Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Friends, I think I'm with Ted Grant on this one. The Canon G5 is an excellent digital point-and-shoot, a useful digital camera FAR better in my estimation than the current Digilux 1, save the large display which is a real asset. But the G5's still not ideal, in my view. Control positioning and propagation is far too fussy for my tastes. It's got at least one of every type of touch control mechanism known to man on its body. Can a busy photographer working in the field really make effective use of 18 different controls, when an M-Series camera does pretty well with 4?! I will readily admit I very much like the looks of the Digilux 2 prototypes I've seen in print and on screen so far, as they remind me of the M-Series cameras, but cosmetics and design cues are pretty far down on my personal list of "must have" features. No doubt attractiveness is important in getting the product off the shelf and into the prospective purchaser's hands, but it's not near enough to make me a buyer at the US$1,850 retail price point that's been suggested; I think $1,000 is more like it. For one, I will be much happier if (when) the digital camera designers take back high ground from the computer engineers and we begin to see a range of superior-to-film products with really excellent viewfinder systems, intuitive and simplified control capabilities with menu systems stack-ranked by frequency and necessity of use, near zero shutter lag and ergonomics that approach the brilliant utility of the current M-Series cameras. As serious photographers, amateurs and pros alike, I suspect this is what we all want. A camera system with these attributes will happen eventually, I'm sure, as the amount of capital and column-inches being poured into this segment mean that reaching that goal is a virtual certainty. It's just a matter of time... Will Leica Camera be the ones to do it? Is the Digilux 2 that answer? Does it come closer to my personal "bull's eye" than competitive products? We'll know in a month or so... Len Leonard J Kapner E-Mail: ljkapner@cox.net Tel: (310) 377-5060 / Mobile: (310) 291-0140 - -- - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Will von Dauster Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 9:22 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Digilux 2 images on Leica-Camera.com My local dealer yesterday showed me the MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) in the Leica book for the D2 at US $1850. Yes, too high for what it is. Will von Dauster Denver (snip) - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html