Leica Digital Camera Reviews

"The M8.2 has been out for a while now, but since I do not get free cameras sent to me, it took me a while to get one and I am just now writing about it...So, does a sexy black paint paint job and a few improvements make this M8.2 better than a normal black M8...Since I have already reviewed the M8, this review will be more like a breakdown of the new features as mostly everything that pertained to the M8 is exactly the same with this M8.2...As you can tell, I am crazy passionate about my Leica M8.2...I see people complain about the price of the M8 but until you own and shoot one you really can not understand just how good of a camera it really is..." read more »

"Sharp-eyed sharpshooters may spot the close resemblance between the Leica C-Lux 2 and Panasonic's DMC-FX07...Unlike the Panasonic, the C-Lux 2 doesn't automatically choose 800 ISO under low light conditions, which ensures less "image noise" is present...These factors make the C-Lux 2 a smart package for the casual camera user..." read more »

"And the LEICA C-LUX 3 does a wonderful job of capturing those smiles...The large focusing range - from 25mm to 125 mm ( both 35mm format ) - and the 5x optical zoom significantly expand the capabilities of the LEICA C-LUX 3...Anyone can use the LEICA C-LUX from the very start..." read more »

"The design of the D-Lux 3 is totally in keeping with Leica tradition: pure, discreet, timeless - in a housing of high-quality aluminum...The D-Lux 3 is so light, compact and unobtrusive that there's no reason why you should leave it at home...The D-Lux 3 still gives the photographer the freedom to create his own view of the world without any automatic settings..." read more »

"Leica Cameras have announced that they will provide a free firmware update for the Leica Digilux 3 on their website...White balance (WB), colour temperature, ISO-speed, and the flash mode can now be set with the cursor buttons as well as with the main setting dial...Version 2.0 will also include a new mode that facilitates the reading of the LCD monitor during use of the LiveView...Detailed information on the firmware update for the Leica Digilux 3 will be available at Leica website beginning in mid June 2007, where firmware downloads will also be available..." read more »

"Other than the brand, Leica C-LUX 1 is exactly the same as Panasonic FX-01...The Leica wide-to-telephoto zoom lens is equivalent to a 28-102 mm in the 35 mm format with 3.6x Opticla zoom, suitable for interiors, portaits, scenics, and more...introduces the new C-LUX 2 compact digital camera, replacing the C-LUX 1..." read more »

"The compact nature of the D-Lux 4 means it can be with you all the time...The D-Lux 4 is ideal, whether for subjects composed with lots of forethought or for spontaneous reportage...Its high speed makes the LEICA D-LUX 4 ideal for available light exposures...Whether in poor light or for selective use of field depth, the lens of the LEICA D-LUX 4 gives the photographer scope for highly individual picture composition..." read more »

"L eica Camera is introducing the Leica D-Lux 3 at Photokina...2.8-4.9/28-112 ASPH zoom lens on the Leica D-Lux 3 permits a wide range of focal lengths in small picture format, allowing creative scope in picture composition from wide-angle through to the telephoto range...The display on the Leica D-Lux 3 has been increased to 2.8?, allowing for the first time the full extent of a picture to be displayed in 16:9 format...This allows the Leica D-Lux 3 to be used quickly, reliably and spontaneously at any moment...The Leica D-Lux 3 is a compact camera with controls like those of a professional camera and this gives it a particularly wide creative scope...The Leica D-Lux 3 is supplied with a 64 MB SD card, a battery charger, a powerful rechargeable battery and a comprehensive software package (Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 (PC)/3.0 (Mac), Quicktime Movie Player..." read more »

"The Leica D-LUX 2 digital camera - like Panasonic's Lumix DMC-LX1 (on which it is based) - is noteable for its use of a CCD imager with a 16:9 aspect ratio, rather than the more common 4:3 and 3:2 aspect ratio imagers found in most other digital cameras...If you regularly shoot images for all three formats, the 3:2 sensor is going to be your best bet, simply because overall you'll be discarding the least data...Other than the unusual choice of aspect ratio for the sensor, the Leica D-LUX 2 is also noteable for its high resolution of eight megapixels, large and high resolution 2.5" 207k pixel LCD display, and LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT 4x optical zoom lens..." read more »

"The Leica Digilux 1 was released in 2002, roughly the same time as the Canon G2 and the Nikon 2000...Where the original Digilux was developed in partnership with Fuji Camera, the Digilux 1 was developed in partnership with Panasonic with whom Leica continues to partner in sharing technologies -- Leica shares their ability to design superb lenses, and Panasonic designs the camera electronics...Billed as the digital reportage camera, the Leica Digilux 1 shares almost everything with its Panasonic brother, the DCM-LC5...Another unverified difference is believed to be based in image processing -- some believe that the Digilux 1 performs less post processing, resulting in colors and contrast that are more in line with the color and contrast expected from a Leica camera..." read more »