Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC1
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 15:03:48 -0800
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Simon

Whoa! Right there, please.  Is there an ethnic propensity to favor
certain color rendition rather than another?  What tonality would
a German prefer over a Japanese preference?

I am really in the dark on this matter.

Jerry

simonogilvie@totalise.co.uk wrote:

> On 2/20/04 6:44 AM, "Sonny Carter" www.sonc.com> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 23:45:17 -0800, Mark Rabiner wrote
> > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0402/04021305pansonicluminlc1.asp
> >
> >> In the case of the Digilux I (as if it has that much to do with the Digilux
> >> II) the software in the Panasonic did not cut the mustard. There
> >> lies the rub. A mustard rub. Which could go either way. The Leica
> >> was Liked. The Panasonic was panned. And might have strangely cost
> >> more money than the Leica.
> >
> > Huh? Do you mean bundled software or onboard? I doubt there is very much
> > difference in the cameras except colors, logos and number of red dots. There
> > is a difference in the bundled software, and the warranty.
>
> There absolutely is a difference between the onboard software of the
> two cameras.  We had it "from the horses mouth" at our visit to Leica
> in the UK that the firmware on the Digilux 1 was "tuned" by Leica to
> produce the sort of colours and tonality that would appeal to Leica
> users, rather than the "Japanese colours" (their words not mine) of
> the Panasonic.
>
> I don't know of the same is true with the Digilux 2, but it wouldn't
> surprise me.
>
> Simon.
>
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