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Discount on LX8 before it even got released?…..LOL #typo
“$95 off on the Panasonic LX8 (making room for the LX8).”
Nice title. Everyone will click on it.
Panasonic released the perfect camera many years ago under their own brand name and rebranded for Leica: the LC1 aka Digilux 2:
https://rumors.limboint.dev/wp-content/uploads-legacy/43rumors/2010/07/leica_digilux.jpg
* Beautiful retro design as polished as Fuji’s X100s or XPro
* Fast “Leica” fixed 28-90 field of view lens
* Left side EVF
* Aperture ring
* Shutter speed dial on top
* Hot shoe
* Pop up bounce flash
* “Big” (for the time) sensor
A camera like this with an M43 sensor at under $1000 would be a sensation.
I think GX7 was their LC1 update but hope they try again.
Yes, the GX7 was close. I hope they try again too. The lenses have been getting aperture rings, which is great. A shutter speed dial would be awesome.
I’m blown away be the style of this LC1 and Digilux2. Panasonic basically had an X100 and XPro years ahead of Fuji! And a 2/3″ sensor like the X20! Amazing!
I wish Panasonic would have continued down this path with a more affordable offering instead of removing the viewfinder and manual controls.
Anyone here own an LC1 or Diglux 2? How does it handle?
The x20 is probably a very close modern comparison to the LC1- same sensor size, and a 28-112 f2.0-2.8 lens, compared to the LC1’s 28-90 2.0-2.4 (you probably get almost identical apertures over their shared range). Both had a nice retro style, good build, and favored manual controls.
That said, the Fuji is about half the size and weight of the LC1, and few exactly consider the x20 “svelte”. The LC1 may have a nice lens, but it was a bit of a piggy.
Hopefully the LX8 will take some pointers from these nice cams, and improve on them. A larger sensor, a fast fixed zoom, and flexible manual controls (please give us a custom lens ring and a custom top dial) in a reasonably compact package (slightly bigger than the LX7 as rumored should put it around the size of the x20) will really bring the LX series into the cutting edge.
The Fuji X30 and Panasonic LX8 are top of my list of unannounced, hypothetical cameras 🙂
I bought a used Digilux 2 six years ago and since then nothing has come close to it in terms of usability, fun factor and sheer ergonomic joy. Nothing. It was basically as close to perfect as it gets. And the jpegs are still nothing to sneeze at, either. If they maintained the same design, shrank the body to the size of the Leica T, gave it an updated 16MP/18MP m43 sensor, and attached the same non-interchangeable 28-90mm Vario Summicron lens, I’d buy one.
PS, doubt a replacement would ever come in under $1,000. I bought mine for about $1,500 and that was 2-3 years after it was launched. Brand new, it sat at the very same price point that the X2 occupies today. But even for $1,500 it’s well worth the price. Fuji X series could only dream of being anywhere near as well designed and thought out.
I was afraid someone was going to say that it is a good as I imagine it to be!!! 🙂
The Leica branded version in silver and black can sell for $1500, but the all black Panasonic version at $999 would be a slam dunk for me. You’re right though — that Leica lens probably can’t happen on a bigger sensor and at that size and speed without defying the laws of physics. I wonder if a 1″ sensor would allow it to get close…
Nikon should have pushed the “1” system in this direction.
Even if they gave the updated Digilux X a 1″ sensor and stuck a Vario Elmarit constant f2.8 lens on it, in a body the size of the Leica T, it would still be an awesome vacation machine. (I have a Nikon V1 and I don’t see the 1″ sensor wanting for online sharing or A4 prints. Let’s be honest: how often do people output holiday snaps bigger than 4R or 5R anyway?)
1″ sounds like a sweet spot. Hopefully, the LX8 get that spec and will handle like a big camera, not a compact. Or maybe the Fuji X30 will deliver.
What I like about the Digilux 2 is that the exposure trinity — aperture, shutter, ISO — can be accessed directly, 2 of them without even having to turn on the camera. There is a built-in EVF for composition, and an LCD that you can switch off entirely. Moving from AF to manual focusing is just a matter of turning another ring on the lens. There is a drive mode selector around the power button, but I feel if this were replaced by an EV compensation lever instead, it would give you all the settings that you should need to take good photos. Like a Leica M, the camera just gets out of the way, letting you focus on the picture taking.
