Sometimes we get buried in Leica hype on YouTube

[mdrips]

Advertisement (gone after registration)

I strongly like my D Lux 8, but in attempting to learn more about it, I've found there is a wee bit of too much hype on YouTube.

We have two competing Leica enthusiasts on YouTube who promote the D Lux 8, yet manage to only recite its features without any examples of setting the menu parameters or even operating the camera itself.

Mr. Overgaard at least bought the camera, while Mr. Brownstone just used a loaner.

Hugh Brownstone

Leica D-Lux 8 Defies Expectations, Including My Own

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEjFW3GECY8&t=969s

Thorsten Overgaard

Leica D-Lux 8 Review vs Leica D-Lux 7 by Leica Expert Thorsten Overgaard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPdxqLox1Ao&t=2s

[Advertisement]

The Leica Q3 is available for pre-order at B&H Photo Video and Adorama

[Chris W]

One is irritating, the other seems to spend more time making lovey-dovey Leica videos than taking meaningful photographs.

It's hard to find any camera reviews of value on Youtube, most influencers make promo videos for a living, and aren't actually hard working photographers.

[Delboy72]

 

[spydrxx]

You Tube videos should be taken with a grain salt. Most influencers merely rehash what somebody told them without thoroughly checking it out...sort of like a poorly trained newscaster.

[mdrips]

I saw the Australian guy's D Lux 8 settings video and while it was interesting, he is VERY opinionated, as in "RAW rules, JPEG drools". In other words he just skips any discussion about JPEG, as he believes that DNG (RAW) is the only way to go. I appreciate JPEG and DNG, but I am interested in knowledge, not one man's "let's use DNG so that we can fix ALL of our photos in post!!" opinion.

Yes, most of these influencers have absolutely no actual technical depth.

[rsolomon]

Thorsten Overgaard is well known in leica circles , he offers a lot of very  good materials, I find his website very informative 

[mdrips]

Advertisement (gone after registration)

fsolomon:

If you watch the above listed video by Mr. Overgaard, you will find it has no useable content. He just gushes over what a nice camera the D Lux 8 is. It's just valueless hype.

[Bronski]

After having seen some of his videos I unsubscribed his feed, since he only is about pushing his own commercial content. And his presentation makes me sleepy.

[platti]

Honestly, what do you expect to learn about the D-Lux 8?

It is a Point & Shoot-Camera with an uncomplicated, very well performing system and a really low learningcurve.