Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Dec 29, 2006, at 4:43 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: > >>> I saw the Leica M8 and their version of the Panasonic L1 (can't >>> recall the name offhand .. digi lux 3 maybe?). I continue to be >>> impressed with the SLR although i don't see the benefit from buying >>> the red dot as opposed to the Panasonic. It's a well thought out >>> camera. >> The benefit to buying the Panasonic is that you get to keep a grand of >> your money. You could spend it on lenses (if they ever come out with >> any). <g> > > Oh, I know exactly what I'd buy if I got one. The standard Leica lens > with image stabilization is pretty darn good, and I'd get the Olympus > 11-22 as well. That's it ... all my most used FoV options in two > lenses, both of which are darn good performers. > > Yes, buying the Panasonic instead of the Leica would pay for the > second lens, and then some! I don't think there are any real > differences other than finish and warranty. > > Godfrey >
Only problem is the L1 locks up when flushing the buffer, unless they've fixed that in a firmware update. And no normal or wide primes. The shortest prime currently available is the 50mm f2 Macro, which is a 100 equivalent. Leica has announced a 25mm f1.4 for it, but that's it. Between that and the poor high-ISO performance, the L1 isn't the camera it could be. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
