ski542002 Posted January 15, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted January 15, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello: Â Just asking for opinions. Now that it sounds like the dLux-3 will be in stock again very soon, could there be the chance that Leica has taken the time to update the firmware in this still-new camera? Â CD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Par70 Posted January 16, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted January 16, 2007 Chris.. Â What were you looking for in a firmware update ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski542002 Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share #3 Â Posted January 16, 2007 Hello: Â Maybe firmware was the wrong word to describe my question. Let me rephrase..."any improvement to an already good camera (noise excluded!!)". Â CD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Par70 Posted January 16, 2007 Share #4 Â Posted January 16, 2007 I'm with you on this one...i loved the camera shooting in iso 100...and close up ..but was dissapointed with the images in iso 200 or above.... I sold my d lux 3 on ebay this week...I really liked it...but I decided to sell it and see what the next d lux 4 ? has to offer....It was hard to give up...but d lux 3's are selling for up to $300.00 more than what I payed...Crazy...but true... I wasn't that greedy...but sold mine with an extra battery for $750....Now I can't wait for the next upgrade....I miss it.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted January 16, 2007 Share #5  Posted January 16, 2007 Firmware upgrades by Panasonic are quite rare; indeed, the upgrade for the DSC-L1 was the first firmware upgrade in years. It is unlikely that there will be a firmware upgrade for the D-lux 3, unless Leica or Panasonic should discover there’s a severe bug in the existing firmware.  Generally, firmware upgrades are for fixing bugs, not for adding or improving features. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley Posted January 16, 2007 Share #6 Â Posted January 16, 2007 Chris Michael is right, the camera is the province of Panasonic, and Panasonic firware updates are rarer than a hens teeth. Â There was once a petition for a firmware alteration to turn NR 'off' on the Panasonic FZ50. Some thousands of people signed this petition from various forum sires, but sadly it all came to nothing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest malland Posted January 16, 2007 Share #7  Posted January 16, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Interesting. SInce I bought my Ricoh GR-D there have been 3 firmware upgrade, and, believe, altogther 5 since the camera came it in October 2005, each of which has added functionality, some of it requested by users.  —Mitch/Johannesburg Flickr: Photos from Mitch Alland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski542002 Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share #8 Â Posted January 16, 2007 I've yet to pull the trigger on the dLux-3, although I'm getting close. Having said that, everytime I hear mention of the Ricoh GRD, it makes me wonder if I'm making the right decision to go with the Lux. The file downloads I've seen from the Ricoh camera don't look all that bad, especially if you're accepting of the limitations of the small chip. What will probably sway me is the 16:9 at the wide-end coupled with the zoom. Â Thanks for the input! Â CD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest malland Posted January 16, 2007 Share #9  Posted January 16, 2007 Chris, I don't know whether you're referring to JPG or RAW files. I only use the latter, except for ISO 1600, which is only available in JPG on the GR-D. If you don't mind being limited to 28mm and 21mm-equivalent focal length, then I would go with the GR-D; otherwise the D-Lux 3 is fine, as long as you use RAW files. The write speed of RAW file is much faster with the D-Lux 3, and it's a camera that handles well with the "joystick" facility.  —Mitch/Johannesburg http://www.flickr.com/photos/10268776@N00/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski542002 Posted January 18, 2007 Author Share #10 Â Posted January 18, 2007 Thanks Mitch: Â I only shoot raw, using JPGS as a final delivered file only if that's what the end-user, or my favorite lab requires. Â I'm getting my forum subjects mixed up, as I just replied to a previous posting concerned about softness in the dLux-3 files. I asked about a comparison between the two cameras. Â I'll have to do some more on-line file comparisons between the two. Â CD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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