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John Maio · 12/29/06, 08:54 PM

I own the DigiLux-3. I also own an M7 and had an M8, but returned it.

Unfortunately, especially on this forum, if you haven't paid your "dues" which consist of a $4795 USD body, own at least 5 "M" lenses, and are willing to live through the hardships of owning the "real" Leica (M8) by searching the world for IR filters, adding new profiles to C1, sending your baby back to Solms for - ah - "upgrading", waiting to get your lenses coded, and suffer through many other aspects of the Leica "tradition", you aren't likely to get much interest in the DigiLux-3.

Matsushita Electric, the parent company of Panasonic had a turnover of $76 Billion last year and employs 334,000 people world wide. That it could purchase Leica, AG with spare change isn't even a question. The fact that Leica was able to pull off a successful collaboration with such a gigantic and resource/technology-rich global company should be celebrated, not disparaged, but alas, I expect too much.

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John Maio Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 10/14/06 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 365	Re: Is the Digilux-3 "Seen" as a Leica I own the DigiLux-3. I also own an M7 and had an M8, but returned it. Unfortunately, especially on this forum, if you haven't paid your "dues" which consist of a $4795 USD body, own at least 5 "M" lenses, and are willing to live through the hardships of owning the "real" Leica (M8) by searching the world for IR filters, adding new profiles to C1, sending your baby back to Solms for - ah - "upgrading", waiting to get your lenses coded, and suffer through many other aspects of the Leica "tradition", you aren't likely to get much interest in the DigiLux-3. Matsushita Electric, the parent company of Panasonic had a turnover of $76 Billion last year and employs 334,000 people world wide. That it could purchase Leica, AG with spare change isn't even a question. The fact that Leica was able to pull off a successful collaboration with such a gigantic and resource/technology-rich global company should be celebrated, not disparaged, but alas, I expect too much. Last edited by John Maio : 12/29/06 at 08:57 PM.