kshapero
South Florida Man
Remember? It was really ahead of it's time.
Any love for the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 (Leica Digi3)?
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pb908
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i had it once, gas attack, coupled it with manual lens (pentax) with adapter for the sake of getting real retro camera, and after a week, i sell it. Reason:
- small & dim VF, hard to focus with manual lens
- bulky (thick)
- stopdown operation with manual lens, pain in the eye.
- noisy shutter? My old istD pentax is quieter
- can't get the feeling of 4/3 format
no regret. But it has a plus :
- metal body, (magnesium?)
- really nice (retro) speed dial, and as well manual operation (with the expensive kit)
- the leica lens kit shines ! But expensive
It is sylish in it's own way, but not for my style
- small & dim VF, hard to focus with manual lens
- bulky (thick)
- stopdown operation with manual lens, pain in the eye.
- noisy shutter? My old istD pentax is quieter
- can't get the feeling of 4/3 format
no regret. But it has a plus :
- metal body, (magnesium?)
- really nice (retro) speed dial, and as well manual operation (with the expensive kit)
- the leica lens kit shines ! But expensive
It is sylish in it's own way, but not for my style
jsrockit
Moderator
So ahead of its time...
kshapero
South Florida Man
Yeah, that was pretty my exact experience, but still it was ahead of its time, witness the Fuji XPro1
maitani
Well-known
I love this camera, i wanted to sell mine last week, but decided I won't, it's about xpro1-sized, has a real optical viewfinder (porro design) a little tunnellike and dim, but it's there and very usable.
It has a focusing confirmation light in the viewfinder for legacy glass (no olympus body has ever had this not even the E-5) so it's great for manual focus lenses, zuikos look great on it.
with the kitlens (maybe the best kitlens ever...) or the stellar 25 1.4 pana-leica it's a dream-match, aperture-control on the lens just like in the filmdays, speeddial just like your M8.
My favourite combo ist the L1 with the 25 2.8 zuiko pancake, as small as it gets for this camera (although the camera is still a brick in a good way)
superb built full metal, tiltable flash (very cool), very very sharp files with great tonality, a rather special 7.5 mpx sensor with really good DR and pretty good iso performance for that time (better than the 10mpx successor sensor and ther first 12 mpx siblings which were disappointing)
it has it's quirks but remains unique and loved/un-loved 🙂
i get along well with the easy user interface, a dive in the menu is basically not necessary everything is where it should be.
something to mention is the minimalist labeling, so to say the lack of logo hyperbole like on todays gadgets (OIS, Hyper-nightshot, steady, full hd prints, something to value in todays camera market.)
unfortunately it was launched much too expensive, and competed with shiny new real pro-grade cameras like D2X etc.., the initial price it commanded was basically on par with them. therefore it must have been a commercial desaster.
I always hoped there would be an L2 with state of the art sensor at some point, but panasonic discontinued the whole line when the launched the G1 and put all the cards to the newer micro-43system sometime back.
It has a focusing confirmation light in the viewfinder for legacy glass (no olympus body has ever had this not even the E-5) so it's great for manual focus lenses, zuikos look great on it.
with the kitlens (maybe the best kitlens ever...) or the stellar 25 1.4 pana-leica it's a dream-match, aperture-control on the lens just like in the filmdays, speeddial just like your M8.
My favourite combo ist the L1 with the 25 2.8 zuiko pancake, as small as it gets for this camera (although the camera is still a brick in a good way)
superb built full metal, tiltable flash (very cool), very very sharp files with great tonality, a rather special 7.5 mpx sensor with really good DR and pretty good iso performance for that time (better than the 10mpx successor sensor and ther first 12 mpx siblings which were disappointing)
it has it's quirks but remains unique and loved/un-loved 🙂
i get along well with the easy user interface, a dive in the menu is basically not necessary everything is where it should be.
something to mention is the minimalist labeling, so to say the lack of logo hyperbole like on todays gadgets (OIS, Hyper-nightshot, steady, full hd prints, something to value in todays camera market.)
unfortunately it was launched much too expensive, and competed with shiny new real pro-grade cameras like D2X etc.., the initial price it commanded was basically on par with them. therefore it must have been a commercial desaster.
I always hoped there would be an L2 with state of the art sensor at some point, but panasonic discontinued the whole line when the launched the G1 and put all the cards to the newer micro-43system sometime back.
thegman
Veteran
Had one for a little bit, size of a house, ergonomics pretty bad, very dim finder, and aside from a couple of dials on top, other operations were typical crappy digicam style.
Looks nice, a missed opportunity really.
Looks nice, a missed opportunity really.
maitani
Well-known
some quick snaps I had on this pc
1. with 14-50 vario kitlens, really nice bokeh for a zoomlens (a leica masterpiece)
2. with zuiko 25 2.8 pancake
3. L1 body with the old first production single coated 50 1.8 om
1. with 14-50 vario kitlens, really nice bokeh for a zoomlens (a leica masterpiece)
2. with zuiko 25 2.8 pancake
3. L1 body with the old first production single coated 50 1.8 om
kshapero
South Florida Man
Does the AF indicator work on any manual focus lenses?some quick snaps I had on this pc
1. with 14-50 vario kitlens, really nice bokeh for a zoomlens (a leica masterpiece)
2. with zuiko 25 2.8 pancake
3. L1 body with the old first production single coated 50 1.8 om
I Love Film
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I bought a couple years ago when there were some crazy discounts on them, sold them, bought another one on Craigslist for almost nothing, which I still have.
I shot my son's birth with one.
I'd buy another, I like the camera very much.
Two of mine developed the dreaded "stuck zoom" problem. I got Panasonic to replace one with a concerted phone complaint campaign. They got sick of me and sent me a new one.
The second time it happened I fixed it myself with online instructions.
I shot my son's birth with one.
I'd buy another, I like the camera very much.
Two of mine developed the dreaded "stuck zoom" problem. I got Panasonic to replace one with a concerted phone complaint campaign. They got sick of me and sent me a new one.
The second time it happened I fixed it myself with online instructions.
maitani
Well-known
yes, any adaptable manual focus lens works (note that leica-M lenses can't be adapted for the bigger flange distance)
gustavo peña
spanish speaker
i had both, the digilux 2 and 3
I really miss the digilux 2 such a nice camera. I can live without the other, it was to heavy and others drawback.
I really miss the digilux 2 such a nice camera. I can live without the other, it was to heavy and others drawback.
Griffin
Grampa's cameras user
the strange digital world
the strange digital world
Wow, a shutter speed dial. That IS ahead of its time! 😱
the strange digital world
Wow, a shutter speed dial. That IS ahead of its time! 😱
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