Why I Switched: Fujifilm X100VI & Leica D-Lux 8!
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- Welcome to my first TH-cam video! I sold all my Canon gear and switched to FujiFilm and added Leica D-Lux 8 to my equipment!
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"not real photographers, just influencers...." Exactly!!! Thank you!
I am sorry, but this is where we have come to.
I must say that I liked the honest way you presented yourself. It is appreciated to see on this platform (TH-cam) real professionals giving their opinions based on their real experience. Just as you say, TH-cam is full of "Influencers" who call themselves photographers, and it is a great help for us (people who are passionate about photography) to have people like you. Looking forward to seeing more of your content.
Good luck and greetings from Norway.
greetings to Norway and thanks a lot for your comment 😀
Thanks for the Video. I moved from Fuji X100VI to Leica D-Lux 8. We got both cameras for me and my wife today. And WE are so happy. We are not pro fotographers. But now we can carry our camera with us every day. It is like putting on your shoe when leaving the house. Now we take the D-Lux and leave. Yes the quality is not like a fullframe. But more than sufficient for Insta etc. And it makes fun shooting pictures. Which is the most important feature for us. Thanks Dirk and Renate
Hi Dirk and Renate 😀 ich nehme mal an Ihr sprecht Deutsch? 😀 Thank you very much for the comment. The only meaning of "pro photography" is that you make a living on it. When I didi not, I put in the same ambition, money (gear and software!), and passion and that is all. Do not belittle yourselves. 😀. In my workshops I often see great photography while now and then pros cannot really convince me. The DLux8 is a a very high level compact camera and as THAT we such see it. It offers amazing image quality and I have seen pros delivering stunning work with it because in the end it is the person behind the camera who makes the photo. Good Luck and I hope to see you here again. 😀
I find myself in a similar space. I have purchased a Leica Q3 and just took it on a tour of Italy and Greece and adore it. It was purchased to replace my Nikon D800 system which has been the core of my professional career as a Travel/Fashion/Advertising Photographer. I have retired from the professional life and will be just doing Photography for my pleasure and will sell prints occasionally. I am thinking about acquiring a Leica D-Lux 8 as a lightweight, even more compact companion for my Q3. Thank you so much for your insights into this camera.
It will perfectly complement the Q3. 😀
Thanks so much! You helped "cement" my decision. I ordered my x100vi in March and I'm still waiting but patience is required. I'm 62 and yes I also need a lighter camera to go alongside my Nikon system.
I am happy you found my clip useful!
To get both the Panasonic S9 and the Fuji X100Vi, despite the beauty of the X100Vi, my preference goes to the S9. Even though it lacks a viewfinder and the screen is not just a tilt but rather on a swivel, I use the S9 with the 45mm f/2.8, and the images are stunning. I had the S5M2 and sold it, and God knows how much I criticized the S9 when it first came out, yet today, I can only say good things about it! I was also a Micro Four Thirds user; I had the GX7, GX8, GX9, G9, and the magnificent 42.5mm 1.2 Nocticron. But truly, the S9 with the 45mm f/2.8 is so compact and changes the game, even though I have great gear at home: Z8/Z6III with 50mm f/1.2, 85mm f/1.2, 135mm f/1.8 Plena, S1R with 50mm f/1.4 S Pro, 24-70mm/70-200mm S Pro f/2.8. But as I write these lines, my heart goes to the S9. Maybe the Leica Q3 will win me over (though it’s bigger and heavier), but the price is obviously not the same. I say it's worth trying!
tbt, the S9 never interested me and this has not changed but of course, if it meets your requirements!
Such reviews must be in the top !!!
Thank you very much 😀
Hi David, I too am in my 60’s and recently decided to move away from bulky camera bodies and lenses, and ended up with a Q3/fixed lens. Aren’t the Delux and X100vi everyday carries? Please explain the use cases for owning both of these cameras.
Hi Elliot 😀 I would love to have the Q3 but ... you know ... I thought so too, and as I mentioned in this video (and will go into more detail in one of my next videos) I intended the X100 to be that. At the same time, I still had my DLux7 which I loved to use beside my Canon R5, so I was wondering what to do. Now, after some soul searching I realized I rarely used the R5 outside of shootings and even then, a 2hr. shooting really strained my hand and because everything was bulky I also saw how much more of my "other" photography was done on my DLux. I realized the X100 can easily replace my R5 and this is when I decided to sell Canon, move up the X100 and replace the DLux7 with the 8. now, everything is so much lighter, easier, and clearer. Besides, somehow it is like coming home because I started photography on and with my father's Leica M§ and Leicaflex. 😀
Sorry to be redundant, but what’s the use case for owning both of those compact cameras for your photography? For example, I could see having a Q2 Monochrome and D-Lux 7 or 8, as you apparently like b & w.
@@elliotresnick5433 As I said, I do not consider these cameras as competitors. The FFX100VI's low light capabilities are superior to the DLux' and this is a vital aspect in my work. The Q2 is spec-wise very close to the Q2 and I am not alone in that conclusion - at a fraction of the price.
Hi David,
Many congratulations indeed for your first video. And what a start. Lovely unpretentious manner in b & w. Amazingly done very captivating! Thank you.
