ppolla Posted December 6, 2009 Share #1 Posted December 6, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Am confused....and need some help. I currently own a 1Dmk3, and it is great for the sports photos I take...but aside from this camera I would like to purchase small compact camera that I can take with me anywhere I go. Am torn between the Dlux4, LX3 and G11... If Dlux 4 and LX 3 were not some 2 years old, I think decision would be easier...but I would have to buy one of these now, and 3 weeks later a new model would come out. Any idea when the Dlux 4 upgrade is coming? Should I wait? Please let me know your ideas. Thanks, P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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farnz Posted December 6, 2009 Share #2 Posted December 6, 2009 ... If Dlux 4 and LX 3 were not some 2 years old, I think decision would be easier...but I would have to buy one of these now, and 3 weeks later a new model would come out.Any idea when the Dlux 4 upgrade is coming?... Welcome to the forum, ppolla! The D-Lux 4 isn't 2 years old yet - the first ones appeared around October 2008. I don't know when - or if - a D-Lux 4 upgrade is coming out I just know how much I enjoy using mine and how it really surprises me from time to time. My advice is to not worry too much about how 'old' the camera may be but to start using and enjoying it. After all, even if Leica did release a D-Lux 5 tomorrow, your D-Lux 4 would still be the fine camera it is today. It wouldn't be the sort of wallet shock of trading up to a 1Dmk4 either. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppolla Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted December 6, 2009 Thanks Pete. upss....sorry. I got my facts wrong then....is LX3 out for 2 years? No 1D mk4 for me... My big dream is the M9...but that will have to wait for a while. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted December 6, 2009 Share #4 Posted December 6, 2009 ...is LX3 out for 2 years? ... I think the LX3 was launched in July 2008. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppolla Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted December 9, 2009 Got the Dlux 4.....can't wait for it to arrive later this evening. I am getting nervous.... P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stelyn Posted December 9, 2009 Share #6 Posted December 9, 2009 Am confused....and need some help.I currently own a 1Dmk3, and it is great for the sports photos I take...but aside from this camera I would like to purchase small compact camera that I can take with me anywhere I go. Am torn between the Dlux4, LX3 and G11... If Dlux 4 and LX 3 were not some 2 years old, I think decision would be easier...but I would have to buy one of these now, and 3 weeks later a new model would come out. Any idea when the Dlux 4 upgrade is coming? Should I wait? Please let me know your ideas. Thanks, P D-lux 4 and LX3 are restyled versions of each other (twins), you probably know that. The LX3 has a better accessory leather case and a cheaper (but still expensive, but briliant and less massive/garish) optional optical viewfinder than the Leica. I'm not sure that the LX3's successor is going to be a collaboration with Leica, so the LX3/Dlux 4 may be an end of an era. I can see your point about not buying a camera new when hanging on a while may well see a glut of the product, in "mint condition", on ebay at inevitably low prices if a rumoured LX4 (5) is announced. It's a toughy but I imagine a lot more LX3's on ebay than D-lux 4's as people will undoubtably feel more incined to keep hold of an "old model" Leica than a pansonic. So the LX3's a better option from a utlitarian POV, but the Leica's better looking and more likely to hold it's status and affection. Too difficult to call - but to nail my colours to the mast - I'd buy a new LX3, the leather case and the OVF for the same money as the Leica is on it's own. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stelyn Posted December 9, 2009 Share #7 Posted December 9, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Got the Dlux 4.....can't wait for it to arrive later this evening.I am getting nervous.... P Bah! My above post's too late. Congratulations. Is this your first Leica? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppolla Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share #8 Posted December 9, 2009 I read your post...you were not too late. I got a good price at the duty free airport and the difference was not huge... So I went for history and whole Leica experience rather than cheaper Panasonic. Yes, my first Leica....and hopefully not the last. I would love to get my hands on the M9....but for that I need to sell my Canon camera and lots of L glass....as it is just sitting in the attic and collecting dust (in my camera bag).... P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stelyn Posted December 9, 2009 Share #9 Posted December 9, 2009 I read your post...you were not too late. I got a good price at the duty free airport and the difference was not huge...So I went for history and whole Leica experience rather than cheaper Panasonic. Yes, my first Leica....and hopefully not the last. I would love to get my hands on the M9....but for that I need to sell my Canon camera and lots of L glass....as it is just sitting in the attic and collecting dust (in my camera bag).... P You made the best choice in light of the fact that there may well be a load of LX3's on ebay as the crowds rush to keep up with model replacement. The Leica is what it is, and that's what so great about the brand, they've managed to associate a timeless aura with some of their digital products to their owners, even though they are esssentially the same as twin products that almost seem dispensible with their respective owners. I'd have to sell a lot more tha my possessions to afford an M9 and some decent lenses. Not to put too fine a point on it - I'd be working a lot of nights, and not at a factory. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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