Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's a non-starter from a photographic point of view, BUT - from a marketing point of view it's obviously brilliant. After all, one isn't careful, one will slip in the drool on the floor here in the LUGroom and drown. I can hear the patter of big feet as LUGers young and old run down to their local Leica emporium, ready to mortgage the wife and kids to buy the equivalent of the Canon G5 for more than three times the price...so obviously this time Leica did something right from a business standpoint.;-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Dante Stella Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 6:30 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] The LEICA DIGILUX 2 is announced It's difficult to say whether the Digilux 2 is heartening or yet another Leica digital nonstarter. The plusses are - -- the control system - if you are into dials - -- the fast lens The minuses are: - -- small chip (as in 1/4 the size of a DSLR chip) - -- the lens is huge (69mm front filter?!) - the front-to-back bulk is pretty impressive, too - -- the EVF is going to draw a ton of power - -- the battery charging is slow (and you can bet that spares will be expensive) - -- no microdrive capability - -- no firewire connection I would hope that if this were coming out at $2K, that it would have been a little more practical for extended (as in vacation) use. I'm sure that David Alan Harvey, working with a virtually unlimited NG budget and sherpas to carry his gear can stomach expensive SD storage and short battery life. But since Leica just gave it to him at a bar, who knows. On Dec 2, 2003, at 3:10 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: > Youse guys are really amazing - Leica soups up the appearance of a > digital P&S - with specs identical to numerous cameras that have been > out for years - including chip dimensions, pixel count, lens specs, > etc. > - to make it LOOK like an M or some such, and everyone goes berserk as > though it's the second coming. Haven't you even READ Leicas words? > > "Analog photography feeling conveyed by manual setting possibilities > directly at the lens" - FEELING! Not capability - not quality. > FEELING. It's all freaking PR/AD hype. > > And I love the "extra large picture storage card..." At 64 mg?! When > there are 4 GIG cards available Leica is calling 64 mg "extra large." > > Yes, it is VERY cool looking...But am I missing something, or is the > idea of photography to create very cool looking IMAGES with the best > tools available? > > B. D. > > Shaking head in bewilderment.....:-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Mark > Rabiner > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 3:52 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] The LEICA DIGILUX 2 is announced > > > http://www.leica-camera.com/digitalekameras/digilux2/index_e.html > > "To ensure the best pictorial results, the lens, the sensor and the > electronics are optimally tailored to one another. The 2/3-inch CCD > sensor is very large for its resolution of 5 million pixels. This > combination of a high-performance lens and a large surface per picture > element produces an extraordinary pictorial quality. " > > They call it "The "analog" Digital camera" and that's what it looks > like > to me. Much better than what we even expected from previous peaks at > the > Panasonic. Should not have been unexpected as the DIGILUX 1 looks > terrific as the Panasonic version of it is an eyesore. > > I think this is truly amazing! > And will make up for the horrible wait for the R series back somewhat. > > It will be interesting to place bets on who wins the sales race. > DIGILUX 2 or CM. > The CM sure looks mouth watering. But it shoots FILM!!!!!:( Weird!! > I'm undecided with camera LOOKS more cool. They've sure got their act > together in the Looks department at Leica. But I think they're doing > more than OK in the results area as well. I think these cameras will > deliver and rock Leica. As soon as THEY are delivered. I'm going to go > watch "Deliverance". > > > Mark Rabiner > > Maybe instead of them coming out with a digital CM like I thought > they'll come out with a Film version of the DIGILUX 2! :) > As THAT's the one which is going to sell like hotcakes and feasibly > alter how Leica is perceived in the market. The CM might sell like > room temperature cakes. > > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.rabinergroup.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > ____________ Dante Stella http://www.dantestella.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html