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Leica DLUX 4 10.1-megapixel Digital Still Camera | 
 enlarge | Brand: Leica
Category: CE
Buy New: $849.00
New (7) Used (1) from $749.99
Rating:  9 reviews
Optical Zoom: 2.5
MPN: 18352
Model: 18352
UPC: 799429183523
EAN: 0799429183523
ASIN: B001H8DF0G
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON 5.1-12.8 mm/f2.0-2.8 ASPH 8 elements in 6 groups 4 elements with 1 aspherical surface each with integrated optical image stabilizer | | • | F=5, 1-12.8 mm (35mm equivalent: 24 60 mm) | | • | 1/1.63 inch CCD with 11.3 Megapixels in total, primary color filter | | • | Wide: f2/f8.0 (1/3 steps) Tele: f2.8/f8.0 (1/3 steps) | | • | 4:3 Aspct Ratio: 640 x 480 pixels 30fps 320 x 240 pixels 30fps, 10 fps 16:9 Aspect Ratio 1280 x 720 pixels 24 fps 848 x 480 pixels 30 fps |
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Product Description
The compact nature of the D-Lux 4 means it can be with you all the time. But despite its compact size, it offers top Leica quality and gives the photographer plenty of artistic freedom. The D-Lux 4 is ideal, whether for subjects composed with lots of forethought or for spontaneous reportage.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Awsome point and shoot and its LEICA!!!!! October 21, 2008
R. Malik (McLean, VA USA)
41 out of 48 found this review helpful
Bought yesterday and have used it for 2 hours. Amazing sharpness and clarity on indoor and outdoor shots on P and A mode and there are several pro modes to try. Superb pictures up to ISO 400 without flash. Just awesome!!!. Its F2.0 lens does the trick and is bright, sharp and precise, and the 24-60mm LEICA lens (the only point and shoot in the world to have 24mm range along with Panasonic) is fantastic. For creative and memorable shots, this camera will simply beat any high end point and shoot or compact camera in the world in terms of sharpness, clarity and contrast as it has an unusually large sensor. Can do 4:3, 3:2 or 16:9 aspect pictures to suit your needs. LCD is 460K, super sharp and bright.
I compared an outdoor shot of this camera on P mode with my Nikon D700 with 24-70mm F2.8 lens on P mode as well, and I can tell you that this Leica did an excellent job and came very close to Nikon D700.
Outdoor pictures are unbelievably superb and you can do a lot of adjustments. A+ built and finish, way different than the Panasonic counterpart which uses Lecia lens. This camera has Leica's own JPEG processing engine for superb clarity and contrast. It costs around $900 (price is a little high) but its Leica and a head turner, and does what it is supposed to do....take breathtaking point and shoot pictures at an amazing 24-60mm zoom range. Truly a travel companion and a superb collector's piece. Way, way better than Canon G10, Sony cyber shots, Nikon S710 and Panasonic Lumix line. They all seem like toys in front of this rigid and retro looking small range-finder. Also has expensive accessories which is a downside. This camera is for dedicated group of people who want the best in class.
Remember, you are buying a Leica with Leica lens, and it is in a different league. Hold it in your hand and you will know what Leica means.
Super Duper Leica November 13, 2008
Isaac Hepworth (San Francisco, CA USA)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
Fantastic and superbly versatile compact digital camera. The lens is really great (although it has easily noticeable barrel distortion at the wide end, hence four stars and not five) and the sensor too. Great in low light. User interface is easy to learn and pleasant to use; I'm used to Canon digitals since the EOS D30 in 2001 but quickly became Leica-acclimated with this camera.
As of November 12, 2008, neither Aperture nor Lightroom support the RAW format used by this camera. Surely in time they will, but if this matters to you then look into it.
