Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Greg, I'm almost certain we have some LUG folk with different opinions on the utility of the four thirds system! What I meant was that the Digilux 3 seems oddly positioned to me compared to the M8. Like the sort of DSLR that an M user might buy, except that now..... Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of GREG LORENZO Sent: Friday, 20 October 2006 11:35 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] Re: Rebadged 4/3 lenses G Hopkinson writes in part: > Larry, Leica has already announced its version of the Panasonic > L1, being the Digilux 3. My personal view is that this is > unattractive compared to the M8, for a Leica user. Of course as > part of the four thirds group it's reasonable to have a body within > their range, just that it seems to have been made redundant by the > M8, for that particular market segment. This format reminds me of Kodak's last strange film format: APS. I hope it works out (for Leica's sake) but I can't see it capturing a major market share. Digital APS? Regards, Greg _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information