I had similar question. So from your answer
Re low light capabilities how much better is the low light fuji x100 vi vs leica d lux 8. I currently have a canon 7d. Im also tired carrying all lenses and have the leica on pre order.
My interests are street landscape and to less degree portraits. @DAVCOHPHO
@@yanapoppy Thank you very much. FF have upgraded the sensor to 40MP and this camera is in many ways very close to a Leica Q2. It is so good that I decided to use it as my main camera for my boudoir work with natural light indoors.
Nice video. This resonates with me as a 59yr old who has been in photography since the 1980’s, starting with a Pentax K1000, then Nikons and the 1957 Hasselblad 500C my late dad proudly bought for me and which I still have. I loved my Nikon D850 but also had a Fuji XT-1 which was, and still is, amazing. A year ago I went for an XT-5 and a host of lenses and it’s devastating as a die-hard Fuji fan to be so desperately unhappy. It’s nothing like the XT-1. This surprised me as I have in depth Fuji experience and adore the brand. I keep telling myself it must all be me and not the equipment. This is why I was captured by your video and some of the comments. I agree with everything you mention and feel a lot of similarity. My late dad had a Leica and it’s always been a dream to own one and for some time I’ve been researching the new SL3 and now recently the is little beauty D-Lux8 for exactly the same reasons you talked about. It’s true the camera does not make you a better photographer but the tactile and experience of using the right camera brings out the best photographer in you. This I know for certain. I have never known of a good photographer who is indifferent to the equipment they use. That’s one of the essential areas of passion. Too many people want a camera to do all things and that’s not right.
thank you very much for your kind message. I see a lot of similarities 😀 I have to admit, I never needed so much time to set up a camera like the X100VI and I even needed help from a die hard Fujifilm user who also struggled with some particular settings I wanted.
To leave my heavy Nikon DSLR equipment on the shelf ( I'M 62) as much as possible I bought a X100V 2 years ago. Loved it. Than I could not resist a Leica Q3 which has been the only camera I used since then. An unbelievable camera. My wife discovered the X100V (she didn't photograph at all until then).We're not upgrading tot a X100V.
Sorry for the late reply, I did not see a notification nor the comment. The FFX100V is an excellent camera, only I need IBIS and together with the sensor upgrade it was too tempting not to go for it.
@@DAVCOHPHO If I din't have the Q3, I would go for the 6 also.
@@frits1463 I need stabilization, and then Q3 is the only feasible model.
Regarding the lack of a sensor upgrade in the D-Lux 8, the issue isn’t about APSC, it’s about why they kept the same 5 year old sensor when sensor technology has moved on.
It’s also disappointing that they (in 2024) didn’t upgrade the autofocus to phase detect which is more reliable in low light.
Is there a problem in Leica? Are they unable to afford R&D? These are serious questions.
I understand your argument but do not necessarily share it. Such an upgrade would have certainly made the camera bigger, more expensive, and - most important - taken away this "always-on" character. When I switched to mirrorless approx. 2015, I chose Sony a7s which was 12 mp and it was and is way "enough". Who really prints today and even IF, for a magazine spread still enough. I do not feel any need here and true, phase detect may have been nice but then, I never really struggled with the DLux AF.
@@DAVCOHPHO you misunderstand: new sensor technology isn’t about changing sensor size, it’s about *KEEPING* an MFT sensor, but using the lastest sensor technology to provide better quality pictures:
e.g. with higher dynamic range, lower noise ratio, global sensor (i.e. zero rolling shutter), higher density (eg 40MP instead of 17MP, which will allow image cropping in post which effectively increases the zoom range at the long end).
Also, when you say 12MP or 17MP is enough, bear in mind that’s only for your use-case. Other photographers have different use-cases and some may need longer focal lengths: by increasing the MP it would have made the D-Lux more versatile. For example, with a higher MP sensor it might be possible to make the lens equivalent to 100mm, which would make the D Lux 8 a useful travel & landscape camera. Right now its use-cases are a bit limited.
That Leica releases a 2024 camera with 2019 sensor technology is worrying.
@@GodfreyMann This is too much for the small camera and its intended use. If you want all this, the DL8 is the wrong camera. Talking about my and/or other use-cases. Exactly, as do all these who put unrealistic expectations into this camera. I am not worried at all, I know EXACTLY what I am doing.
Nice first video. We're quite similar (even our names) and it's refreshing to see photographers rather than influencers putting forward their opinions. I think the D-Lux 8 is a near perfect walkaround camera - if it had weather sealing it would be even better.
Thank you very much. 😀 Even though many of my cameras were weather sealed, I never take photos under such conditions.
Very nice first video, David. Great presentation, especially considering no script, and loving the black and white.
thank you very much! I prefer it that way, no particular script because I know what I want to say and there were no particular details to remember.
An excellent video and I look forward to listening to more of your opinions on TH-cam. Similar to you, since the early 1980s I’ve moved from Minolta 35mm through a brief period of medium format with a Mamiya 7, then digital with an APS-C Nikon and then a m4/3 Olympus. I was very happy with the image quality and size of the Olympus but hated the control wheels and buttons. I confess to not going out every day to take pictures so I could never remember how I had set the camera up.
Having a couple of near-miss accidents and coming into some money I decided life was too short not to get the sort of camera I’d always wanted - a Leica. I bought the Q2 for its traditional controls and because the size of the sensor meant I didn’t need to carry a lot of lenses but just crop instead. It’s a fantastic camera and I take many of my best pictures with it. Its fixed lens is very bulky though so I bought an M11 as well which is easier to carry and pack in a non camera bag. I really like the idea of the D-Lux 8 but would need to sell one of my cameras to afford it. Selling the Q2 makes most sense but I’m loathe to do so because it produces such fantastic images. The reality is that I’m such a mediocre photographer that it makes no difference to my pictures so it’s just about how enjoyable using the camera is. Do you enjoy using the D-Lux 8?
Hello Ian (I gather this is your name from your user name) 😀 I could not agree more, Leica IS this one dream. I used various Leica cameras throughout my life and I still own an analog Leica R4. I would love to have the Q3 BUT the lens is so bulky and - of course - the price is another aspect having switched from Canon with many lenses to Fujifilm X100VI (spec-wise very close to Q2) and the new DLux8 replacing the 7. The M11 is not stabilized which is essential and besides, the price is even steeper. To answer your question, yes, I DO enjoy the 8 and even though sensor and lens have remained the same, there are many useful upgrades that make it TRULY Leica and make it even more use- and joyful to work with. 😀
Leica CL should not have been discontinued. With the small pancake 23mm it’s about the same size as the D-Lux 8 with a bigger sensor and interchangeable lens. Only problem is no stabilization.
I have no problem with a fixed lens. We should not always project and whatever but rather take the camera as what it is. I love it, it is the 2nd DLux and it is a massive step forward.
Nice, honest insight into two interesting cameras.
Thank you very much 😀
Hi David, thank you for your insights - and welcome to TH-cam! I have read a countless amount of articles to be able to make a choice between these two amazing cameras - I have had a Sony A7iii since it came out and loved it and captured wonderful moments with it. However, I realised lately that my priorities have shifted - I am more interested in capturing more moments and having more fun with the photography rather than be focused on specs and the more ‘technical side of photography’. I only was able to take the A7iii with me on holiday or occasionally on the weekend and both of these cameras allow me to very casually grab one of them before leaving the house! I am still undecided, and would appreciate your take on it. I like the Fuji filters and the 40mp but I also love the ease of the Leica Menus and Fotos app. What is the form factor difference between the two? Is one smaller than the other? Many thanks!
Hello Khaled 😀 Thank you for your comment. I totally understand where you are coming from. Yes, the Fujifilm menus are very historic in the sense that additional features had been packed on top of the first camera's menu without ever streamlining, simplifying the menu but you will find your way. Spec-wise, the FF X100VI is very close to Leica Q2 and I am not alone to say that (see "Three Blind Men and an Elephant) at A FRACTION of the price. Q3 is a very different story, still we talk about € 6.2k camera which is bigger and the lens is far more protruding but of course IQ is different, too.
It is a very impressive piece of tech - agreed! Even if I had the budget for a Q2, it would be unfortunately very bulky and not as pocketable! I look forward to future videos you might make and a closer look at the D Lux 8 and the Fujifilm. Many thanks!
@@khaledchoucair I will do that 😀
Having had my DLux8 for a little while now I am already quite fond of it. This is my first foray into Leica having been a Canon and Nikon man from day one of professional life. I’m already contemplating the M System.
MY choice is certainly the Q series.
I like your authenticity! Good video! I’m new to photography. Your video is very helpful. I love both cameras the Fujifilm and Leica D-Lux 8. I think the best way to find out is to try both and make my decisions.
Thank you! As I repeatedly stated, I have both. The FFX100VI I use for my work and the Leica DL8 as EDC 😀
Like you, I have been a photographer a long time, my first camera was a Zenith 12XP about 36 years ago. I had the Leica D-Lux 7, for me the D-Lux 8 would be the best camera ever if it just had a fixed prime lens. The Barrel extension lens is very slow I found on the D-Lux 7, I would often miss a shot for my Street Photography. I hope the D-Lux 9, is a fixed lens. Good video and great choice in doing the video in BW. Hello from Ireland.
thank you very much 😀 I had the D-Lux7 too and there there was a feature I never used - step zoom which allowed you to set the zoom lever to jump to traditional focal lengths - 28, 35, 50 and 75mm. As I said, I never used it. In my next video, at the end of this week, I will focus on the D-Lux8 and address criticism like yours from my point of view. I hope to see you more often here and send my best regards to Ireland.
I'd save the money and go the Lumix route .. Oh, I already do. The red dot doesn't make a bit of difference, and influencers don't influence me as I I listen and form my 'own' opinion .
I only now own a Leica M6 Titanium because I won it and would never have bought one at all because my existing gear doesn't same job.
I use M43 bodies with tiny lenses only Lumix bodies, and even own the 15mm f1.7 Summilux Leica / Lumix name .. My mini Q.
Just get a q2 or 3. Wtf
@@lukaskeller1433 .. There's a huge difference in price and the money not spent on a Q of any kind is better spent on travel, lenses or more important stuff in life.
