Leica D-Lux 2 on the way? By
Michael R. Tomkins, The Imaging Resource (Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 16:25 EDT)Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed an interesting inclusion among the list of camera models supported in the latest version of Adobe Camera Raw, which we reported on yesterday.
The list included a model that caught our interest, as we'd recently seen a press release attributed to a leak from camera manufacturer Leica bearing the same name. Adobe's mention of the camera makes it fairly likely that the press release (which appeared first) is real, and we've thus assembled a list of specifications from the information that is now publicly available. The Leica D-Lux 2 looks to be a variant on the existing Panasonic DMC-LX1, a model announced last July that lays claim to the title of the first digital camera with a 16:9 aspect ratio.
We've seen a number of photos claimed to be the D-Lux 2 around the internet, and they bear quite a resemblance to the DMC-LX1, but with no hand-grip trim on the front panel. (We're not reproducing the photos here for copyright reasons, since we don't know the original source of the images). The leaked press release makes no mention of pricing or availability, but does mention that there will also be a new adapter for connecting a LEICA TELEVID spotting scope eyepiece to the camera. Leica's product bundle will also include a 64MB Secure Digital card, twice the capacity of that bundled with Panasonic's version of the camera.
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