Things seem to be meeting in the middle with all the recent 1″ sensors, many manufacturers have both aps-c and 1″, and waffle between the two, so m4/3 slots right in the middle and may emerge as a new popular standard. I think if they can get us a few reasonably sized fixed lens cams with m4/3 sensors, it might be a good compromise for many people. It would help to further solidify the format (yes I know, the standard refers to the mount yadda yadda….).
small sensors for the cell phones and superzooms, 4/3 for the enthusiast cams, and 35mm for the pros. 🙂
4k in-camera recording in the new LX8 in more than 95$ value !
I read: LX8 for $95 🙂
Why drop the price on LX7? It makes no sense.
If even half of the rumors about the LX8 are true, the two cameras would be at least one class apart.
An interchangeable fixed prime lens with 28-90mm zoom would make my day.
“Interchangeable fixed prime lens with 28-90mm zoom”…. LOL!
Change with a screwdriver?
I loved that the LX7 was a 24mm on the wide end, made all the difference for street photog and even some very architectural shots.
Not an impressive sale. I bought it for my wife 2 years for $250 on amazon.
The LX7 is my grab & go camera. I don’t leave home without it. Can’t wait for the LX8.
The LX8 that is so late to the party…. Jun, 16… Jul, 26……
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Let’s see…I have an E-PL6 that I ordered from Hong Kong…and after selling off the crappy kit zoom…I paid $300 and change for the body….now ….considering the size….
http://camerasize.com/compare/#460,350
why would anyone buy an LX7? The sensor in the EPL-6 is WAY better, you can put any lens on it you want..the tiny panny 12-32mm zoom, or the small and cheap (but great) panny 14mm…or any lens you want!? You can also slap the VF-4 on there and have a whole lot of camera in a small package…beats the GM1 in spades, too in my book.
I guess some people just don’t want to think too much..so the LX7 is a nice small package for there needs….maybe?
Whatever.
🙂
with this fixed lens i is still more compact then any µ43 body with similar FL zoom lens, then fixed lens meens no dust on the sensor. Though not for me for the price…
Does the EPL6 do 120FPS video in 720p, have a F1.4 12mm -90mm zoom (12-32 is short) or built in ND filters, or a built in flash? The LX7 also can be fitted with an LVF2 EVF.
They are both good cameras but the LX7 is not directly comparable with the EPL6
Hm.. maybe the shutter shock issue that all m43 cameras suffer from? No shutterspeed slower then 1/250s gives acceptable sharpness. I will never buy a m43 camera again.
I can tell exactly why I (temporary) have bought a LX7 (with a good second hand price):
1. My RX100 got stolen in Egypt
2. For 1080p video
3. Macro
LX7 has the brightest lens of all the P&S: it is F1.4-F2.3. The camera has shallower DOF of any same size sensor fixed lens camera or 1 to 3 f-stops (2 to 8 times) more light reaching the sensor. Extra light allows you to set lower ISO and have better image quality. The camera has unbelievably versatile settings and controls, almost the same as my Nikon D700. To simply put, it is a gem camera. I use it as a walk-around camera when I do not take my D700, which weights 10kg with lenses, flashes and accessories, excluding a tripod (weighted my backpack with D700 two days ago). The only complain I have is HDR in bright conditions: it is not up to my standards and has to be tweaked in Photoshop or in similar post-processing software. There are examples of images taken with Lumix LX7 http://www.ysphotovideo.com/albums/me/bluffs20140607
The completely unexpected thing for me was that I can put Nikon SB-900 flash into the LX7 hotshoe and fire it in Auto-Aperture mode exactly same way I use the flash on Nikon D700. It is an awkward combination, LX7 and SB-900, but nevertheless it works perfectly.
Kudos to Panasonic for such a brilliant P&S for advanced photographers. I hope that upcoming LX8 is up to the same high standard set by LX7.
I remember when lx7 first came out, shortly the price dropped to 289 during Thxgiving holiday. I grabbed one and resold it 2 days later after I received it. The white balance was terrible, far worse than my GF/G cameras. hopefully this will be addressed in the new lx8.
You are a liar and a Troll.
They sold for $250.00 a While back… Not a ‘Deal’ at all.
$250.00 or less and they might sell some.
The honest (hardware) price for the old lx7 is in range 79-99$
This is great news. Such a wonderful camera for that price. The picture performance is the same as the other expensive M43 camera’s like the EM1 etc….Its a good camera for kids to start in to photagraphy. And when they wanna step up and get a little more serious the can buy an APSC or FF.
I neither spit nor swallow. I save.
Admin, the camera in the photo for this post doesn’t show the rumored left side EVF, Here’s a better representation 😉
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/413HYN4H8NL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
Sure looks like an XPro1!