@@kiwipics I wanted to say that the d lux 9 wont have a prime lens, since that would basically be a q
Welcome to you tube David. I'm very happy this vid popped up on my feed today. I have a rental D-Lux 8 coming tomorrow. very interested in trying this out. and looking forward to future vids from you. Now I'm wondering what I should knwo about 4/3 cameras? Anyway I liked your style of just seeming to chat and the black and white was great. Thanks - tim
Thanks so much Tim 😀 Looking forward to your experience with the DL8.
Hi David, could you please tell us a little more about why/when you will use the Fuji, when the Leica already covers 35mm? Thx.
The Fuji replaces my Canon R5 for shootings while the Leica DLux8 is my always-on camera. I hope this answers your question 😀
@@DAVCOHPHO so are you saying that the at the 35mm focal length the Fuji is better than the Leica? I assume this must be the case, otherwise it would make sense to simply just use the Leica to replace your R5 during shoots.
@@GodfreyMann I answered this today in my long comment. 😀
Thank you David. Leica here I come. Goodbye Canon. You are just to heavy for me. I’m 68.
@@davidcantu5923 I know how you feel and truth be told, it is/was simply overkill.
I’m coming from bulky DSLR land. Amateur that wants to do a little of everything. How user “unfriendly” is the Fuji menu compared to the Leica? Basically I want the most fun/quick and versatile option for everyday which it seems Leica wins from a lot of these videos, but the build quality and sealing of the Fuji is very much appealing.
It is an archaeological maze. After Having used so many different camera types and brands I nevertheless needed an experienced Fujifilm user to solve some inexplicable mysteries and even he had to do some research in the course of event. Leica's menu is clean, minimalistic, logic and limited to the "das Wesentliche".
Thanks for your video. I want to buy a D-Lux 8 here in Hong Kong but they’re sold out. I have to make a deposit and wait until October or even November to get it. I cannot wait because next month I have to go to Vancouver BC to carry out the Deficiency Walk Through of my new townhouse which I bought as pre-sale three years ago, I’ll stay there for around three months. Anyway, there are some importers who probably imported them from Europe or Japan and they have some available. Therefore, I’m planning to buy from one of them but there will be no 3-year warranty unless I’m buying from Leica Hong Kong. Please advise if there’s anything I should worry about regarding warranty. Many thanks 🙏🏻
Thank you for the video! I like your honesty and presentation style and the fact that you are a pro photographer willing to share your ideas and thoughts with the public is greatly appreciated. I'm looking forward to your next video!
Thank you and please bear with me. 😀
right on!!! "influencers" more like used car salesman or saleswoman...
hi David i'm a old guy too 😉... was staff newspaper photographer for 25yrs in Canada's third largest city... now you know my background 😀... I'm really thinking of getting the lux 8... would you fully recommend this camera? you can see my links on my youtube... thank you... and stay safe...
Hi David, congrats on the first video, I am also a similar vintage! Just a small point the sound is very crunchy on my headphones compared to other videos, you might want to look into that. Interesting video I’m looking to get the D-Lux 8 to replace my current every day camera the Ricoh griiix. I have a q3 and it’s just too big (and expensive) to throw in my work rucksack. Thanks for your views and good luck. Ken
This is exactly the reason why I chose the Fujifilm X100VI as my new work tool since the Canon R5 - with time - became too heavy and anyway too expensive to throw around. I will take care of the sound, I know, and I am sorry, but since my job is photographer and not youtuber, I never needed such equipment. I actually never thought I would do that but all the noise around a really wonderful camera made me do that.
So good to see you here, David. I've been a photographer for over 40 years - many of them as a paid professional - and I just ordered a D-Lux 8 for myself as a daily walkaround camera. I also recently purchased the Hasselblad X2D because I wanted to get back to a simpler, more enjoyable practice of photography. I can't wait for the D-Lux 8 to arrive. I have subscribed, and I look forward to your future videos. Like yourself and Hugh Brownstone, I've been contemplating changing my TH-cam videos to monochrome. Perhaps it'll become the signiture look for real photographers on TH-cam! 🙂
So good to see YOU, Peter and thanks for the subscription. I have visited your channel, subscribed and left some comments, you are a great guy, if I may say so. I hope you will get your Leica soon. In fact, Hugh Brownstone inspired me a lot to really do that since I never saw myself come across like Peter McKinnon or other flamboyant, funny people, this is simply not me. And I love monochrome, in fact, both the Leica and the FujiFilm X100VI inspire me to go way more monochrome. I will continue, I am still surprised to see so much support. I can't say I will have a regular rhythm like every week, I will post when I feel I got something to say. I will definitely, very soon, follow up on the Leica D-Lux8 controversy by so many spec-rattlers as I refuse to see more in them since this is all they come up with. Photography is so much more than specs, it is the experience, the experience of a lifetime. Every book I read, every song I heard, every life experience makes me the photographer I am today and besides, it is the only artistic, creative experience I have to express myself since, unfortunately, I cannot play any instrument. Take care, I am glad we met here and have a nice day. 😀🙌🏽
@@DAVCOHPHO I'm very glad we met, too, David. It must be fate. I concur with all your sentiments. I used to play the drums, but can't even do that anymore... Looking forward to more from you when time permits.
