Leica D-Lux 5 vs. Panasonic LX5 – How Much is The Brand Worth?

I’ve always admired the Leica brand from afar but for one reason or another haven’t gotten around to pulling the trigger on one for myself. That is until now. I’ve been waiting for the D-Lux 5 to arrive and it’s finally here. But sadly, after all this time and admiration I feel kinda shallow for wanting to buy it vs. Panasonic’s LX5. Engadget’s write-up makes them seem like relative equals with the exception of that gorgeous red beauty mark on Leica’s upper left cheek.

So here’s my question…is the red dot worth an extra $500?

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September 22, 2010

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6 comments

Lawrence

Some say Leica runs their own firmware on these machines, making their image results quite different from Panasonic’s clone. I confirm that with the D-lux 4.

And of course, they throw Lightroom in as a bundle. So, in reality, you are also getting a good software with that markup.

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September 22, 2010 8:30 pm

St John

Hi Brad, all depends of your needs. Personaly I found my jpeg from the D-LUX 4 much better than the ones of the LX3 of my girlfriend. Even better, with the D-LUX 5, you’ll have Lightroom 3 instead silkypix which sounds not really good and no professional at all. I think the Leica is more for people who like pretty objects and don’t sale and buy cameras every 6 months. The leica one is really a piece of art. I own many cameras of many brands, canon, nikon, samsung, leica, but I have to say that since i’ve my D-LUX 4 (a year now) I much prefer take it with me instead carrying cameras and heavy lenses a whole day on my shoulder. But hey! everyone’s different, don’t you think?

The last words, get the LX5 or D-LUX 5 and you won’t make a bad choice anyway