[Leica] Leica Digilux3; Early Pix, User Inputs?

[rsphotoimages at comcast.net (Bob Shaw)]

Saw and handled this camera at the recent Seattle area Leica Akademie.

Thing I really liked was - interchangeable lenses - and an optional 
adaptor for Leica R lenses.

And of course there will be other DigiLux 3 lenses to follow in 2007.  
Larger sensor with larger pixels with CMOS LIve chip hence way fewer 
noise issues due to heat buildup.

Not Solms-built APO or Asph glass, but also not your Solms prices but 
commendable optics for the the sensor at a more affordable price point.

So:  any images out there, any owner (not website/magazine) reports?

Thank you .

Bob in Seattle.





On Nov 15, 2006, at 18:17, lkhermann wrote:

Dear LUG,
        I have read with curiosity references to the relative dimness of the 
M8 viewfinder when compared to some other M camera's viewfinder.  To my 
eye there is no difference between my new M8 and my fairly recent MP, 
my 16 year old M6, (it did have an MP rangefinder transplant) and my 
1961 M3.  Distrusting my own eyesight, I conducted an experiment using 
the cameras pointed at an illuminated surface and measuring the output 
of the eyepiece with a Luna-pro digital light meter.  There was no 
difference in the reading.  To me this says that the rangefinders are 
of equal brightness.  There were differences in the apparent color of 
the display seen in the viewfinder, the M3 had a cooler color to my 
eye, the others appeared the same.

Lee


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