Category Archives: Leica D-Lux

Panasonic just released firmware version 1.3 for the LX3 which improves auto white balance and the general performance of the camera (available for download on June 1st). If my calculations are correct, Leica D-Lux should get its firmware upgrade v1.3 on August 1st (last time Leica released v1.2 two months after Panasonic).

The Leica D-Lux 4 custom grip that I wrote about few weeks ago is now available online from http://kleptography.com/rf/: For comparison, here is the original Leica D-Lux 4 grip which attaches to the bottom of the camera:

Another D-Lux 4 mod: Source

A dpreview reader got this email from an online merchant: “the Dlux4 may not be made that much longer” It is too early to discontinue one of the best p&s camera on the market today only after 8 months. On the other site, Leica has mentioned repeatedly that they will concentrate on the S and […]

The latest rumor from Japan is that Panasonic may skip the LX4 model and go directly for Lumix LX5 in the third quarter of 2010. This could mean that we may see a Leica D-Lux 5 in 2010 (Photokina?). Some of the suggested improvements are: OLED screen, auto lens cover, minor lens improvements.