Leica Digilux 2

[Full Name]

The Digilux 2 has just been anounced
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0312/03120101leicadigilux2.asp
Any comments
Glen

[Ken Chandler]

"Full Name" <music.audio@nospamoptusnet.com.au> wrote:
> The Digilux 2 has just been anounced
> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0312/03120101leicadigilux2.asp
> Any comments
> Glen

Love the idea of 'old school style' controls for aperture and shutter speed.

Looks like a really nice camera, cosmetically that is. With no samples up
yet can only judge the book by it's cover as it were.

The only disappointment for me at this stage is the use of SD instead of CF.
It's not like it is an ultracompact design, I don't see any benefit of SD
for this camera, let alone one that would outweigh the benefits of CF, the
two biggies being:

* Lower cost/MB
* Higher capacities (it is a 5MP after all)

Can't see me buying one, but I wouldn't turn away donations :-).

KC

[[BnH]]

Manual control on digital camera ....
very nice idea I think ?

get you to feel what the film Leica really like.

=bob=





"Full Name" <music.audio@nospamoptusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> The Digilux 2 has just been anounced
> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0312/03120101leicadigilux2.asp
> Any comments
> Glen

[Mark]

"Ken Chandler" <n e w s (at) k e n c h a n d l e r . c o m> wrote in message
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> "Full Name" <music.audio@nospamoptusnet.com.au> wrote:
> > The Digilux 2 has just been anounced
> > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0312/03120101leicadigilux2.asp
> > Any comments

pity about the electronic viewfinder

> > Glen
>
> Love the idea of 'old school style' controls for aperture and shutter
speed.
>
> Looks like a really nice camera, cosmetically that is. With no samples up
> yet can only judge the book by it's cover as it were.
>
> The only disappointment for me at this stage is the use of SD instead of
CF.
> It's not like it is an ultracompact design, I don't see any benefit of SD
> for this camera, let alone one that would outweigh the benefits of CF, the
> two biggies being:
>
> * Lower cost/MB
> * Higher capacities (it is a 5MP after all)
>
> Can't see me buying one, but I wouldn't turn away donations :-).
>
> KC
>
>

[Full Name]

I've got the Digilux 1 as a P&S and just love it. Usually takes great
pics as well with the correct settings. Given the starting price is
likely to be $AUD3000, it wont't be for everyone, but I might think
about it after it's been on the market locally for six months and the
price has dropped to a reasonable level.
Glen