@@peterfritzphoto I definitely will and I hope to see you more often 😀
Am I crazy to want to sell my whole r line, trinity lenses included just to get either of one of these cameras? Got burnout of photography, heavy equipment and just getting my first d90 out of my parents house has brought so many smiles and even took it to an overseas trip.
Welcome to TH-cam David
thank you Hugo 😀 I totally get you, and I am glad we share this viewpoint. 😀
looking forward to more videos. would like to see some of your photos in these as well :-)
Eventually, I will 😀
Welcome! I really liked your video, congratulations! I am very interested in the Leica D-Lux 8, but I am skeptical that it only has 17 megapixels. Except for its low resolution, I love what the lens promises and that it is so compact, not only for travel, but for everyday use I think it is ideal. Which one do you choose, the Leica Dlux8 or the Fuji x100vi? Thank you very much in advance. a hug from Spain ;)
Similar question. I want an everyday take everywhere camera and have been considering the leica due to size and lens. Have an xt4 amd xpro 1 but want something smaller. At the moment its an old canon S90.
because of m43 you are limited to effectively 17 mp in 4:3. DPR and many other reviewers confirm this. The Leica is my everyday camera and the Fujifilm X100VI is my professional tool since I gave away my whole Canon R5 equipment. I will talk about this more after my next Leica clip end of this/early next week. Saludos cordiales 😀
@@mkting101 You will love this Leica 😀
Merci David pour cette vidéo! J’commencé il y longtemps avec un Pentax KX que j’ai toujours.
Pour moi mes 2 marques préférées sont Leica et Fuji!
J’ai un Q3 et un XT50 je vais aller également sur un X100VI .
À bientôt!
Merci et a bientôt 😀
Good luck on your new channel! It’s good to see some of us at a certain age’s perspective. I’ve been shooting Leica for a very long time. It’s good to see a practical look at this camera.
thank you very much, I was always happy to find someone my age group, too and I was never the type of person like Peter McKinnon which is why I hesitated for a long time to start here.
@@DAVCOHPHO yeah man I understand. I follow Hugh Brownstone’s channel and have got some good advice from him. There is a market for your content. There are a lot of us who come from the film side of things. I started on an XE5 and still shoot it and many of my Rokkor lenses. I also shoot a M240 and SL2 with M glass.
@@tedbahas 😀
Wonderful video presentation; btw, saw the 1st D-Lux (1) yesterday
and still the best looking Leica ever made
thank you 😊
I have always enjoyed selling any Leica camera! They sell almost immediately and many people who purchased my old gear became friends. I just regret selling them….
I understand 😀
Perfect timing. My wife and I are getting ready to travel celebrating our 50th anniversary. Been waffling between the Leica and the small Hasseblad.
Unfortunately I know nothing about a small Hasselblad. Happy anniversary 💐🍾 and have a beautiful time traveling. 😀
Very warm and informative video David. Quite a difference from some other photographers. I had a D-Lux 7 (have one, but needing repair) and I've been hoping there would be a new upgrade. From what you say, it seems that Leica have succeeded in creating a definite upgrade.
I would definitely say so! I immediately sold mine and ordered the DLux8 and I love it.
@@DAVCOHPHO Great! Thanks so much David!!
@@drewsacks Thank YOU 😊
I have the d lux 7 is the 8 worth the upgrade?
for me, yes, I sold my 7 immediately because of the upgrades. Why don't you check the DPR review I mention and link under my video?
As a photographer I love Leica but I can't justify their prices, maybe because I'm not successful or rich enough, I don't know 😉
Besides I adore and enjoy my Fuji gears, that actually changed my life as a photographer more than 10 years ago.
Now that's just me and you know the old saying: whatever works! I hope you have a lot of fun and thanks for sharing!
True, Leica prices are amazing but they keep their value. I would love to have the Q§ but then, emotions totally aside, the Fujifilm X100VI - in many regards - beats the Q2 and is a very worthy and serious competitor to the Q3. I totally understand your point of Fujifilm, I feel the same way and this is why I bought my first ever AND decided to leave the DSLR bodies cameras like my Canon R5 behind and now only work with the X100VI. More on this in the very near future. Please subscribe to see all the new uploads 😀
Have you seen the prices of the other brands? They are not far away from Leica. The new Canon R5M2 is over $4k. As others say, a Leica camera keeps the value.
At 74 I can certainly appreciate the benefit of light and compact. I’m looking for a camera that fits the EDC role and can’t seem to find what is right for me. Fuji… been there, had a bad experience and won’t go back. Leica - had the D-lux 4 years ago. The 8 is intriguing but I can’t get myself to pull the trigger. Technically (IMHO) the value for $ isn’t there unless, of course, you connect on a more subjective level. That’s something I’ve yet to get my head around.
@@georgebarrientos8826I understand how you feel and I'm sorry you had a bad experience with Fuji. In my humble opinion, at 74, price (or justifying the price) may not be the #1 priority and I'd rather focus on inspiration. What you're looking for is a light and compact EDC camera that you want to use and if the Leica D-Lux 8 or maybe an older Leica body that feels at home inspires you then definitely go for it
@@erikavelazquez1835I can't really justify some of the other brand's prices either but at least they do have technical abilities that would fit my photography work sometimes, in which case I usually rent these gears.
