > issue. > > > > AND of course the whole conversation is moot because what was wanted > > included a viewfinder, which neither the Digilux not the LX3 has. > > > > Vince > > > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 11:49 PM, James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > I think I already have one. It's called a Panasonic ZS3. Only 10 MP > > > but same lens so probably less noise. Not a bad camera, pocketable and > > > handy but it's now discontinued. > > > > > > Jim Laird > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Richard Man <richard at > > > imagecraft.com> > > > wrote: > > > > It's Panasonic finger nail sized sensor re-badged, with the Leica > name > > > > premium. > > > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Vince Passaro < > > passaro.vince at gmail.com > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > >> News for Larry who wanted a high quality digital pocket-sized camera > > and > > > we > > > >> all argued for forty days and forty nights until Satan threatened to > > > turn > > > >> all our bread into rocks..... did we not know about this at the > time? > > B > > > & H > > > >> lists it at $699. No doubt the price is locked in everywhere. > That's > > > $200 > > > >> more than the Canon G11 but it's much smaller and has a 12X zoom > > (25-300 > > > >> equiv). > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/686706-USA/Leica_18391_V_LUX_20_Digital_Camera.html#Physical > > > >> > > > >> Ooops I forgot probably no viewfinder. Still, worth a look. > > > >> > > > >> _ > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > > > > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > > > > // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > > > > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > > > previous > > > > replies in your msgs. ] > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >