Panasonic G1 vs Leica D-LUX 4 – Birddogman, from a Canon DSLR user's perspective:
I bought a G1 thinking I would get the best of both worlds – a portable camera for the field, quick to get into action; but ye a camera with close to the capability and flexibility of my trusty Canon system. What I got was the worst of both worlds – a camera nearly as bulky, awkward, delicate and slow to get into action as my big DSLR, but with few of the capabilities of the big Canon – especially poor in burst shooting and quick focus on rapidly moving subjects like birddogs and wild upland birds. The DL4 was better and I’ve gone back to it. The G1 has become a truck camera for lack of anything else to do with it.