is a leica d lux 3 a good choice?

[mwg123]

What are your thoughts on this camera?

Many Thanks,

Matt

[_dobbo_]

I'd have one if I had the money, not in place of a DSLR but rather as point and shoot to use when the DSLR is too much to carry around.

However £500 odd on another camera might just see me spending time with a divorce lawyer!

Leica cameras are by all accounts a bit of an acquired taste, once you acquire it I fear it will get expensive quickly...

[cannedheat]

Aren't the Leica compacts just re-bodied Panasonics?

[mwg123]

cannedheat said:

Aren't the Leica compacts just re-bodied Panasonics?

I belive they might be yes. But i love the style of this camera and i feel it is important to enjoy that aspect as well as the results. Its is £450 with the nice brown leather case.

Are there any other cameras you could recomend to serve the same purpose? if you had circa £450 to spend, what would you buy?

Matt

[robinhood21]

There is a new Sigma DP1 but cost another £50/100. I recently posted a link (on another thread) to a comparison between the D-Lux3 - DP1-Cannon 1D mark3. Have a look Here if you are interested.

[mwg123]

robinhood21 said:

There is a new Sigma DP1 but cost another £50/100. I recently posted a link (on another thread) to a comparison between the D-Lux3 - DP1-Cannon 1D mark3. Have a look Here if you are interested.

Thanks for you help and advise. A very helpfull link. But £500 to £600 is pushing my budget too far!

Matt