Leica

For the first time in living memory Leica has a serious presence at a trade show that doesn't involve re-launching the DMR - and they've got a much bigger space than previous years. Undoubted star of the booth - and one of the biggest draws of the entire show - is the M8 digital (along with two new lenses), which we would suggest should maybe be displayed in a waterproof housing, such is the amount of drooling over it. This is also the first public showing of the latest fruits of the Leica/Panasonic partnership as Leica officially launches its versions of the L1 Four-thirds SLR (Digilux 3), FZ50 (V-Lux 1), and LX2 (D-Lux 3). Aside from the red dot and some minor color changes the cameras appear to be identical to their Lumix cousins, though we are assured that the output has been tweaked to be 'more Leica like'...