fireblade
Vincenzo.
Leica 109
LUMIX LX100 (Is it a superb camera?)
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fireblade
Vincenzo.
Leica 109.
fireblade
Vincenzo.
leica 109
maggieo
More Deadly
I gave my husband a Typ109 and he abandoned his Nikon D600 for it.
fireblade
Vincenzo.
I can understand why, the files are excellent.
Adding the hand grip makes it a perfect camera, beautifully built.
Santtu Määttänen
Visual Poet
I'm like my LX100 a lot. It has pretty much replaced D700+24-70 combo for most things. But I wouldn't use it when shooting portraits 🙂 Other then that, it's my only digital that gets tons of use these days. Actually my D700 is at the end of its road (over 300 000 shots and by quit a lot, cosmetically it's also quite worn). After it's dead, LX100 will be my only digital camera. I made decision to go back to film for everything and only use digital as a preview. My nikkor lenses will continue their lives on my F5 and FG, and LX100 will be in my bag at all times (like it already is).
The file quality is top notch! I'm in awe every time I look at the files. It's every bit as good as my D700 but with less shallow DOF due to smaller sensor .
Iceland Landscape by Santtu Määttänen, on Flickr
kshapero
South Florida Man
My direction as well. Film rules and LX100 for digital.I'm like my LX100 a lot. It has pretty much replaced D700+24-70 combo for most things. But I wouldn't use it when shooting portraits 🙂 Other then that, it's my only digital that gets tons of use these days. Actually my D700 is at the end of its road (over 300 000 shots and by quit a lot, cosmetically it's also quite worn). After it's dead, LX100 will be my only digital camera. I made decision to go back to film for everything and only use digital as a preview. My nikkor lenses will continue their lives on my F5 and FG, and LX100 will be in my bag at all times (like it already is).
The file quality is top notch! I'm in awe every time I look at the files. It's every bit as good as my D700 but with less shallow DOF due to smaller sensor .
Iceland Landscape by Santtu Määttänen, on Flickr
kshapero
South Florida Man
Which hand grip are you using?
darya151
Established
Is there ANY difference in image quality between the LX100 and the Leica type 109? It is supposed to be the same camera (internally) but yet I've noticed that many of the images from the Leica, particularly in black and white look smoother and richer. Is this a matter of processing?
Many thanks
Many thanks
Santtu Määttänen
Visual Poet
There shouldn't be any difference in raw files, in jpg there can be significant changes due to Leica using its own firmware.
For me LX100 works nicely. I tried handling Leica d-109 but Panasonic handled better for me (nice grip build in, even better with leather half case).
But which ever you get, it's one hell of a camera. For the price it's hard to beat.
fireblade
Vincenzo.
I'm like my LX100 a lot. It has pretty much replaced D700+24-70 combo for most things. But I wouldn't use it when shooting portraits 🙂 Other then that, it's my only digital that gets tons of use these days. Actually my D700 is at the end of its road (over 300 000 shots and by quit a lot, cosmetically it's also quite worn). After it's dead, LX100 will be my only digital camera. I made decision to go back to film for everything and only use digital as a preview. My nikkor lenses will continue their lives on my F5 and FG, and LX100 will be in my bag at all times (like it already is).
The file quality is top notch! I'm in awe every time I look at the files. It's every bit as good as my D700 but with less shallow DOF due to smaller sensor .
Iceland Landscape by Santtu Määttänen, on Flickr
Wonderful.
fireblade
Vincenzo.
The Leica one.
tbhv55
Well-known
I agree - I have the LX100, and like it very much, but I have noticed the same thing. I find it difficult to pin down precisely what the difference is, but for me it does seem to be there. I did make an attempt at imitating the "look" through processing, but failed.
Maybe there really IS such a thing as a Leica look.😉 Or maybe my post-processing skills are lacking...🙂
Santtu Määttänen
Visual Poet
Two more, one with colour 🙂 For me this smallish compact was a revelation in digital photography. Mainly due to the fact that something as small as this can provide me with quality I expect from a full size dSLR. File size is non-issue since I only print A2 at the largest and I've had good experiences printing 12Mp files from D700. All my huge prints have been done from several files as composites. Or from film scans.
Icelandic Landscape by Santtu Määttänen, on Flickr
Vik by Santtu Määttänen, on Flickr
Icelandic Landscape by Santtu Määttänen, on Flickr
Vik by Santtu Määttänen, on Flickr
Merlijn53
Established
Difference?
There is no Leica look. It's all in the head of the Leica owner. Emotion.
Frank
maggieo
More Deadly
I have to admit that when I'm shooting one of my Leica Ms, I think I try a bit harder and am more on-point. I can't blame the camera and there's a legacy to hold up.
So, maybe the red dot is a placebo, but the placebo effect is real.
Santtu Määttänen
Visual Poet
tbhv55
Well-known
fireblade
Vincenzo.
Leica 109
Santtu Määttänen
Visual Poet
Amazing singer and Love and Affection is a great piece. Even though wasn't intentional link, but a nice one 🙂