Leica is mainly for portraiture, street and documentary and the price tag difference with Fuji cameras is mainly a matter of passion, inspiration and (financial) means too
I think everyone is conditioned to expect new "better" specs in each camera. Most don't realize that camera brands market the slightest technological advances as the new Must Have. I'm too young to remeber the analog time. But just reading up on certain several analog models that were built over decades gives you the impression on what cameras were once. Today, through the influence of digital components and people comparing everything to how new phones are launched all the time, there is a race to always put out something new. So I think the D Lux 8 goes that way. I like the honesty and not claiming to be this or that tiny sensor improvement better, that in the end nobody sees anyway.
I could not agree more 😀
Are the pics from the Leica at the zoom range and with 17mp good enough to print 22x17 prints?
I do not know since I do not print.
Really appreciated this first video David and I subscribed. Good luck for the future 👍
thank you very much 😀
Congratulations on a good 1st video and a different take on things. I must admit I had a Panasonic which I do miss and the “8” seems to me to be a camera with a lot of creative possibilities. I look forward to future videos and seeing the kind of photos you take.
much appreciated and thanks for your kind feedback 😀
Hi David, great job in the presentation, love the b&w, quiet sincerity of your person. I got my x100vi after a waiting period of 6 months and am now going to the quite severe learning curve (68 years, see what I mean😜). I hope to see more of your videos filled with your unique vue on this camera and photography.
Greetings from Luxembourg
Fred
hello Fred 😀 thanks for your comment. I can totally relate to your learning curve - setting up the X100VI was so hard, I needed help to get really there and that is me after a lifetime of photography and different cameras. But it is worth the effort. I will definitely continue my journey here, I won't follow a schedule like every week or so, only when I got something to say. At the end of this/beginning of the coming week I will go further into the Leica D-Lux8 controversy and another clip will focus on this radical shift to X100VI. 😀 I love Luxembourg, in one of my previous lives I had my consulting company registered there but that is another story. 😀
Congratulations on a wonderful introductory video. An honest presentation by a real photographer, not an influencer. Three Blind Men and An Elephant resonated with me when Hugh commented that the D-Lux 8 is a wonderful alternative to those days that I do not want to lug my SL2-S Reporter for a quick outing. Ironically, next week I am taking my wife to Vienna for her first visit to Europe and Digitalstore Vienna has now been added to my must visit list. Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much for your kind comment. I wish you all the best for your Vienna trip and I am looking forward to your experience there and maybe some photos? 😀
Merci pour cette vidéo, c'est mon 1er appareil photo,je ne suis professionnel !je voulais un appareil photo facile à utiliser et faire des belles photos, j'ai hâte d'apprendre les astuces sur votre chaîne ! Thank you
Merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire. Le Leica D'Lux 8 est certainement un excellent appareil photo en soi et également idéal pour débuter la photographie. Malheureusement, je ne propose pas de séances de photographie ici mais je fais des ateliers (également en ligne) et si vous êtes intéressé, envoyez-moi un message. Tous mes vœux 😀
Good to connect. Like your objective views. Am eager to learn more. Have had D-lux4 and other Leica plus Panasonic Sony now finally Nikon FF again years after Photomic S2.
thank you very much 😀
All the best David for the TH-cam journey!! I sure you'll be excellent on TH-cam, I have ordered my Leica D- Lux 8 and I'm waiting for it, Hope to see your D-Lux 8 photos on Leica gallery, And by the way your review and the video was superb!! looking forward to see more content!! also I have subscribed you, thank you for the inspiration !!!
thank you very much 😀 over time I will show photos here in another clip.
Thanks you so much for your great video ! I love my Dlux7 💖
Maybe i will get the 8 !
Thank you✨
I am curious to hear about your decision 😀
The point is that i’m thinking as well to the system Q !
@@Voyageurhorsdutemps 😀
Great first video and welcome to TH-cam!
The audio sounds a bit low fidelity, but not sure if that was intentional, since it fits with the overall style of the video.
hi 😀 thanks so much. The sound is totally unintentional, I used the Ulanzi equipment I highlighted in my video but now that you mention it, right, it fits the style. That is me, I am not a flamboyant, extremely outgoing person, never been, and therefore I hesitated so long to do that looking at McKinnon, Kai W etc.
@@DAVCOHPHOThe audio is super important; more so than the video quality. Perhaps look at getting a 32-bit float wireless mic from either DJI or Rode. The audio was the only aspect of your video that was lacking, David. Otherwise, an excellent first video. 👍🦘
@@peterfritzphoto Thank you very much 😀
Great flow. Subscribed. Looking fwd to see what you bring to this platform
end of this/early next week I will focus more on articles and the experience of the Leica D-Lux8. Furthermore I intend to go into more details about my switch to Fujifilm and the experience, the learning curve. Sooner or later I will talk about my background and the journey as a photographer etc etc.
So proud of you! 😍
thanks so much 😀♥and thanks for your valuable and indispensable help - I could not do this without you.
Vielen Dank David, ich hatte lange eine Canon M5, klein und handlich. Bin dann auf die R6II umgestiegen, die ja wirklich einen tollen Autofokus hat. Nur viele Fotos in Schottland habe ich aus praktischen Gründen mit dem iPhone gemacht.
