Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Red Dawn wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Klein" <pklein@2alpha.net> > Subject: [Leica] I've quit the Lika Leica club > > > You may recall that I recently bought a "Lika Leica" Panasonic Lumix LC5. > > Well, I sent it back to the seller and got a full refund. > > Hi Peter, > > well i'm not surprised by ur findings. It's common knowledge to most in the > digital world that > > 1) The Digilux is really a Panasonic Camera with the Red Dot badge. Many > chose to think Leica had a hand in designing it. Well maybe Leica did design > the boxy exterior and the red badge, but most certainly not the electronics. > > 2) The Digilux has inferior image quality to similar Canon, Nikon, Sony > offerings, yet cost more. > > I've found most users with no previous experiences with or no knowledge of > Leica or no emotional / financial baggage tied to the German company all > shunned the Panasonic and its clones like plague. > > boon hwee > Is this a good-by troll? Good-by! Have a nice life with your Canons and Panasonics. No name. No prints. My fave is 2,: > 2) The Digilux has inferior image quality to similar Canon, Nikon, Sony > offerings, yet cost more. According to who? DP Preview? Normally a broad statement like this; adversarial and all would have some background to it. Some qualifications and background.... Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabinergroup.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html