dNorm Posted October 25, 2006 Share #1 Posted October 25, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello Folks. Allow me to introduce myself, I'm new to Leica and this forum, although I've been lurking here for a about a month now. I own both the C-Lux 1 and D-Lux 3, both fantastic cameras as long as you keep in mind their intended purpose, i.e. as point-n-shoot cameras, the latter belonging to the advanced point-n-shoot class. I am a camera nut. I've had about a dozen or so digital point-n-shoots and dSLR's over the past 10 years. I mainly shoot with an Olympus E-system and Leica compact gear today, but still have much of my other camera stuff. I've made fair contribution about the C-Lux 1 and D-Lux 3 over at dpreview.com, if anyone cares to take a gander. I look forward to hopefully making some worthy contributions, as well as receiving valuable input from others. Thanks for allowing me to join your forum. -Norm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cbretteville Posted October 25, 2006 Share #2 Posted October 25, 2006 Welcome Norm, enjoy the forum. Hpoe to see some of your shots in the Photo forum. Cheers, - Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted October 25, 2006 Share #3 Posted October 25, 2006 years. I mainly shoot with an Olympus E-system and Leica compact gear today, but still have much of my other camera stuff. clap clap clap Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted October 25, 2006 Share #4 Posted October 25, 2006 Norm, welcome aboard. I too, like the C-Lux, particularly at the 28mm end and when shooting in B&W. Look forward to seeing some shots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semrich Posted October 25, 2006 Share #5 Posted October 25, 2006 Norm, Welcome, I'm sure you will enjoy the D-Lux3, I have the D-Lux2 and enjoy having it in my pocket when out and about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dNorm Posted October 25, 2006 Author Share #6 Posted October 25, 2006 Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I've been quite pleased with both the C-Lux 1 and D-Lux 3, having the first one for a couple of months and the latter within the first week it was released. My dSLR has definitely taken a back seat to my new toys. For those who may be interested, here is a link to some sample images from both cameras. Thanks for reading. -Norm D-Lux 3 dlux3 Photo Gallery by worldwide137 at pbase.com C-Lux 1 leica_c_lux_1 Photo Gallery by worldwide137 at pbase.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davephoto Posted October 25, 2006 Share #7 Posted October 25, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello Folks. Allow me to introduce myself, I'm new to Leica and this forum, although I've been lurking here for a about a month now. I own both the C-Lux 1 and D-Lux 3, both fantastic cameras as long as you keep in mind their intended purpose, i.e. as point-n-shoot cameras, the latter belonging to the advanced point-n-shoot class. I am a camera nut. I've had about a dozen or so digital point-n-shoots and dSLR's over the past 10 years. I mainly shoot with an Olympus E-system and Leica compact gear today, but still have much of my other camera stuff. I've made fair contribution about the C-Lux 1 and D-Lux 3 over at dpreview.com, if anyone cares to take a gander. I look forward to hopefully making some worthy contributions, as well as receiving valuable input from others. Thanks for allowing me to join your forum. -Norm nice looking photos. i was pleasantly surprised at the quality of photos produced by the little c-lux. in your experience with the camera, how prone is it to purple fringing? how is the noise level when you increase the sensitivity on the camera? thanks in advance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dNorm Posted October 25, 2006 Author Share #8 Posted October 25, 2006 Hello Dave. Thanks for your reply. The C-Lux 1 is a very small camera - I classify it as a pocket point-n-shoot. I have to preface my reponse by saying that no one should expect dSLR quality from this camera or really from any other point and shoot. Now with that out of the way, ISO80 is surprisingly clean and if you are a pixel peeper or have exceptionally high standards, you will not want to print beyond 5x7 or view larger than 1024x768 on the monitor. I personally do not use anything beyond ISO200 with this camera. The only comment that I can make about purple fringing is that it is not worse than the highly regarded Fuji F30. The only time where it becomes rather noticeable is photographing dark tree limbs against a sky. This can generally be cleaned up well in Photoshop. YMMV. -Norm nice looking photos. i was pleasantly surprised at the quality of photos produced by the little c-lux. in your experience with the camera, how prone is it to purple fringing? how is the noise level when you increase the sensitivity on the camera? thanks in advance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dNorm Posted October 25, 2006 Author Share #9 Posted October 25, 2006 I enjoyed your website Dave. I see you like to travel, lots of beautiful pics. -Norm nice looking photos. i was pleasantly surprised at the quality of photos produced by the little c-lux. in your experience with the camera, how prone is it to purple fringing? how is the noise level when you increase the sensitivity on the camera? thanks in advance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dav Posted October 25, 2006 Share #10 Posted October 25, 2006 Excellent pics, and very encouraging. Would you use the camera to take indoor family pics? Have you taken any indoor family pics with either or both? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dNorm Posted October 25, 2006 Author Share #11 Posted October 25, 2006 Thanks. I've taken very limited indoor pics with both cameras. When I did, I stayed at ISO100 and below with the C-Lux 1 and at ISO400 or below with the D-Lux 3 and used flash. The results are quite good by my standards (4x6 print and web size). If you post process, they get even better. When the lighting begins to drop and you switch to higher ISO's, the NR really begins to kick in and, well, reduce fine details. As long as you stay within the sizes these cameras are built for (IMHO - 5x7 and below), they will perform admirably. Don't buy them if you expect dSLR quality under challenging situations. As additional testament, I printed an 8x10 outdoor shot at ISO400 with the D-Lux 3 and was very pleased with the results. -Norm Excellent pics, and very encouraging. Would you use the camera to take indoor family pics? Have you taken any indoor family pics with either or both? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davephoto Posted October 26, 2006 Share #12 Posted October 26, 2006 The only comment that I can make about purple fringing is that it is not worse than the highly regarded Fuji F30. The only time where it becomes rather noticeable is photographing dark tree limbs against a sky. This can generally be cleaned up well in Photoshop. YMMV. -Norm thanks, Norm. you've seemingly read my mind with your apt comparison. i've had the pleasure of using a fuji f-series camera before and found two relatively minor faults with the images it produced. there is some slight c.a. in high contrast situations although i found this problem to be reasonably well controlled in comparison to other similarly sized digicams. the other was its proclivity to blow out highlights relatively easily. that being said, i've also found it to be the case with my digilux2. with regards to the size and general aesthetics of the body, there's no comparison: the c is a much better looking package than the f-series cameras. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted October 26, 2006 Share #13 Posted October 26, 2006 Dave, I'd be tempted to go a little further than Norm, and suggest that the C-Lux will, in my opinion, easily go up to A4 size prints. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dNorm Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share #14 Posted October 26, 2006 If you shoot ISO80 in daylight, I agree, A4 print size is not unreasonable, just depends on the subject. A portrait is going to show breakdown in low contrast hair detail. If you put it in a frame and view it at normal distance, you will not see this... Dave, I'd be tempted to go a little further than Norm, and suggest that the C-Lux will, in my opinion, easily go up to A4 size prints. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted October 26, 2006 Share #15 Posted October 26, 2006 Cheers, it's great to hear that a small p and s can introduce one to the wonderful world of Leicadom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davephoto Posted October 27, 2006 Share #16 Posted October 27, 2006 ...introduce one to the wonderful world of Leicadom. reminded me of the title to the old frankie goes to hollywood album, 'welcome to the pleasuredome'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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