I love my Digilux I

[Lucklik]

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While 90% of my shooting is done with M6 & 7 I sometimes use digital.

(mostly Pentax K10 in RAW)

So a few weeks ago I rediscovered my Digilux I from 2002.

II was amazed with the results if:

I set the white balance not on AUTO

and exposed very carefully.

The Digilux I is often set on Manual these days.

I posted some pictures on the forum and I'll put the links here to show what a wonderfull camera the Digilux is.

I have the inpression that with all the megapixels we lost something else (I'm no talking about X1, M8/9, S2

 

Take a look

 

Great colours and contrast

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/people/131409-budapest.html

 

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/landscape-travel/131418-church-bells-were-stopping.html

 

Detail in highlights

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/people/131410-bridge-over-donau.html

 

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/people/131424-sunny-16-a.html

 

 

Fast enough for street photography

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/people/131412-digilux-i-street-camera.html

 

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/landscape-travel/131419-dogs-budapest.html

 

As a notebook

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/landscape-travel/131414-hungariun-wine-belgian-beer.html

 

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/landscape-travel/131423-boerentoren-antwerpen.html

[ajthornbury]

Nice pics, just proves pixel count is not everything. Decent lens more important.

[Nicoleica]

I love my Digilux 1 too. It's still a great little performer. Here's one of my favourite pictures taken with it.

[Lucklik]

Nice pics, just proves pixel count is not everything. Decent lens more important.

 

Don't forget the photographer ;-))

[lct]

Yes great little cam indeed.

 

[earleygallery]

I keep intending to sell mine but haven't got round to it yet. I've used it for paid jobs too and it's worked great, with a Metz hammerhead flash. Nice portrait camera.

[earleygallery]

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B&W conversions work well too

[ismon]

Also makes nifty Infa-red photos without any conversions to camera.

[Lucklik]

Also makes nifty Infa-red photos without any conversions to camera.

 

Amazing!

With wich filter is this done?

[ajthornbury]

Don't forget the photographer ;-))

 

Of course that goes without saying.

[ismon]

Lucklik,

Infared shot made with 49mm HOYA R72 filter. It mounts easily to the #18609 filter holder (tube). The average exposure here on a bright sunny day with ISO 100 is F/2.8 @ 1/45 sec. Then convert the image to black and white, and adjust contrast to your taste.