All of Panasonic's Leica lenses are made in Panasonic factories. The lenses are designed by Leica, and Leica engineers oversee the manufacturing plant and test a representative sampling of the lenses, but Leica does not manufacture the lenses directly. I was told this by a Panasonic rep, whom I have no reason to doubt.
That being said, the lens quality is great for a p&s digital. Of course a DSLR has a larger sensor and will produce better photos, but an FZ-10 is smaller, lighter, cheaper, has a 35-420mm equivalent lens, has a maximum f-stop of f2.8 across the entire zoom range, image stabilization, etc. etc. A DSLR with these features would probably cost at least 5 times as much money. So yeah, it would be better, but not everyone wants to spend that much money. P&S digitals can take very nice photos under most circumstances. I know; I play with them every day at work. :) On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:15:38 -0700, Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The truth and nothing BUT the truth, please... > On the otherhand, I doubt anyone has tested this particular lens yet. > Even if Leica had it made by someone else, there's a chance the new > design might be favorable for the circumstances. > > keith > > > > Peter J. Alling wrote: > > > You want the truth or seen through a Leicaphiles eyes... > > > > Keith Whaley wrote: > > > >> > >> J. C. O'Connell wrote: > >> > >>> all else being equal, an APS sensor is going to > >>> be quite a bit sharper at 5 Mp than a 10mm diagonal 5mp > >>> sensor unless both the lenses used are infintely sharp. and since > >>> this digicam has a 12x zoom that isnt very likely. > >>> My guess is at same noise levels the the APS image > >>> would look much sharper. there really isnt much point in > >>> having a itty bitty sensor over magnifying a tiny patch of > >>> a mediocre lens.... > >>> JCO > > >> It's a Leica lens. Is it still a mediochre lens? > >> > >> keith > >
