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Just got my C-Lux - my thoughts.


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The one category I have been missing is the pocket category. I have an X2, but does not quite make it as a pocket camera. I received my C-Lux a couple of days ago. I really like it. The bokeh is amazing. Images are sharp. The small sensor is obvious on subjects of high dynamic range. It has every software gadget and  function imaginable. The WIFI works great. So I love it. It will be great for those times I don't want a bigger camera. Interestingly, it also made me realize why I love my M10... the C-Lux is the very opposite... I wrote this yesterday when contemplating the C-Lux. 

 

It dawned on me today why the Leica is so appealing to many. When I look over the other wonderful cameras that I own and use; they are complicated enigmas wrapped in distractions. Each time I use one, I really enjoy it and at multiple times say to myself: I must read re-read the manual. I never do. But I always feel ashamedly insufficient… not worthy because of my ignorance. But the Leica M10 isn't like that. It is a tool, purpose built to do one and only one simple thing, craft exceptional still photographs. With all the controls (4 not 40) you need at your fingertips without scrolling or gesturing  You can know it… it doesn't haunt you with your lack on knowledge like every phone, PC, tablet, car, watch, thermostats, and soon to be refrigerators. The image is the direct result of what you did, not that plus one or more adjustments hiding somewhere that did that you didn't know about, a setting hidden in dozens of menus deep in the bowels of the software. It is so refreshing to pick it up and know that it will be there, simply, with the parameters I need to control to craft a fine photo starting me in the face, begging me to adjust ever so slightly to get an even better photograph. My simple friend, my M10. 

 

The C-Lux is a great camera, I am glad to have it. But, it is not remotely like an M10. 

 

JD

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Have you tried using manual focus?

I have tried all the modes including Auto, P, Scenes and Manual and just none of the images are sharp. I increased the sharpness but it made no difference. I just don't know what else to try. It just seems like it is focusing in one area only. I have also tried using different metering modes but that made no difference.

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Well I have just recently got a C-Lux and am very disappointed as the pictures are just out of focus. I have tried numerous settings and just cannot get a sharp picture.

I just hope I haven't got a faulty one.

Did you read about images from this camera in this thread?

https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/285614-new-c-lux-20mp-1-sensor-24-360mm-equivalent-lens/page-3

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Yes but only after I bought the camera. I wish I had done a bit more research before I bought this camera. It just seems like the lens can be hit and miss. I bought it to have a compact on a trip I am taking in a week so rushed the decision.

It doesn't sound like returning it is an option as I could end up with a replacement that has an even worse lens.

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Have you tried using a mini tripod ?

 

I use a Manfrotto MP1 mini tripod on a camera similar to a CL and got some outstanding photos, but when hand-held the photos can be a bit blurred

I have a mini Tripod but when travelling it is not always practical to use it. I wanted a compact camera that I could use quickly in most places without having to use a tripod to get a sharp image. I have an old Canon compact and have never had anything other than sharp images. I also have an SLR but don’t want to lug around the larger camera and lenses. I had hoped the Leica would produce the images I wanted but based my selection of the C-Lux on the Leica reputation for quality cameras.

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using a tripod for a compact travel camera is not a solution at all.

 

Why don't you post more pics so people here can see the problem..its either a defective camera OR the C-Lux - Panasonic model just simply sucks at picture quality >>>from another site "What matters the most about any camera is the quality of the images that it produces, and the ZS200 is a mixed bag. The sensor, which we've seen many times before in other cameras, is great, but the combination of incredible zoom range, a complex optical formula and impressive compactness means the lens was a little softer than we'd like on all three samples that we used."

 

 

I have a mini Tripod but when travelling it is not always practical to use it. I wanted a compact camera that I could use quickly in most places without having to use a tripod to get a sharp image. I have an old Canon compact and have never had anything other than sharp images. I also have an SLR but don’t want to lug around the larger camera and lenses. I had hoped the Leica would produce the images I wanted but based my selection of the C-Lux on the Leica reputation for quality cameras.

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I have had the camera checked and have been told it is working ok. They agree the lens can be soft if you don’t have anything other than the perfect setting. I was told to always use iso/aperture/shutter/ev to absolutely match the conditions. I was also told that, in their opinion, the auto settings are not ideal and think Leica could fix that with a firmware update.

After lots of duds, I have now managed some shots that are sharp and focused.

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The Manfrotto MP1  is the ultimate travel tripod

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