Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dead right B.D. it's just a tarted up Panicsonic in a different can - BTW the MUCH cheaper non-Solms version came out of nearly all tests in German photo magazines a few points ahead of the Leica (in spite of the Leicaphile tendencies of a few journalists here). However - IMO , having handled both, I think the Leica does actually feel like a Leica. It really is an extremely successful bit of re-packaging. Douglas B. D. Colen schrieb: >Not a chance in hell of that happening. Because there is nothing iconic >about Leica digital. The IIIs and Ms were iconic. For anyone who know >anything about photography, those bodies say 'HCB!W. Eugene Smith! Larry >Burroughs! LIFE! LOOK! The Golden Age of 35mm Photography!" But the >truth is, no matter what kind of Germinglish PR bullshit the folks in >Solms churn out, the Digilux is just another Japanese digital P&S with a >red dot slapped on it, sort of digital transvestite; it may be dressed >to look like a Leica, but it forgot to shave its legs. ;-) > >B. D. > >-----Original Message----- >From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org >[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >Brian Reid >Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 11:09 AM >To: lug@leica-users.org >Subject: [Leica] iconic shape > > >I wonder how long it will be before the iconic shape of a Leica is that >of a Digilux and not an M3 or IIIc. > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- Ihre bevorzugten Shops, hilfreiche Einkaufs-Hilfen und gro?artige Geschenk Ideen. Erleben Sie das Vergn?gen online einzukaufen mit Shop@Netscape! http://shopping.netscape.de/shopping/