Great New Digital Camera

Saturday, December 09, 2006 Filed in: Personal

I have now made the leap to a new digital camera. I have been very happy with my Nikon D70 (albeit its a few years old), but I have desired a smaller camera that I could keep in my laptop bag for the many trips I take. The thought being that carrying a full bag of lenses and camera parts isn't always going to be practical.

I was about ready to give up my shopping quest (don't even get me started on the in store people who tried to convince me that I didn't need to shoot Camera Raw). But some research and photography buddies turned me onto Leica camera. I have purchased (but not yet received) what I think to be the perfect camera for my needs.

The Leica D-LUX 3 offers a superb amount of pro features in a small package:

10-megapixel CCD (18 x 24-inch prints)
Shoot both RAW and JPEG
Manual setting options (focus, aperture, ISA, bracketing)
High-quality lens takes (equivalent to 28 mm - 112 mm)
Ability to shoot three aspect ratios (4:3 - 3:2 - 16:9)
Optical stabilization and fast processing (burst 1 fps)
High-quality aluminum housing
Video Record HD 720P @ 15 fps & SD @ 30 fps in QuickTime
Choice between automatic or manual ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800 or ISO 1600.
Includes full copy of Photoshop Elements

The cameras are back ordered due to popularity, so you'll need to allow a few weeks to get yours (I'm still anxiously waiting).