Jetzt wo es diese Leica gibt, frage ich mich ernsthaft, ob ich statt einem RF24-70 Objektiv, lieber die Leica kaufe.
One of the mazing videos and discussion I have seen in a long time
thank you very much 😀
Nice. I am interested in the D-Lux 8. Subscribed!
end of this/early next week I will focus more on articles and the experience. 😀
@@DAVCOHPHO Looking forward to. Thank you!
@@justcallmesando Thank YOU 😊
good i found this channel, in the same age as you, i don`t often unterstand the young " photo-influencers" on YT. i studied photography and make pictures since the 80s. so my journey is different and all this hype of " faster, bigger, sharper" i don`t like. greets from austria BM
Hallo, liebe Grüsse nach Österreich. Sorry wegen der späten Antwort, ich bekam keine Benachrichtigung und auch sonst ist mir dein Kommentar offenbar irgendwie durchgerutscht. Ja, Digitalphotographie hat erstmals "spray and pray" eingeführt, man drückt knöpfe, ist über "gute" Photos erstaunt, kann sie aber mangels grundlegender Kenntnisse nicht reproduzieren. Instagram und TikTok waren dann die logische Konsequenz. Heute leben Influencer buchstäblich davon, Kameras zu bewerten, ohne auch nur jemals wirklich ernsthaft photographiert zu haben und daher haben sie auch keine Ahnung über deren Wert. Am Ende werden specs heruntergebetet, "verglichen" und was nicht dem neuen Trend entspricht, herunter geschrieben. Sorry, das kann ich nicht Ernst nhemn und ich werde es auch nicht.
I enjoyed your video and honest opinions David, and look forward to seeing the results from your D-Lux 8. I got my D-Lux 8 just today and will be out and about with it during the week. I'm going to subscribe now and look forward to seeing more videos. Greetings from Ireland.
Hello Jim 😀 thanks so much for your kind words and the subscription. I will definitely continue my journey here but since I am traveling a lot for my job it will not be as regular as others. I want to add substance, quality, and not quantity.
@@DAVCOHPHO Sounds great David, I'll stay tuned.
@@jimleonardphotography1687 Thank you 😊
Good video! I like that you displayed and linked the equipment you used!
thank you very much 😀
Excellent first video David. Thank you, subscribed.
thank you very much and see you soon 😀
Great vid,Dave. I am a 60y Year old Amateur photographer.Always Olympusaddict, now I ordered a D-Lux8 and hope it will arrive soon.
My „technical“ Buddy Always Talks about MP and Full Frame,I Talk about traditional, feeling and it will be proudly my First Leica . Greets from the North of Germany from Gabi
Hallo Gabi 😀 Ich liebe N-De und sende herzliche Grüsse zurück. Ich habe selber mal eine Olympus OMD E-M1 II verwendet und habe damit sehr gerne gearbeitet. Ich teile deine Sichtweise und ich denke, Du hast eine sehr gute Wahl getroffen. Alles Gute und viel Freude damit! 😀
Vielen Dank für Dein Feedback ,die 1Mark II ist tatsächlich meine aktuelle Kamera 😉
@@gibbsomany Ich habe sie sehr gemocht, war auch ein emotionaler Aspekt, da ich in den Analog-Tagen Olmpus' Design sehr schätzte. Allerdings erlebte ich nach einem Jahr (oder so) einen völligen elektron. Zusammenbruch, was von Olympus - ohne mit der Wimper zu zucken - repariert wurde. Damals bekam ich praktisch die gesamte Elektronik ersetzt. Den Grund für diesen Schaden erfuhr ich nie, aber da dies mein Arbeitsgerät war und ich ein solches Risiko nicht mehr eingehen wollte, verkaufte ich sie nagelneu aus der Reparatur und kehrte damals zu Sony A7s II zurück. 😀
Nice video! Keep going David.
thank you very much 😀
Why I never switched, a camera is a camera, three settings, cameras will not make you a better photographer, it is not about the camera, it is about you! What is right for one photographer does not mean it will be right for you. It is personal choice.
As much as I generally agree, there ARE moments and scenarios where a "better" camera" makes you better. If your camera is not good at lowlight while your work is centered around this feature, well ... Or lack of stabilization which is why FF X100V would have never been an option as well as Leica's M bodies.
@@DAVCOHPHOThe Leica D Lux is not an M body. It’s a 2019 Panasonic camera rebranded as a Leica to collect the red dot tax from unsuspecting buyers who think they’re getting a real Leica.
@@Kids11111 blablabla. You obviously are clueless, still you speak and post. This is why we have so much bs in politics, you are their perfect target group 🤣 Dismissed.
@@DAVCOHPHO Lol, dismissed? Are you a teenager? Grow up. I'm sorry that you feel angry that people see that you overpaid for a 2019 Panasonic camera with a red dot tax. Are you off your meds, bringing politics into this? Let me guess, with the level of maturity you're displaying, you must be a Trumper.
all the best for the channel! Thanks for the video!
thank you very much and hope to see you again in the future.
I am subscriber 272…welcome to TH-cam!
thank you so much :-)
Intresting video. I decided to subscribe :) Cheers :)
thank you! 😊
Very nice 1st video! Just Subscribed😁
thank you 😊
Only if I can get my hands on the camera. It is out of stock everywhere. :(
I am sorry to hear that. I immediately ordered when they presented the camera. Maybe try several outlets?
