I am a professional photographer and bought a Leica Digilux 1 in October 2002. Initially, I was pleased with the camera, it handled like a Leica M series film camera. After a lot of tests in different lighting conditions, I came to the conclusion that the camera is not really suitable for the professional or serious amateur. On the plus side, the Summicron lens is brilliant (although let down by the poor quality of the chip) and functions well. The LCD screen is also large and easy to view and the cameras functions are easy to operate. It also works better at 'ISO' 100 - as the other settings ...
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