Do Digilux 2 photos have distinctive look?

[Alcanara]

Advertisement (gone after registration)

My First B and W's...

 

Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here…

Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!

 

[ATTACH]313948[/ATTACH

 

Stuart

[farnz]

5,432 views of this thread!!! :D:D

Update of the above comment that was posted on 16/04/2007:

 

161,761 views of this thread!!!

... and still going strong.

 

Pete.

Edited May 4, 2012 by farnz

[philipus]

Incredible!

 

If I make the first post on page 100 I'll provide cake to everyone

[farnz]

I've just finished flipping through the 80 pages of this thread to revisit the pictures that have been posted to show that the D2 has a distinctive look and they put the question beyond doubt imho. And it was a very enjoyable exercise that I encourage others to do too because there are so many hidden gems among the pages.

 

Keep those D2 shots coming!

 

Pete.

[mija1789]

.

.

.

Keep those D2 shots coming!

 

Pete.

 

OK, here are a few from today

 

Cheers

Michel

Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here…

Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!

[mija1789]

Here's an iso 100 RAW, desaturated, resized and jpged.

 

@philipus

Thanks for the investigation.

Did you reach so far any preliminary conclusions?

 

Cheers

Michel

[mija1789]

Advertisement (gone after registration)

Ooops! Sorry!

The 4th photo is not the correct one. Here is the right one.

Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here…

Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!

[Alcanara]

You asked for more.....

 

Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here…

Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!

 

Sorry... nowhere near as good as those above... but I will get there....

 

Stuart

[philipus]

We made a cake today.

Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here…

Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!

[Alcanara]

Hey It's really nice to get "thanks" ... so encouraging.

 

cheers

 

Stuart

[John Thawley]

mija1789 / Michel:

 

I enjoyed the Lego Bar image. Very pleasing to look at.

[Latecomer]

Found in Fitzroy

Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here…

Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!

[wda]

Amazon.com: Online Shopping for Electronics, Apparel, Computers, Books, DVDs & more

 

hi there, i'm a bit of a noob here but i might be able to help you with some advice

 

i used an LC1 on 3 trips abroad in 2008 & found myself always going back & looking at the pics & thinking how good they all looked. since then i've been shooting an LX3 a Nikon D200 & a D2Xs yet i still had a yearning for an LC1 or Digilux2.

well 2 weeks ago i spotted a very nice, little used, boxed with all accessories etc example on ebay & stuck a bid in. i paid £510 which seems to be the going rate these days. since then i've not had a lot of opprtunity to get out & about with it but the few pics i've taken look pretty good. the B&W mode is excellent & like has been said before the lens is amazing

 

there are plenty of sample images on flickr- Flickr: The Leica Digilux 2 Pool

 

plus there are some very good user sites also - leica.overgaard.dk - Thorsten Overgaard's Leica Sites - Leica Digilux 2 sample photos and tests (as well as Panasonic DMC-LC1) - Page 1 of 3

 

plus John Thawley has written many interesting articles about using one in his journal

 

The Leica Digilux*2 - Journal - Motorsports Photography by Motorsports Photographer, John Thawley :: American Le Mans, Grand Am,

 

plus more links to digilux related items here

 

Search - Motorsports Photography by Motorsports Photographer, John Thawley :: American Le Mans, Grand Am,

 

also a massive thread discussing the "look" of the Digilux2 images on the L-camera forum. some nice ones on this page plus more as you scroll back through the topic

Do Digilux 2 photos have distinctive look? - Seite 63 - Leica User Forum

 

tbh i think you should have a good read up on its strengths & weaknesses buy it & try it (you wont ever loose money on it. at worse you'll break even) see how you get along with it. they have an almost iconic/cult status & i'm certainly not disappointed that i bought into it. yes the lower resolution might be a problem if you're doing very large prints but all full screen size preview on my 23inch cinema display they look great

 

as for the operational speed yeah for sure they're not as fast as a pro bodied DSLR but is any "serious compact"?

you just need to remember that these cameras are from an era where photography was about capturing light. nowadays everyone seems to want to be able to take pics of a moving subject, in the dark, with no flash!

