sean_reid Posted September 15, 2006 Share #21  Posted September 15, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi Sean, I'd be very interested in seeing your review of the dlux3. One question though... is really only 100-400iso unlike the lx-2 which is 100-16600iso? As far as I can tell the dlux2 was pretty much identical in output to the lx-1, so is leica bringing more to the table with the latest iteration? That said, the M8 looks and sounds the real article. I reckon it will take me a year or so to save for one.... but I'll get there ;-)  Andy  Hi Andy,  I'm afraid that I haven't had a chance to work with that camera yet but I will review it. Till then, I don't have much in the way of special knowledge about it.  Cheers,  Sean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 15, 2006 Posted September 15, 2006 Hi sean_reid, Take a look here D-lux 3 is Black Paint bEauty!. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
gepetto Posted September 15, 2006 Share #22 Â Posted September 15, 2006 Leica Camera AG has the new camera's up on their website. Â D-LUX 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gylee Posted September 15, 2006 Share #23 Â Posted September 15, 2006 The D-lux 3 looks absolutely sexy... completely in black paint. I nearly mistaken it for a leica special edition. Â Â Here are four words I never thought I would say - I AGREE WITH ALFIE Â The black D-lux 3 looks like the dog's doodads. Â It has been a bad week for expensive impulse purchases - damn you Apple (new black Nano), damn you Leica (new black D-Lux 3). Â A shame it is not available until mid-October - off to Copenhagen for a mini-break next week. Would have come in handy. Still, some quality time with the CM won't go astray... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Mitchum Posted September 15, 2006 Share #24  Posted September 15, 2006 Hi Andy, I'm afraid that I haven't had a chance to work with that camera yet but I will review it. Till then, I don't have much in the way of special knowledge about it.  Cheers,  Sean  Any chance you will be able to do some A/B comparisons between the LX2 and D-Lux 3 when the time comes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gylee Posted September 15, 2006 Share #25 Â Posted September 15, 2006 Any chance you will be able to do some A/B comparisons between the LX2 and D-Lux 3 when the time comes? Â Don't know if you have seen the Reichmann review of the LX2 but he suggest that the image quality is not alwys as good as the LX1. No details though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted September 15, 2006 Share #26 Â Posted September 15, 2006 A little black noisebox, it is a pity the it doesn't have speckles of colour as a metaphor to the images produced in low light. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â relax guys take a sedative before you reply... see http://www.leica-camera-user.com/digital-forum/4115-smokeysun-colour-revival-3.html for clarification Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbretteville Posted September 15, 2006 Share #27  Posted September 15, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Not a single bit of silver on the D-lux 3!!!  Almost correct.... 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! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/5216-d-lux-3-is-black-paint-beauty/?do=findComment&comment=50511'>More sharing options...
J Mitchum Posted September 15, 2006 Share #28 Â Posted September 15, 2006 Don't know if you have seen the Reichmann review of the LX2 but he suggest that the image quality is not alwys as good as the LX1. No details though. Â There is a direct comparison between the LX-1 and LX-2 linked below. More pixels stuffed into the same tiny sensor means more noise. To compensate for the extra noise they use more aggresive noise reduction. This causes smearing and loss of detail. On the other hand the extra resolution can help make up for that in some cases but then you are just back to square one. It would be better if cameras were not ruled by marketing departments. If these were just 6 megapixels noise would be much lower. Â LX-1 vs LX-2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted September 15, 2006 Share #29 Â Posted September 15, 2006 Almost correct.... Â Let's be honest, Alfie isn't a person who tends to let his opinions be clouded by facts ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterb Posted September 15, 2006 Share #30 Â Posted September 15, 2006 Don't get me wrong, the totally black D-Lux 3 is DROP DEAD gorgeous. But with 2 million or so ADDITIONAL pixels crammed onto the SAME SIZED SENSOR, I fear that noise, even with the new Venus III processing engine, will at best be par with the previous 8 MP model and its engine, as an early review on the Luminous Landscape of the nearly identical LX2 intimated, or worse. Will pictures shot in RAW be salvaged? Seems like detail would be lost at the expense of cleanliness. Unless Leitz software tweaking is an improvement over what Panasonic has wrought. Â Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gylee Posted September 15, 2006 Share #31 Â Posted September 15, 2006 Let's be honest, Alfie isn't a person who tends to let his opinions be clouded by facts ;-) Â Still he was right about that rubbish 5D of yours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted September 15, 2006 Share #32 Â Posted September 15, 2006 and golee what was wrong with the 5D and over what time did you own one, assuming you have now sold it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share #33 Â Posted September 15, 2006 S*** I'm in trouble this week... Â My shopping list just extended to the following wants: Â 1) Panasonic FX-01 (silver) (i will definitely get this) 2) Olympus E-400 (grey market most likely) 3) Olympus E-500 or/and E-1 4) Leica D-lux 3 5) Apple black 80 GB iPod 6) Apple "iTV"??? 7) Apple 17" iMac 8) maybe Leica Vlux for girlfriend??? Â etc. etc. Â Geewhiz, the trifecta to deal with--- Leica, Olympus, Apple... too many temptations rolling around my head.... zappppppppppppppppppppppppppp. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted September 15, 2006 Share #34 Â Posted September 15, 2006 Albert, Â I'm curious... Humour me with answers to the following questions... Â 1. What do you do for a living that gives you the income to pay for your shopping list, while at the same time giving you enough time to post so frequently to this forum? Â 2. Do you ever actually take a picture or is it all about the acquisition of sexy new equipment for you? Â Regads, Â Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share #35  Posted September 15, 2006 1) I work mostly with freelancing photog jobs/VC stuff  as well as computer programming all during the daytime  currently working on a photo book editing during the evenings (pull allnighters)  2) Yes I do have some pictures that I will be putting up soon. I did a few old ones but I'm right now editing through some actual photo sequences. Next week I will present a few goodies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted September 15, 2006 Share #36 Â Posted September 15, 2006 Still he was right about that rubbish 5D of yours. Â Indeed he was Gordon, it's utter rubbish incapable of taking a good image. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipNovaMac Posted September 16, 2006 Share #37 Â Posted September 16, 2006 I had heard that the D-Lux 3 is going to sell for $995US, the LX2 is being listed at $499US. The extra warranty and "free" software are not much a selling point for me. I just can't see the Leica "tweaks" being worth that much extra. Â Am I missing something? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gepetto Posted September 16, 2006 Share #38  Posted September 16, 2006 Chip  NEW: LEICA D-LUX 3 Price approx. 600 € or ~$750 US Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gylee Posted September 16, 2006 Share #39 Â Posted September 16, 2006 Indeed he was Gordon, it's utter rubbish incapable of taking a good image. Â It's not just yours, mine is rubbish as well. Are all your images plasticy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gylee Posted September 16, 2006 Share #40  Posted September 16, 2006 and golee what was wrong with the 5D and over what time did you own one, assuming you have now sold it  I still have my 5D and I love it like a child. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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