@@DAVCOHPHO Yeah, I did the same with my local outlet and the Leica store. It seems no one know when it will become available. If I have to buy it oversea, I would.
Yeah I ordered one about 24 hours after B&H and it was already sold out. No idea when it will come.
@@TheSillyBun very sorry to hear that and I hope you will get yours soon.
Just about any new camera is ‘pre-order’ or sold out these days.
I had been waiting on the Q3 coming back into stock and had been in a waiting list from launch but due to the price rising by £250, I’ve bought an X100VI instead.
I don’t regret buying the Fuji over the Q3… but it would have been nice to own a Leica once more (previously owned the D-Lux 5 and an M9).
Although the X100VI was also sold out or back ordered to the hilt, I got very lucky when I asked what the waiting list was for the fuji… the reply was ‘we have one here, would you like it?’
Instantly replied ’yes!’
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With all due respect what I’ve heard from you is very similar to what I’ve heard from what you call influencers . In fact it’s almost word for word what others have said about D-Lux 8. But good luck , my opinion Fuji x100 V6 is the better of these two .
Maybe you misunderstood my point - I switched from Canon R5 to Fujifilm X100VI WHILE replacing my always-on Leica DLux7 with the 8. They are not competitors and each has its place in my camera bag. Nevertheless, thanks for your feedback. 😀
Enjoyed the video, good luck with the channel.
thank you very much 😀 I just uploaded another clip.
Nice job. I subscribed!
thank you very much 😀
Good luck with the new channel.
But the audio was borderline terrible
fix that and it will be awesome.
thank you very much for the feedback. I never intended to do that and therefore I do not have the typical "youtube channel" equipment. The Leica DLux8 "controversy" made me finally try it and I wanted to see if there is any resonance at all. Over time I will certainly fix it. Since we are traveling a lot, for the time being I will have to make do with this gear and when we return I will have a closer look.
I do like your vídeo.
thank you very much 😀
Stay safe to you too. Subs
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х1,5 speed required
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They should’ve at least put a flippy screen. Overpriced 👍
Your opinion. It is a convenient feature but I do not miss it and many others do neither. You have to stop demanding features and start coping with what you have got. Too many sound like lunatic boys in a Toys R Us store.
@@DAVCOHPHO No, for $1500, a 10 year old sensor not including it is just a money grab 👎
@@superstringsbro of course, the same old spec-discussion 🥱 I will NOT participate in. The sensor is excellent for the purpose and if you cannot afford it, do not buy it but do not spread hate with cheap attacks. Nobody will take you seriously with this attitude.
@@superstringsbro of course, the old spec-discussion and rally who demands more 🥱 I will certainly NOT participate in. If you cannot afford it, do not buy it but do not spread hate with cheap attacks. Nobody will take you seriously. Unless you have something substantial/constructive to contribute I will not answer you any more.
@@DAVCOHPHO if you like to get ripped off, go right ahead but people will still criticize it for the money grab that it is 👍
It sounds like you want to talk more about your own perception of your credentials. Sounds like an alternate mirror to reflect back to you some confidence may help your clarity. Whatev 🤡
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He spent almost 15 minutes talking about nothing
Then don't listen 🤣 But you are nothing but those wannabe provocateurs, useless for everything, useful for nothing 😜 Dismissed!
No David. Other YT users are not 'influencers', but people with a difference of opinion to you. I'm roughly the same age (pushing 60) and have been like millions of others, taking pictures ever since picking up my parent's cameras. But owning a Leica won't make you a better photographer. And if you really are the 'pro' you claim to be, then you should also know that to be true. Lastly, one rule of TH-cam, because this is social media don't expect to then experience a comfortable rise in followers after you've just falsely accused them of being who they are not.
You take my words out of context and since you resort to personal attacks I will not go into further details or answer in more depth.
@@DAVCOHPHO 'Personal attacks'? Where? If you don't like or can't bear the heat, don't create it in the first place!
I think I understand David’s perspective and if I’m right I think he’s making a valid point.
The majority of videos you’ll see on TH-cam are reviews by people who aren’t interested in using the D-Lux 8 themselves. Their goal is to review it for clicks and next month they’ll move on and review another product. In this sense, he’s right most of the D-Lux 8 videos are made by influencers.
David’s different: he’s not setup his channel to be a product influencer.
He already told us that he’s sold off all his gear and he’s basically switched to Fuji and Leica…but not a fancy ultra expensive Leica M or Q3…just a modest D-Lux 8. Given he’s a pro photographer this is a major endorsement for both cameras.
I agree with you
@@GodfreyMann valid point or not, I too made a valid point, only to have my head torn off in third person, just because I argued for what you get in terms of m43 is imo, overpriced. I've owned 3 Leica M cameras, one of which was an M6. I think I was qualified enough to make that argument.
David's reply was ignorant and rude. This is what David wrote under my comment on another thread. He owes me an apology. "another "expert" stuttering about specs without any experience with the previous or the current model. your agenda and ideology is all too obvious and therefore your verbal excrement irrelevant."
'Verbal excrement'? Seriously??