Re: [Leica] new Digilux arriving?

["Dan S" <dstate1@hotmail.com>]

Jeff, they have not made a portable digital camera yet that can actually 
fool you into thinking it was a film camera.  Color rendition and management 
of highlights are still a big problem.  The Fuji/Digilux got mixed reviews 
when it came out.  Lens quality just does not come into play yet on small 
digital cameras.  You could have the best lens in the world on it and the 
color will still stink.

If you really are interested in digital, still life shots with a big bucks 
scanner are the way to go.  My company is using a large format camera with a 
scanner back for many promo shots and the quality is very high.

The S1 from Leica is also quite exceptional.  I have seen poster size shots 
that are absolutely stunning.

Of course this will all change in the next 5 years...Wouldn't a digital back 
for an M6 be fun!

Dan





>I see that Fuji has replaced the MX700, upon which the Leica Digilux was
>based, with a new model sporting a 2-megapixel chip, and the price doesn't
>seem too bad either. Any word on a Leicafied version? And for that matter,
>how good was the original, in terms of optics and battery life? Around the
>office, the Kodak DC260 gets a lot of use, eats a lot of batteries, and I
>think it's (digital) telephoto settings and flare resistance look bad, but
>by and large, it's earning it's keep--most product shots from it are small
>anyhow. For my personal work, I've been wanting to try using big camera
>techniques (I want to see if I can use filters, and try black-and-white
>techniques in particular) on one of these things, just to see how far I can
>go, and the Fuji/Leica seems like a real attractive package that I might
>just toss in the bag along with the M system.
>
>Jeff
>


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