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Panasonic DMC-LC20K 2.1MP Digital Camera w/ Leica Lens and 3x Optcial Zoom, Black
The digital camera put out by Leica, The Leica Digilux 1, is a very impressive camera. The sales rep at the camera store told me that Leica partnered with Panasonic to develop that camera.
Surprise surprise! Panasonic comes out with an almost identical camera with the same exact Leica Lens that is in the Leica version.
The price is lower :-)
The biggest difference I can see from the spec sheet is:
Leica - Lightweight Magnesium Body (Believe me, it is lite) Panasonic doesn't list this as a feature so I assume they don't have it.
Leica comes with a 64 MB SD Card Panasonic comes with a 32 MB SD Card
They seem to be the only differences. I imagine these two points account for a bulk of the price differential.
If you want a Leica digital camera but don't want to pay the Leica price, then this would seem to be the way to go.
Surprise surprise! Panasonic comes out with an almost identical camera with the same exact Leica Lens that is in the Leica version.
The price is lower :-)
The biggest difference I can see from the spec sheet is:
Leica - Lightweight Magnesium Body (Believe me, it is lite)
Panasonic doesn't list this as a feature so I assume they don't have it.
Leica comes with a 64 MB SD Card
Panasonic comes with a 32 MB SD Card
They seem to be the only differences. I imagine these two points account for a bulk of the price differential.
If you want a Leica digital camera but don't want to pay the Leica price, then this would seem to be the way to go.