Do Digilux 2 photos have distinctive look?

[farnz]

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[Guytou]

Excellent photo Farnz !

 

Guy

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[Antonio Pereira Jiménez]

Hello.

 

My wife take this photo whit the Digilux 2 in Mertola(Portugal) .

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[Gabrielnoraa]

Hello.

 

My wife take this photo whit the Digilux 2 in Mertola(Portugal) .

 

 

Muy buena. Me gusta

 

Very good one. I like it.

[Antonio Pereira Jiménez]

Muy buena. Me gusta

 

Very good one. I like it.

 

Muchas gracias.

 

Le dieron el tercer premio en la Revista Muy Interesante del mes de Febrero.

 

Me alegra mucho de tropezar con españoles por aqui.

 

Saludos.

[philipus]

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Divine reflection (also posted in another thread but I felt it would be at home here too.)

 

Pete.

 

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Amazing photos in this thread! I'm particularly impressed how well the D2 handled all the highlights in this image. Incredible actually. Must be one heck of a lens that Summicron.

 

Edit: I forgot to ask something. In order to get a blurry background with some (lesser) digital cameras, for instance for portraits, one has to fake it by using the macro function or putting the subject very close to the camera. Is this necessary on the D2 or does it function like a, well, ordinary and normal camera?

Edited February 15, 2012 by philipus

[Blindjock]

With a small sensor the d2 has a wider DOF than a dslr or 35mm camera. Having the f2 setting helps but not much when the lens is 7-22mm focal length.

The only way around it is to get closer to the subject or further back but zoomed in. Both options, where the subject is the same size in the frame, have similar amount of blur to the background however using a longer focal length makes the background larger and the blur more obvious. The downside is the background may be too imposing in the final image as any details will be larger.

It all depends on the situation.

 

If you have a play with a DOF calculator with the proper options of sensor size, you can get an idea of what is possible.

[elansprint72]

148,830 posts to this D2 thread alone and still no discrete forum.

 

The X1 forum has approaching 24k posts on all threads.

 

The S2 forum has going on for 9k posts.

 

The M9 card issues thread forum has a heady 582 posts.

 

 

Is it me?

[farnz]

148,830 posts to this D2 thread ...

I think perhaps you meant "views" rather than "posts", Pete but I get your point.

 

Pete.

[elansprint72]

Farnz, actually it says Posts at the top of the stats column; however, I'm sure that WE get my point.

[pop]

The X1 subforum has been started in September 2009, I believe, and has 1172 posts. The Digilux 2 appreciation thread has been started in 2007. Since September 2009 there have been about 1000 posts to this thread.

 

Just wait until the X1 is discontinued. Then the number of posts will go through the roof.

 

[philipus]

Just wait until the X1 is discontinued. Then the number of posts will go through the roof.

 

Gaah that will perhaps mean D2 prices will go up too; got to get my hands on one soon then

 

With such a number of posts, though, at least this thread should be made a sticky

[Guest grace-nacy]

 

As I see it, an exceptional camera needs to be successful both in terms of its design (it's usefulness to the photographer as a tool) and it's image quality. As I discussed in Part I of this review, Leica's analog controls for shutter speed, aperture, focus and focal length are among its greatest strengths. Together they make the camera fluid and quick to work with. The very large and bright 2.5" LCD screen also adds to the functionality and usefulness of the camera, as does the very effective metering and live histogram display. For the most part, the camera allows one to work without delay or distraction. In this respect, the camera mostly lives up to the Leica tradition of making functional tools for serious photographers. The two aspects that do interfere with making pictures are the EVF and the lack of a RAW file buffer. The EVF limitations can be bypassed with accessory finders but Leica really should have equipped this camera with one of their superb rangefinders, even if that increased the camera's price. The lack of a RAW file buffer is also a design weakness but the cycle time between exposures can at least be minimized by using fast SD cards and I've include test cycle timings for these below.

 

In terms of overall image quality, the Digilux 2 creates the best RAW files I've seen yet from a small-sensor camera. Despite a grain-like noise at higher ISOs, discussed in detail below, converted RAW files from this camera are sharp and have beautiful color and tonality. The camera's very fast F/2.0 - 2.4 zoom lens is made in Japan by Panasonic, according to Leica's specifications, and it is outstanding. It is the best lens I've seen yet on a small-sensor camera and it lives up to Leica's reputation for producing exceptional lenses.

[brucek]

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I would love to have a print of that photo... Beautiful colors and tones.

 

Bruce

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hi there,

 

EXIF says:

 

Camera Make = Leica Camera AG

Camera Model = M8 Digital Camera

 

are you sure you took it with a Digilux?

 

lovely shot anyway

 

Bert

[farnz]

hi there,

 

EXIF says:

 

Camera Make = Leica Camera AG

Camera Model = M8 Digital Camera

 

are you sure you took it with a Digilux?

 

lovely shot anyway

 

Bert

Bert,

 

I've checked and you're right. I store my pictures by camera and in 2007 I must have erroneously dropped the pictures from this shoot with my M8 under the D2 file structure and didn't check the exif before posting. Thanks for pointing this out. (If I'd been intent on concealing the identity of the camera I could have removed the exif data so I hope you accept that it wasn't deliberate. My bad.)

 

Pete.

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[Guytou]

No problem farnz, I forgive you.

 

Guy

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[elansprint72]

The X1 subforum has been started in September 2009, I believe, and has 1172 posts. The Digilux 2 appreciation thread has been started in 2007. Since September 2009 there have been about 1000 posts to this thread.

 

Just wait until the X1 is discontinued. Then the number of posts will go through the roof.

 

Apples vs oranges! A forum vs a thread. A design classic vs a (forgettable) snap-shot device.

 

Here is a shot from my first real shoot with the D2, back in 2005, or thereabouts. I should use it more frequently.

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