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thefamilyman
>>40181 i've had the chance to have a good play around with the Leica Digilux 3 at my local store. i must admit, i do love the look, but thats about it. The lens looks and feels nice, and is sharp. But, the image quality is rather disappointing, especially for the money it is. we compared it to a D200 with a rather average lens, you can really see how good the Leica lens is, but also you can see how poor the sensor and whatnot is. You seem to be a little worried about the bulkiness of a DSLR, thats understandable, but you should also realise that the Lens on the Leica isn't small either, its just as bulky. my number one down point is how unbelievably uncomfortable the body is to hold, i'm sure you will know what i mean when you play with it.
My simple conclusion: (but its only on my observations) the Leica Digilux 3 one sexy looking camera, but thats where it ends. Comparing it directly with a D200 that we had in hand, the D200 was much more versatile (then a D80 is much better because of its attractive price). And then there is the issue of buying more 4/3 lenses (i wont even go into that, coz i'm sure everyone knows what i mean here) Bottom line, its too uncomfortable but sexy ;).
as>>40182mentioned, the M8 would be more suitable for you in terms of size and shear looks, but you must also have deep pockets.
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