 

go for it. you'll love it

derbykentucky, Welcome to the forum! I looked at you Flickr set - very artistic examples there. I still use my D2, almost daily, eversince I bought it new when it was first launched. So mine is no longer pristine, but works beautifully.

[Alcanara]

mija1789...... That coffee cup scene is so creamy and rich.... beautiful .

 

Stuart

[sh0wtime]

hi there, i'm a bit of a noob here but i might be able to help you with some advice

 

i used an LC1 on 3 trips abroad in 2008 & found myself always going back & looking at the pics & thinking how good they all looked. since then i've been shooting an LX3 a Nikon D200 & a D2Xs yet i still had a yearning for an LC1 or Digilux2.

well 2 weeks ago i spotted a very nice, little used, boxed with all accessories etc example on ebay & stuck a bid in. i paid £510 which seems to be the going rate these days. since then i've not had a lot of opprtunity to get out & about with it but the few pics i've taken look pretty good. the B&W mode is excellent & like has been said before the lens is amazing

 

there are plenty of sample images on flickr- Flickr: The Leica Digilux 2 Pool

 

plus there are some very good user sites also - leica.overgaard.dk - Thorsten Overgaard's Leica Sites - Leica Digilux 2 sample photos and tests (as well as Panasonic DMC-LC1) - Page 1 of 3

 

plus John Thawley has written many interesting articles about using one in his journal

 

The Leica Digilux*2 - Journal - Motorsports Photography by Motorsports Photographer, John Thawley :: American Le Mans, Grand Am,

 

plus more links to digilux related items here

 

Search - Motorsports Photography by Motorsports Photographer, John Thawley :: American Le Mans, Grand Am,

 

also a massive thread discussing the "look" of the Digilux2 images on the L-camera forum. some nice ones on this page plus more as you scroll back through the topic

Do Digilux 2 photos have distinctive look? - Seite 63 - Leica User Forum

 

tbh i think you should have a good read up on its strengths & weaknesses buy it & try it (you wont ever loose money on it. at worse you'll break even) see how you get along with it. they have an almost iconic/cult status & i'm certainly not disappointed that i bought into it. yes the lower resolution might be a problem if you're doing very large prints but all full screen size preview on my 23inch cinema display they look great

 

as for the operational speed yeah for sure they're not as fast as a pro bodied DSLR but is any "serious compact"?

you just need to remember that these cameras are from an era where photography was about capturing light. nowadays everyone seems to want to be able to take pics of a moving subject, in the dark, with no flash!

 

go for it. you'll love it

Edited May 7, 2012 by andybarton
Returned to rightful owner.

[andybarton]

Can I remind members that plagiarism of other people's posts, whether from this forum or elsewhere is really bad form.

 

I have moderated a post above, where the plagiarism took place, and edited a more recent one, so that the original author now takes over his post.

Edited May 7, 2012 by andybarton

[sh0wtime]

my post above wasn't originally intended for this thread it was posted on another forum as an attempt to reassure somebody that a D2 is still a fine choice today.

hence the last line "go for it you'll love it"

 

i stil stand behind that sentiment today

 

it had been copied & pasted here as a first post by another member

[mija1789]

A quick one taken today. Aperture mode and manual focusing (the AF-macro wouldn't work).

Raw, developed with LR3 and a bit of local high-pass sharpening with CNX2.

Cheers

Michel

Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here…

Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!

[farnz]

... Aperture mode and manual focusing (the AF-macro wouldn't work). ...l

I sometimes find that the AF macro on my D2 won't work if I'm too close to the subject particularly at the long end of the Vario-Summicron. Might that have been the cause?

 

Pete.

[Advertisement]

Hallo,

Look here: Leica Lux

[mija1789]

I sometimes find that the AF macro on my D2 won't work if I'm too close to the subject particularly at the long end of the Vario-Summicron. Might that have been the cause?

 

Pete.

 

Yes farnz, you are absolutely correct.

Distance to subject was about 30 cms, maybe a bit less. I was at the long end and although I was careful to focus on contrasty details, still the AF wouldn't lock.

As I had read something about that on Thorsten's blog, I switched to manual focus and I slightly moved to adjust the distance to subject to get focus (the usual macro trick).

Glad to hear it's a normal behavior encountered by experienced users.

Thanks for your feedback.

Cheers

Michel