Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I got my FX7 for $419 at B&H. Neither the Casio nor the Sony has a Leica lens this good nor does it have IS. The photo I shot and posted on the Leica Gallery was shot hand-held at 1/15 sec and my 58-year-old hands are long past their 'rock steady' days. More pics to follow. BTW, my comment about the CL being 'beasty' was just my lame attempt at sarcasm. I use it and both the 40 and 90-C and love them dearly. But try as I may the outfit just won't fit into my shirt pocket. So when I want to travel really light I take the FX7. I can shoot in color or B&W, sans flash at ASA 80, 100, 200 or 400 in almost any light by adjusting the white balance. And the FX7 even has a fairly easy and straight-forward custom white balance routine for really difficult lighting. Works for me. James Laird > [Original Message] > From: <Afterswift@aol.com> > To: <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: 12/18/2004 6:39:38 PM > Subject: [Leica] DMC-FX7 > > One of our colleagues mentioned the new Panasonic digital DMC-FX7. Here's > Steve's take on it: > > Bottom line - Panasonic's Lumix DMC-FX7 is a nice little digital package. > This is a point-n-shoot that can be used by any member of the family. Its Simple > mode will be great for the kids, and when Mom or Dad are ready, they can > simply rotate the mode dial to "Normal" mode or choose one of the 9 creative scene > modes. With a street price of around $500, its a bit expensive. For the price > I would consider taking a look at Casio's 5-megapixel Exilim EX-Z55 at about > $50 less or Sony's 5-megapixel CyberShot P100 which can be had for about $100 > less. > ---------------------------------- > Also our colleague in passing referred to the CL as a beastly little camera. > Gotta take issue with that opinion. Rather than go into a detailed analysis > why I think that characterization is debatable, I would suggest to him that > familiarity with the CL breeds great respect for the prowess of the CL's lenses, > its precision film plate, its bright viewfinder, all add up to top quality > images. Yes, the CL requires real knowledge, not casual use. But when you hear > that focal plane shutter fire, "How sweet it is!" > > Bob R > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information