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This is one thing I don't have to think about with my Leica R6 and my Hasselblad. BUT, my four year old FujiFilm FinePix 4900 Zoom now seems dated. There's a new crop out there. I have been considering the new Leica Digilux 2, and the Panasonic Lumix LCl. However, I had a chance to look at the new Olympus C-8080. It just seems for almost 1/2 the price of the Leica Digilux, the Olympus offers almost twice the features. It has 8 megapixals and during the digital 'shootout' at the 2004 PMA Convention, it also was voted as taking the best quality of photos, along with the Leica Digilux. I also like the smaller size and more substantial feel of the Olympus. The one thing I do like about the Leica and Panasonic is that they have an anti-shake devise that stablizes the image with telephoto shots so you don't have to tote around a tripod. Has anyone else had the opportunity to inspect or work with this latest Olympus?
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I dunno man, the lcd mount is sketchy, and so is the pop up flash. the body overall has a rugged look, but those two things make me rather doubtful of that being the case outside of design cues. The only time i've ever used a digicam, over 2mp I was sorely dissapointed in the entire thing, huge shutter lag (though any film camera with AF is the same.: i hate AF) a viewer with atrocious colour balance, and you had to use an arcane software interface to even see the rest of the picture you'd just taken. If i were going for a digicam for quality shots, today i'd go for one with the Foveon sensor, but none of the ones with it really apeal to me as a camera user. Features Shm-eatures. Not that any of that is helpful advice to you.[rant]
When didgital cameras first became available i thought they were an absolute godsend. Being well into computers at the time, the advantages were obvious, but what i found out later was that the picture quality at the time was worthless, and nothing seemed to be implemented right: none of the potential was accheived. And film cameras are just as gimicky these days. I mean who the fuk invented auto focus! How can people stand it?
[/rant]one feature that is fun is a camera that can do sequences, and the Olympus in question is a little slow at 1.6fps, otherwise, if the features you get are actually useful to you this camera seems to be quite top notch. So, if you find all the little features to not be superflous for your use and you aren't too hard on the 'appendages' then i say you picked a winner. But it's not for me.
I sold off all my old junk cameras, including a Contax 139 ESL, Contax T2, and my outdated FujiFilm 4900 Zoom. It was about enough money to buy the very little Leica D-Lux, which is nothing but AF with 3.2 megapixals and 3X Zoom. This tiny little bastard sure is cute. I took some pictures in the fog and mist around the University of Wash. this morning, had them enlarged to 8" X 12". I couldn't beleave how sharp and detailed they were, -you would never know they were digital. A shot inside my living room revealed that the tiny flash just wasn't enough to fill the room however and left it quite dark. The red-eye compinsation with two flashes had problems, -it seemed that the lag time between the shots was too long, the model wouldn't hold the expression for the second flash and I started to move my camera before the second flash occured. My other critisism is it's almost too tiny. I'm not used to handling such a small camera, even the Contax T2 is larger.
So now I'm thinking, do I want to keep this camera. It would make an excellent traveling camera but now that I got a taste of what the Leica lens will do, I'm beginning to think I should loosen up and spend the lot of extra bucks for the new Leica Digilux 2. It looks almost like the Leica M's and has manual.
I have been thinking about upgrading to digital also....I have been looking at the Digilux 1 (can still be found new), Contax TVS Digital and have heard good things about the Sigma sd9 and sd10....I am kind of leaning towards the SLR, but do enjoy the ease of the point and shoot. I just don;t know much about digital photography and have been having a real tough time deciding.
The nice thing about this D-Lux is that it is so small and easy to carry and operate. When I go out as a tourist, I don't want to lug a big camera case around with me and many times when I'm taking pictures it's on a very quick notice so the advantage of automatic is you can just whip it out and shoot without piddling around with a lot of adjustments. Let's face it, I'm not a professional photographer I don't think I need all the bells and whistles that come with many digitals. I wish I knew how to post photos on this website, I could show what this little camera can do.
Then again, I'm still thinking, 'to hell with it, why not loosen up and spend a wad on the new Digilux 2'. Leica lens's are wonderful, -but expensive.
It was fun while it lasted. Let's face it, the D-Lux is a very expensive little toy. For about $300.00 less you can get the same camera without the red dot and fancy presentation boxing. It's called the Panasonic DMC -F1. As 'What Digital Camera' said in it's Buying Guide, 'stylish and easy to use' giving it an 84/100 rating.
However, for just $150.00 more then the price of the D-Lux, I finally settled on the new Olympus C-8080. It was the winner in it's catagory at the 2004 DIMA Digital Camera Shoot-Out based on the overall quality of the digital print and the accuracy of color.
Now all I have to do is fiddle around with it and get accustomed to using it. One negative I'm having difficulty with is that it moves too fast between wide angle and telephoto, so it's difficult to get it right where you want it.
Other then that, the 8"X 12" color photos around the neighborhood are incredible.
Was the image quality of the D-lux sub par? It would be nice to have a 'take anyware' point and shoot.
The Leica D-Lux is nothing more then a Panasonic DMC-F1 with a fancier casing but way overpriced. Nice little point-and-shoot, though. But, after taking it out on extended trips I felt the color to be 'washed out'. This was particularly noticeable when comparing the same images taken with the Oly 8080, which actually is only a bit more expensive. If you want good point and shoots, you would probably be better off with Canons or Casios, both getting very high reviews.
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