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The Leica D system gives ambitious amateurs and professional photographers a whole new range of possibilities. The Leica Digilux3 is the first Digilux camera with an interchangeable lens and therefore forms the basis for the Leica D system, a completely independent digital SLR system. The clear design of the camera housing and the operating concept of the Digilux are in keeping with the best Leica tradition. The shutter speed, focal length, aperture and focus can be set by hand on the camera and the lens–a fast, precise and creative solution in comparison with conventional SLR cameras.

The interplay of Leica’s legendary performance and the latest technology is almost revolutionary: the newly designed lens Leica D Vario-Elmarit f2.8-3.5/14-50 Asph combined with state-of-the-art optical image stabilization and a 7.5-megapixel LiveMos sensor result in a magnificent standard of imaging. High-quality materials and precision craftsmanship ensure that the Leica Digilux3 will work reliably for many years, even under the tough conditions of reportage photography. The Leica D system is a valuable companion made to last.

Leica Digilux 3 Professional Reviews:

PhotographyReview reviewed the Leica Digilux 3 and gave out”The Leica Digilux 3 is a superbly built, technologically advanced, single-lens reflex camera with anti-shake technology, auto focus, and a full range of exposure controls. Its sharp, image-stabilized, zoom lens, live preview functions, integrated flash, and bright LCD display offer real photographic benefits. The Digilux 3 is a capable camera for sports, macro photography, portraits, and candid photos. The camera’s Four Thirds lens mount makes it more versatile than previous Digilux models, allowing photographers to use high quality wide angle and telephoto lenses from Olympus and Sigma for macro and sports photography. Low light picture taking is aided by the Leica 14-50mm lens’s MEGA O.I.S. image stabilization. The Digilux 3 provides just the right amount of manual control while still offering the flexibility of auto focus and auto exposure….”

Leica Digilux 3 Customer Reviews
By John Kwok (New York, NY)

Recently I read a most impressive review of this digital SLR camera and its zoom lens in the pages of Popular Photography. But this isn’t the sole reason why I would consider purchasing one. I’ve been fortunate to handle the camera and lens a few times lately, and have been quite impressed with how well this camera handles. It truly feels more like an overgrown 35mm Leica rangefinder camera than a digital SLR, well-balanced with both hands gripping onto the camera and lens. Indeed, it it truly designed as a digital SLR for the active photographer interested in photographing moving objects, judging from its relatively narrow ISO range from 100 to 1600 (This is a range suited ideally for the sports or other action-oriented photographer.). And yet how well this camera handles isn’t my best reason for getting one. Optically its performance is absolutely stellar, at least at lower ISO speeds, yielding crisp images with superb contrast and resolution (The Leica D 14-50mm f2.8-3.5 ASPH lens yielded a performance, that according to Popular Photography, was outstanding, and much better than other digital SLR zoom lenses of similar focal lengths, due not only to its superb Leica-designed optical formula, but also to its digital imaging stabilizer.).With the Leica Digilux 3, Leica - and its partner Panasonic - have officially become the latest member of the digital four-thirds system pioneered by Sigma and embraced too by Olympus (EDITORIAL NOTE: I erred in assuming that Sigma had pioneered the digital four-thirds system, which the comment (see below) by another customer notes correctly. However, contrary to what he has written, it was developed jointly by both Kodak and Olympus. I have had several opportunities to use this camera and have been quite impressed with its performance.). This means that potential users of the Leica Digilux 3 can use too superb lenses made by both firms, most notably the Olympus 50mm f2 macro lens. Both Leica and Panasonic have promised additional Leica lenses for its four-thirds digital SLRs (The term “four-thirds” refers to the image ratio that’s obtainable from the camera’s digital imaging sensor; other image formats, including the standard three two from 35mm photography are also available.); I have no doubt that optically their performances will be second to none. And yet, the unanswered question is whether this new digital four thirds SLR camera and its Leica-designed zoom lens are well worth the expense in acquiring them. I think the answer is a most definite yes if you are seeking the highest possible optical quality from a four-thirds digital SLR.

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Inside Digital Photo TV - Leica D-LUX 3
Join Jay DeFoore with Inside Digital Photo TV as he takes you behind the scenes at PhotoPlus Expo 2006 interviewing Marketing Manager Christian Erhardt. Get an in-depth look at Leica’s new D-LUX 3, a compact camera designed with the professional photographer in mind.

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