Leica has cachet December 8, 2008
Ellie (North Shore of Boston, USA)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
Even with the $150 rebate (until end of 2008) I paid $200 for the red dot. Mind you, I'm not complaining. It is an estimable camera at the top of the heap in its class. I bought it for the f2.0 fast lens, the wide angle, the build quality, the Leica processing software in the camera itself (it is better than my Panasonic DMC-LZ50 - less chunky and exagerated color at extreme magnification), the accessories like even more wide angle with an accessory lens or the 24mm optical finder. I have done some photojournalism in my life and this is what I wish I had back then.
I have gone through at least four digital cameras since I decided to leave my Nikon film SLR on the shelf a few years ago. I have never looked back. But this beauty allows me to do the photography I like best, to be inconspicuous, to be quick, to feel like taking it along because of its relatively light weight and size, to not spook people who are shy when an SLR is around. It looks (other than that wonderful red dot) like any P&S, but I'm thankful it isn't.
I've seen minimal barrel distortion, maximum sharpness and contrast, easy menus, abundant automatic as well as full manual features.
Unless you have a fetish about Leica, go with the much less costly extra batteries (under $15.00) and other items. A tip about non-Leica brand batteries: remove the stick-on label because it is just thick enough to make it difficult to remove these after market batteries. When I did this, they fit just as well as the Leica ($75.00) batteries. Get the S005 battery that the Panasonic twin uses. These aftermarket are just as good as maker branded batteries. Get a few of them. They charge up in just 45 minutes or so.
There is a dealer on eBay in Hong Kong who sells an anodised aluminum adapter that allows you to use 52mm filters and accessory lenses ($20.00) which allows me to use the accessory wide angle and telephoto lenses and filters from my LZ50 (and even my Nikon!)
A tip about what some pros and advanced amateurs do with a quality new camera to preserve its resale value is to cover as much surface on the camera as possible with adhesive plastic (such as the PDA screen protector materiel) to minimise wear (and actually, it gives you a better grip than the stock exterior). This is for a user camera. If, like some Leica owners, you just want to show it off rarely for the feeling that you know enough about cameras to choose a Leica you can skip this tip.
Oh, one thing. Do not trust the Leica neck strap. It almost came loose at the camera end while on its first use. Use a sailor's knot there - don't trust the tiny plastic sleive to hold. We don't need any Leicas hitting the concrete.
Superb Camera November 3, 2008
Uyen L. Tran MD (NASHVILLE, TN United States)
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
Having had many digital cameras over the years (my last one was the Canon G9), this camera is by far the best "point and shoot" camera that I have ever used! The clarity and colors are amazing. The "auto" mode is truly the best that I have ever seen with amazing auto white balance. It is also a wonderful camera that uses available light (I'm not a fan of flash photography). It also has the ability to allow the photographer to manually set any parameter that they choose. I was wary of the price tag at first, but I now can say that it is truly worth it!
I've never had a camera I truely loved until I tried this one! December 8, 2008
Richard Fisher (Houma, La United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Most cameras are usually something I tire of after a few days of use. They are usually to complicated to use. If you want to get creative then you have to sort through cumbersome layers of menus in order to make creative changes. Not so here. After an hour of reading the manual I could photograph nearly anything with incredible results. The controls are intuitive and in just a few hours I was taking breathtaking creative photo's like I would see in photo journals. Even my wife was amazed at the clarity and color of the pictures I took in the French Quarter today. B&W photo's in the dynamic mode are amazing. I photographed (dynamic B&W) a heavily chromed Harley today parked on Saint Peter St and I'm going to have to frame this picture as it's just stunning. This is the camera for the rest of us who want to take great photo's and gave up because of complicated cameras. The LCD screen also has a higher resolution than the point and shoot cameras I've used (many). The flash will also handle most lighting conditions with ease although the lens is fast enough that rarely have I used the flash. Last night I photographed 5 intoxicated Santa's dancing together in the French Quarter with just the available light from two headlights heading their way (yes..naturally they were in the street). Funny and great photo stuff. Isn't this what a good camera should do..capture a moment with great results and add to your life without stress! Finally one that does just that.
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