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ccole · 04.01.2009, 22:52

I bought the V-Lux for my spouse for Christmas and have a few days to decide whether to exchange it. He is coming from a Nikon Coolpix 5700 (the shutter broke, or he'd still be using it). A friend who is on vacation now recommended this Leica.

He hasn't had time to fully test it out (or read the manual!), so I'm assigned the task. From what it appears at first glance, you must go into a menu in order to access the longer zoom, is that correct? He says he can't imagine doing that when shooting wildlife (in Africa or the Galapagos - time is an issue) and he misses the button that would do this on the Nikon.

I know the optics on this Leica make the Nikon a joke, so I'm trying to see how fast one can access the zoom so we can make this camera work for him.

Also - the description on the rebate is that the promotion period is from Aug 25 to Dec 31. That doesn't tell me if I had to mail it in postmarked that date, or rec'd by that date, or whether the camera can be purchased by that date. Please tell me it is the last option! (it may impact whether we give up on this camera and exchange it for something else).

Appreciate any help here.

C.

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ccole Neuer Benutzer Join Date: 04.01.2009 Posts: 2	V-Lux 1 - Zoom time for wildlife photos? I bought the V-Lux for my spouse for Christmas and have a few days to decide whether to exchange it. He is coming from a Nikon Coolpix 5700 (the shutter broke, or he'd still be using it). A friend who is on vacation now recommended this Leica. He hasn't had time to fully test it out (or read the manual!), so I'm assigned the task. From what it appears at first glance, you must go into a menu in order to access the longer zoom, is that correct? He says he can't imagine doing that when shooting wildlife (in Africa or the Galapagos - time is an issue) and he misses the button that would do this on the Nikon. I know the optics on this Leica make the Nikon a joke, so I'm trying to see how fast one can access the zoom so we can make this camera work for him. Also - the description on the rebate is that the promotion period is from Aug 25 to Dec 31. That doesn't tell me if I had to mail it in postmarked that date, or rec'd by that date, or whether the camera can be purchased by that date. Please tell me it is the last option! (it may impact whether we give up on this camera and exchange it for something else). Appreciate any help here. C.