After reading all those reviews on the superb Leica lens on the Digilux 2 and the DMC-LC1, I just couldn't control myself and bought the LC1 this afternoon.
By the time I charged up the battery, I can only test it on my cats. I must say that this is the most beautiful and elegant digicam I have ever seen. The manual controls on the lens are silky smooth and the lens is unbelievably sharp and certainly lives up to all the hypes and more.
Here's a few shots just for teasers. They are all flash exposures of course. I'll try to take more outdoors and portrait shots if I have the time this weekend.
Because of her silvery grey colouring, I usually have a lot of trouble getting a proper exposure off of her fur. The LC-1 didn't seem to have any problem though.
Another pleasant surprise was that the LC-1 built-in flash does not seem to cause as much 'red-eye' problem when used at such close proximities. Note the black pupils in the 2nd and 3rd shots. I would never have gotten this with any other cameras at these distances as these 2 cats are notorious 'devil-eyed' cats.
Cheers
By the time I charged up the battery, I can only test it on my cats. I must say that this is the most beautiful and elegant digicam I have ever seen. The manual controls on the lens are silky smooth and the lens is unbelievably sharp and certainly lives up to all the hypes and more.
Here's a few shots just for teasers. They are all flash exposures of course. I'll try to take more outdoors and portrait shots if I have the time this weekend.
Because of her silvery grey colouring, I usually have a lot of trouble getting a proper exposure off of her fur. The LC-1 didn't seem to have any problem though.
Another pleasant surprise was that the LC-1 built-in flash does not seem to cause as much 'red-eye' problem when used at such close proximities. Note the black pupils in the 2nd and 3rd shots. I would never have gotten this with any other cameras at these distances as these 2 cats are notorious 'devil-eyed' cats.
Cheers