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.
Three articles on Ian Ho's blog should provide a lot of information for you to decide which of these cameras is the one for you:
- Part 1 – sample photos, 100% crops, and differences in the lens coatings.
- Part 2 – more comparison photos, this time at KLCC.
- More photos showing the differences in lens coatings employed in each camera.
Leica D-LUX 4 Review & Sample Photos At CrunchGear – John Biggs:
I was quite impressed with this camera and if Leica and Panasonic want to swap everything down to the button placement on the back more power too them. The D-LUX 4 is a gateway drug and anyone who has used an M8 will attest that when you use Leica glass on a Leica body you get some amazing shots. That said, the D-LUX 4 is an excellent second point-and-shoot and is great for grabbing hard to frame shots that other point-and-shoots would completely destroy. Sure you’re going to be a little ostentatious wandering around with your sexy red dot but who doesn’t want to be noticed sometimes?
Thumbnails to 7 sample images are located at the end of the article.
