Re: [Leica] Is it a bargain: Digilux 1 v. Panasonic clone

[Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au>]

I have found the digilux to be an excellent camera "of its type". To be 
honest, its a lot lot better than the Digilux (fuji) one I had in all 
respects, and can be used as a real camera: even Helen is amazed by it, 
and she hates digital ;-)

Cheers
On Tuesday, Jun 10, 2003, at 06:36 Australia/Melbourne, Irving Greines 
wrote:

> I tried to post this earlier, but believe I didn't succeed.  Please
> excuse the repitition if I happened to post twice.
>
> Until yesterday, I had not considered buying a digital camera.  I 
> always
> loved film and digital just didn't appear to be my thing.
>
> However, yesterday, I came across a local store that seems to be 
> blowing
> out the Panasonic version of the Digilux 1.  The price is $459.  The
> reduced price caused me to reflect on whether I should give digital a
> whirl.
>
> I'd very much appreciate input on whether the Digilux 1 and the
> Panasonic are really identical--I know both have Leica glass.  Is the
> price on the Panasonic a fair price?  I'm concerned that blowing out 
> the
> Panasonic might be a prelude to a newer, much more advanced model. Is
> the Digilux 1/Panasonic already so out of date that it's better to wait
> for the next generation in this breathtakingly-rapid era of
> technological expansion?
>
> My purpose in going digital would simply be to have another camera 
> along
> for street shooting, so that I could take photos of people while
> travelling and return with 4x5 or 4x6 prints.  I do not intend the
> digital camera to be a replacement for my Leica M and medium format
> gear.  I've found that giving photos to people while travelling opens 
> up
> immediate opportunities for more serious shots with the Leica M.  In 
> the
> past, I brought along an Olympus Stylus, processed color negative film
> at a local 1 hour shop and returned with the prints; I'm thinking of 
> the
> Panasonic as a substitute for this approach (of course, I'd bring a
> small printer for use in the hotel room).
>
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Alastair

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