Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Larry, I have the 1998 one, foolishly named simply "digilux" which makes on-line searches nearly useless (especially when four models later they come out with a "digilux 1".) Harrison sent me a bunch of 3.3 volt 8mb smart media cards, so I can take almost 30 photos before I need to download them. kc On Oct 29, 2010, at 2:57 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > Kyle, > > I'm not sure which Digilux you have. From 1998 to 2000 the Leica Digilux > was > released in three versions. All were rebadged Fuji digitals with a unique > vertical body. The first, the plain vanilla 1998 Digilux, had a 1.3 MB > sensor and a single focal length lens. According to Puts, 6000 were > produced. In 1999 the Leica Digilux Zoom with a 3:1 zoom lens was > introduced. This was the most popular. Puts claims that 20,000 were made. > The final version was the Digilux 4.3, basically a rebadging of the Fuji > 4000Z. Leica tried issuing an upgraded model based on the Fuji 6800Z but > I'm > not sure how many sold. > > > I concur that the early Digilux cameras were pure and simple photographic > tools. No movies, no bells and whistles. The lenses were pretty good. They > had a better than average optical viewfinder and simple controls. The > picture quality, given the limited MB sensor was excellent. Perfect for > posting on the web and for quality 4x6" prints. They were constructed like > Tiger tanks and almost as heavy. The downside for present day photographers > is that they used a Smart Media card which maxed out at 128 MB storage. > Given the limited resolution sensors this was adequate for the time. You > could store 60 to 70 images on a chip. I enjoyed using, and still have, a > Digilux Zoom and a Fuji 6800Z. > > > So which one are you calling the urDigilux? > > > This is what the 1998/2000 Leica (Fuji) Digiluxes looked like. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Digital+Leica.JPG.html > > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information