Leica Blog Posted September 21, 2010 Share #1 Posted September 21, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Leica Camera AG presents a new digital compact camera combining a high-performance lens and outstanding image quality in compact form – the LEICA V-LUX 2. Read more... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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aesop Posted September 21, 2010 Share #2 Posted September 21, 2010 Leica Camera AG presents a new digital compact camera combining a high-performance lens and outstanding image quality in compact form – the LEICA V-LUX 2. Read more... ...heh, heh - it gets better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicanut2 Posted September 21, 2010 Share #3 Posted September 21, 2010 Hmm I had the V-lux 1 at one time going to have to try this one wonder if the image quality will beat the micro 4/3. Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted September 21, 2010 Share #4 Posted September 21, 2010 It is the MIcro 4/3 Panasonic Lumix GH2, no? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB W Posted September 21, 2010 Share #5 Posted September 21, 2010 I think the title to this thread needs to be changed to V-Lux 2 from V-Lux 5. A little typo is easy to understand, given all the excitement. P.S. Thanks for fixing the title! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted September 21, 2010 Share #6 Posted September 21, 2010 Credit where it is due, Panasonic did a marvelous job with these little five hundred dollar cameras. They would be staggeringly good at any price, wonderfully flexible bits of gear. Christ knows how much the pissant red wankdot costs though. Ps ... :DHah. Just seen the bar fine for the makeover. Another head shaker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted September 21, 2010 Share #7 Posted September 21, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) It is the MIcro 4/3 Panasonic Lumix GH2, no? No. Have a look at the FZ range. Budget buck giant killers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted September 21, 2010 Share #8 Posted September 21, 2010 It is the MIcro 4/3 Panasonic Lumix GH2, no? No. Panasonic Lumix FZ-100. Different thing altogether. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicanut2 Posted September 21, 2010 Share #9 Posted September 21, 2010 Sensor is small 1.2.33 but 15.1 p meg. pix. going to be interesting to see pictures taken with the V-Lux 2 Just might be a good fun travel camera. Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Thompson Posted September 21, 2010 Share #10 Posted September 21, 2010 Credit where it is due, Panasonic did a marvelous job with these little five hundred dollar cameras. They would be staggeringly good at any price, wonderfully flexible bits of gear. Christ knows how much the pissant red wankdot costs though. The Panasonic is selling for around $450 in the US, while the Leica version, from what I have read, will be around $400 more. Is the extra Leica tariff worth it? Guess we'll have to wait and see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest X1s Posted September 21, 2010 Share #11 Posted September 21, 2010 What about the recently released Vlux 20? gee? what is Leica thinking about with all of these closely related digi cams. Flood the market with ????? EMMA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
floyd Posted September 21, 2010 Share #12 Posted September 21, 2010 What I don't understand is we are constantly being told by Leica that micro four thirds sensors don't produce a good enough picture quality, yet they bring out these rebadged Panasonic's with even small sensors. Floyd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted September 21, 2010 Share #13 Posted September 21, 2010 What about the recently released Vlux 20? gee? what is Leica thinking about with all of these closely related digi cams. Flood the market with ????? EMMA You clearly have not looked at images of the two cameras. They are nothing like each other. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhluxton Posted September 21, 2010 Share #14 Posted September 21, 2010 No. Have a look at the FZ range. Budget buck giant killers. A friend has just bought the new Panasonic DMC-FZ100 which appears to be the Panasonic version of the Leica V-Lux 2. I had a quick look at it a couple of days ago. Somehow or other I guessed it might make it into Leica form as a new V-Lux. The zoom range appears impressive, but the Panasonic model doesn't feel quite as solid as the old V-lux 1. Whilst the new large screen appears impressive - it doesn't have the twist and flip versatility of the V-lux 1. One of the nice things about the V-Lux 1 was the manual zoom which having had a Digilux 2 and still using a Digilux 3 I prefer. The new offering also appears to make a lot about its movie and sound recording capabilities. In the decade that I have had digital cameras I have probably shot around 25 film clips. It isn't an important feature and what bothers me is that some of the cost of the camera pays for this unecessary gadgetry rather than being incorporated into the still imaging element. I look forward to seeing my friends results with his DMC-FZ100- but will probably say pass on either the Leica or Panasonic versions. The only exciting product is the new M9T - but that is well out of my price league. A successor to the Digilux 2 with a large sensor would have been the preferred new product news so I must say I am a bit disappointed at todays news. Though I welcome the black X1 - looks much better like that and hopefully I will acquire one of these in the not too distant future. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted September 21, 2010 Share #15 Posted September 21, 2010 A friend has just bought the new Panasonic DMC-FZ100 which appears to be the Panasonic version of the Leica V-Lux 2. John No, as I said in post #8 it is the FZ-100. I think that if you are considering one of this type of camera and are concerned about bang per buck, the Fuji HS 10 has the edge and it's only 288 GBP at Amazon and 256 elsewhere!!!! 24mm-720mm manual (does not drain battery) zoom! Now, tell me about the X1 again. Fujifilm introduces FinePix HS10 with 30x optical zoom: Digital Photography Review Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
krabat Posted September 22, 2010 Share #16 Posted September 22, 2010 .... A successor to the Digilux 2 with a large sensor would have been the preferred new product news so I must say I am a bit disappointed at todays news. ....John Thank you John, you took the words out of my mouth. No D2 successor, no R solution. Simply disappointing. I mean, if I needed a camera with the specifications of a V-Lux or D-Lux, I could buy the corresponding Panasonic products. What many people REALLY want is an original, advanced Leica camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
krabat Posted September 22, 2010 Share #17 Posted September 22, 2010 .... I think that if you are considering one of this type of camera and are concerned about bang per buck, the Fuji HS 10 has the edge and it's only 288 GBP at Amazon and 256 elsewhere!!!! 24mm-720mm manual (does not drain battery) zoom! ...[/url] Well, impressive zoom range. However, the users complain about poor image quality at focal lengths below 50 mm in many reports about this camera, i.e. in the wide angle range. It will be interesting to see how the image quality of the V-Lux 2 will be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickgrafixstop Posted September 23, 2010 Share #18 Posted September 23, 2010 I'm sure Leica will purport some technical fol-de-rol about image processing algorithms and color fidelity to justify the 400-500 price differential over the Panasonic version. I didn't notice software inclusion - cheap OEM versions of Adobe elements stuff - or any "extras" like an additional battery or ergonomic "neoprene" case. It's evidently smaller than the Vlux1 and significantly more bulky than the d-lux X, but it does have the red dot mystique. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andcolor Posted September 23, 2010 Share #19 Posted September 23, 2010 Is this the camera that will let me dump my Canon stuff? I am so over the bulky DSLR lenses but there are times when a zoom is a necessity, a macro invaluable and a big honkin' camera body & lens makes me look serious. Have they done it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Thompson Posted September 23, 2010 Share #20 Posted September 23, 2010 I am so over the bulky DSLR lenses but there are times when a zoom is a necessity, a macro invaluable and a big honkin' camera body & lens makes me look serious. Have they done it? I would like to think so, Linda, but if the V-Lux 2's sensor is the size that I think it is, don't sell your old gear prematurely. I'm witholding any opinion until I can see the image quality results, but some say that the Panasonic verson is not very good over ISO 400. That alone just may be the deal-breaker for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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