Panasonic L1 (aka a nice camera)

[.243racer]

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0602/06022609panasonicdmcl1.asp#press
Body Metal sub-frame
Sensor • 4/3 type Live MOS, developed by Panasonic
• 17.3 x 13.0 mm active area
• 7.9 million total pixels
• 7.5 million effective pixels
• RGB (Primary) color filter array
• Fixed low pass filter (anti-alias filter)
• Supersonic Wave Filter (dust protection)
Image processor Venus Engine III
Shutter speed • Auto
• 30 - 1/4000 sec
• Bulb
Aperture • Auto
• Manually selectable on Leica D lens
LCD monitor • 2.5" TFT LCD monitor
• 207,000 pixels
Live view on LCD • A Mode: Framing live view with AF function
• B Mode: Macro live view with MF (100% frame coverage), with mag
Storage • Secure Digital
• Supports new SDHC cards with capacity of 2 GB+
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0602/panasonic/dmcl1-front-001.jpg

[mbking]

i ddin't read everything on that site. but any idea how muhc they go for?

[.243racer]

I dunno? just released.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0602/panasonic/l1handson/IMG_1804.jpg

[white ri0t]

I couldn't find out if you can use any lecia lens with it or if it is camera specific.

[slang]

Brian Park's father says Leica went out of business. True?

[.243racer]

Brian Park's father says Leica went out of business. True?

:eek:

I don't think so?

yeah diggs, i can't find any info on it yet either.

[Jake the Trog]

damn thats super hawt. leica stuff is beautiful.

[Hack On Wheels]

I am loving that camera, looks like the feel would be great. I would love to check one out.

[white ri0t]

:eek:

I don't think so?

yeah diggs, i can't find any info on it yet either.that could mean that if and or when panasonic stops making DSLRs that your lenses are useless when your body is kaput, bodies like the olympus and pentax come to mind as well

[BrianPark]

:eek:

I don't think so?

yeah diggs, i can't find any info on it yet either.
Sorry for being a rumour starter, and not being able to confirm. I read a while ago they were in some trouble, so last week when my dad and uncle were talking about them going under, I just assumed it happened, and I was sad.

Can anyone confirm?

[BrianPark]

that could mean that if and or when panasonic stops making DSLRs that your lenses are useless when your body is kaput, bodies like the olympus and pentax come to mind as well
....Useless except for the all the Leicas out there that will last like 300000 years.

[trail star]

leica did NOT go out of business.

they're still selling all the new stuff.

The big name that fell out of the market was agfa, no company that makes any form of camera equipement aka leica/voigtlander/canon/nikon has fallen off the market yet.

[shirk]

I sooooooo want that camera.

[slang]

leica did NOT go out of business.

they're still selling all the new stuff.

The big name that fell out of the market was agfa, no company that makes any form of camera equipement aka leica/voigtlander/canon/nikon has fallen off the market yet.

minolta?

[BrianPark]

http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00BGUI&tag=

[white ri0t]

....Useless except for the all the Leicas out there that will last like 300000 years.
......unless of course they use a new or specific mount exclusive to panasonic, which I was trying to find out. but you already deduced that, right?