V-Lux 2 Image Quality

[frank schimpf]

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Many User reports I have read state poor image quality from the Lux2, same issue is stated for the Panny FZ100. It would be beneficial to many that are looking to purchase this piece if users could share their views on image quality,

DR, high ISO ability, general performance and any other issues. There isn't much info on this model at all. According to Leica they have tweaked the sensor and some firmware issues that the :Panny has.

[carylwithay]

The problem is quality control. I returned mine for exchange and the new one is great. I once had to return a lumix 4 times to get a good one but once you get a good one, it is great.

Caryl

[farnz]

The images I've seen from the V-Lux 2 look pretty good for a small sensor camera.

 

Pete.

[tcrown]

Pete,

 

Of course it's a totally different animal, but do you think the IQ is better than the new DL5?

 

Sincerely,

 

TC

[farnz]

TC,

 

I haven't had the opportunity to compare in depth - my experience of V-Lux 2 files has been from an acquaintance displaying them and enlarging them on screen where they looked surprisingly good although I recognise that this can't be taken as a definitive assessment.

 

On screen the VL2 files compared well with DL5 files but that's perhaps not surprising since the VL2's maximum resolution is 4320 x 3240 pixels (14.1 MPx) on a 1/2.33" sensor compared to the DL5's maximum resolution of 3648 x 2736 pixels (10.1 MPx) on a 1/1.63" sensor.

 

I think I'll take the safe ground and say that the output of both is pretty good for small sensor cameras.

 

Pete.

[dhsimmonds]

I have also seen VL2 images digitally projected alongside M9 images of the same subject and lighting and it wasn't easy to distinguish between them. To be fair to the M9, images from that camera were heavily cropped whereas that massive zoom lens on the VL2 was used to maximum advantage to fill the frame.

 

Also the light was very good, strong and directional......essential for smaller sensor photography IMHO. The subject was racing yachts taken on the English Solent from the photographers own RIB.

 

I have followed the progress of Panasonic's FZ series, owning at one time both the FZ10 (4Mpx) and FZ20 (5Mpx). The VL2 and it's Pana parent are the latest in that long line of successful descendants. My Avatar was taken using the FZ10!

[tcrown]

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I remember the time I used to carry around one of my favorite FZ series, FZ50 (Leica VL1 twin).

 

And I still miss it so bad.

I loved it because it had focus ring where you can manually focus (they called it focus by wire) and of course the focus ring would let you zoom in and out manually as well (in which it was so much faster and more dSLR like).

 

Only the drawback at the time I could think of was the tiny 2 in screen with low res.

 

I am sure VL2 has been improved since then, but I just wish they kept 10 MP on the sensor and make the lens little faster.

 

TC