hardjoe

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Expensive but great camera with sexy little red dot!

Mar 14, 2009

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Leica pedigree with help from the Japanese
Cons: Expensive- but trade-off for subscription to membership with Leica club guranteed in value proposition
Opinion:
This is a quality product from the original makers and partners, Panasonic. Works identically with the Japanese counterpart but I am told and I believe that it has a superior firm-ware...which is only detectable under close scrutiny only. Still, the extra bucks that you cough up for this product.

On my first outing with this baby, you get instant awe and respect with this baby. Friends just exclaimed that you simply cannot go wrong with Leica. I agree. It is like drving a Rolls, Bentley or Aston for a road trip. My friends are into accumulating experiences in life. What is a better way of capturing those moments with the best there is in the market?

I cannot explain the increase in street cred I got from this baby. I love the brown leather case I got as an accessory too. The pictures I would have gotten from the Panasonic equivalent would have been just as superior but this camera does more for me than just take pictures- not to mention it is great as an SLR replacement with all the manual overrides! Critics may now exclaim that I bought this camera just to turn friends and onlookers green with envy. Not so- I believe in accumulating experences in life and there are times when I am ready to fork out more for that experience!