Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Simon Whoa! Right there, please. Is there an ethnic propensity to favor certain color rendition rather than another? What tonality would a German prefer over a Japanese preference? I am really in the dark on this matter. Jerry simonogilvie@totalise.co.uk wrote: > On 2/20/04 6:44 AM, "Sonny Carter" www.sonc.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 23:45:17 -0800, Mark Rabiner wrote > > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0402/04021305pansonicluminlc1.asp > > > >> In the case of the Digilux I (as if it has that much to do with the Digilux > >> II) the software in the Panasonic did not cut the mustard. There > >> lies the rub. A mustard rub. Which could go either way. The Leica > >> was Liked. The Panasonic was panned. And might have strangely cost > >> more money than the Leica. > > > > Huh? Do you mean bundled software or onboard? I doubt there is very much > > difference in the cameras except colors, logos and number of red dots. There > > is a difference in the bundled software, and the warranty. > > There absolutely is a difference between the onboard software of the > two cameras. We had it "from the horses mouth" at our visit to Leica > in the UK that the firmware on the Digilux 1 was "tuned" by Leica to > produce the sort of colours and tonality that would appeal to Leica > users, rather than the "Japanese colours" (their words not mine) of > the Panasonic. > > I don't know of the same is true with the Digilux 2, but it wouldn't > surprise me. > > Simon. > > ---- Message sent via Totalise Webmail - http://www.totalise.co.uk/ > -- > 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