I will be at the Leica Boutique in Ginza (Tokyo) later this morning, to do a little business and then have lunch with a friend from overseas... I will be interested to hear their (Leica's) take on the D-Lux7 Casey
I am curious to test it... Curious and impatient. It is a superb object, can take macros, which is important for the watch nut in me, and for the rest, I have to discover it. What I know is that there was a big difference between the D Lux 4 and the D Lux...
I had a Typ 109 but recently sold it because I only shoot film these days and have a couple of Leica Ms for that purpose. But the D-Lux is a great little camera and the new one looks to have several useful improvements.
And felt the Red Dot tax was worth it. The Leica felt better built, and the additional year of warranty and Lightroom license more than made up for the price difference IMO. In addition, when it came time to sell the Leica I lost very little money, which ...
I will be at the Leica Boutique in Ginza (Tokyo) later this morning, to do a little business and then have lunch with a friend from overseas... I will be interested to hear their (Leica's) take on the D-Lux7 Casey
I think it’s a nice travel camera that allows you to shoot manual with an exposure compensation dial readily available. What I want to see is how it renders wide open at 1.7. What’s not to like with a 17MP point and shoot that can go wide at roughly 24mm?...
at least according to the staff at the Leica Boutique. As promised I stopped by and talked to the sales guys. It seems the D-Lux7 is the same physical package as the D-Lux6 with three "improvements": video, touch screen, and a bump in MP. Bottom line, if ...
Bottom line, if you have the "6" you might want to [ skip the D-Lux7 and ] stay tuned for a future upgrade [ i.e. the next version after the D-Lux7 ] , this from a " sales guy " ; ) Casey