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hawkeye_a · 10/10/06, 12:56 PM

Hey folks, this is my first post here, so please bear with me

.

Been looking to get a digital camera for some time now... never really been into photography all that much, so i do consider myself a novice. A few of my photographer friends pointed out the D-Lux 3, and in all honesty, i fell in love with the design of the body, and so i ordered if off B&H (Im in Australia). it should be here within the forthnight.

Ive been learning a lot about camera in the process, and ive read about the high ISOs and high noise thing. Apart from the example above i couldnt "see" the implications. From preliminary reports, the panasonic equivalent of the D-Lux3 has a major problem with this, and apparently Leica has "Leica-fied" the settings to produce a better picture. Was wondering if anyone here would know if there is any difference in picture quality between the D-Lux2 and it's Pana-equivalent ?

Although the MP count is a marketing thing..i think inorder to cmpete in the prosumer digital field, Leica had to come out with a 10MP camera as all it's competitors were.

I chose this camera because:
-RAW
-16X9
-Wide angle lens
-O.I.S
-10MP
-industrial design

i think thats a great combination for a wide-aspect-ratio camera (wide angle, 16X9). Thus far, ive only heard awesome reviews for Leica products, so i think ill be happy with the product.

I'd really appreciate it if someone could post samples of different ISO levels for comparison using the D-Lux2. if the pictures above illustrate it, never mind.

Cheers

PS>>is DL = D-Lux or Digi-Lux ?

10/10/06, 12:56 PM	#14 (permalink)
hawkeye_a Benutzer Join Date: 10/10/06 Posts: 32	Re: the next d-lux-xy or what ever it will be called Hey folks, this is my first post here, so please bear with me . Been looking to get a digital camera for some time now... never really been into photography all that much, so i do consider myself a novice. A few of my photographer friends pointed out the D-Lux 3, and in all honesty, i fell in love with the design of the body, and so i ordered if off B&H (Im in Australia). it should be here within the forthnight. Ive been learning a lot about camera in the process, and ive read about the high ISOs and high noise thing. Apart from the example above i couldnt "see" the implications. From preliminary reports, the panasonic equivalent of the D-Lux3 has a major problem with this, and apparently Leica has "Leica-fied" the settings to produce a better picture. Was wondering if anyone here would know if there is any difference in picture quality between the D-Lux2 and it's Pana-equivalent ? Although the MP count is a marketing thing..i think inorder to cmpete in the prosumer digital field, Leica had to come out with a 10MP camera as all it's competitors were. I chose this camera because: -RAW -16X9 -Wide angle lens -O.I.S -10MP -industrial design i think thats a great combination for a wide-aspect-ratio camera (wide angle, 16X9). Thus far, ive only heard awesome reviews for Leica products, so i think ill be happy with the product. I'd really appreciate it if someone could post samples of different ISO levels for comparison using the D-Lux2. if the pictures above illustrate it, never mind. Cheers PS>>is DL = D-Lux or Digi-Lux ? Last edited by hawkeye_a : 10/10/06 at 01:02 PM.