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Great, congratulations! Now don't forget to stick a red (Leica!) dot on the front to remind you exactly where the card slot is! Cheers Rob

Not at all; I did the same soon after I got mine, but managed to not insert the card all the way in before I noticed my mistake. I promptly stuck a red dot on the front to remind me of the card...

Hi Folks: The Garvan Institute's signature architectural feature (spiral staircase that depicts a strand of DNA) illuminated with the Institute's corporate colours to celebrate its 50th year. D-Lux...

Suspect my attempts to document from my vantage point in Sydney will be as ambitious as my previous attempt: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/50285188 ;-) Rob

Is your 50 'Lux 6-bit coded, or have you manually selected the lens via the lens selection menu? That might solve some of your CA issues? Rob

Found this on an old work computer: part of a Leica Microsystems image acquisition software package for Leica microscopes...don't know what it does, but maybe it's the high ISO answer we all...

It also makes a great B&W camera because of its increased sensitivity to IR. No substitute for a Monochrome, but close enough. Rob

The logo on my son's cap is printed reversed so it appears correctly when viewed in a mirror...Cheers,Rob

I have the Oly 24mm/f3.5shift lens: NO tilt. Yes on 4/3 it's 48mm, and so its utility is diminished.  A great piece of glass nonetheless, and one reason I still use OM film cams.Why don't you try...

You folks justify DxO's tests any way you want; I still want an M240 ;-)Rob

12-60 is one SHG I don't have, but was never impressed with f2.8-f4 variable aperture, 14-35 doesn't focus sometimes on my E3/E5, but 14-54 is always dependable, great IQ and a stop faster, and...

D-Lux 6/Pany LX-7 or the new Fuji X-100S looks interesting....D-Lux 6 has a great fast lens and accompanies my M8/M9 bodies.Cheers,Rob

Suspect this critter is going to be awake all night...Cheers,Rob

Yup like them all, but especially the ice cream vendor; such an evocative image of Aussie summers!thanks.cheers,Rob

Agree with all previous sentiments; took me a year to get the point of a rangefinder, then I could see a change in the way I viewed my subjects. BTW, the M8 makes a fabulous B&W shooter, when used...

Roel: You are familiar with Oly's SHG glass, so you know what quality optics are about, a major and expensive point of Leica. But for me, Leicas are just a tool which suits my purpose, the way I...

I have both D-L 4 & D-L 6, and the faster lens and newer sensor in the D-L 6 give much better still and video IQ. But somehow I prefer the control layout of the D-L 4: the slightly recessed black...

yes Roel, as a fellow Oly fan, I think you could appreciate how shooting with a Leica would open up new possibilities. As always, I enjoy your posts both here and over at "mothership" Oly!Cheers,Rob

Thanks for your kind comments. This was a fun event, certainly a rare spectacle for Sydney.For a slightly different perspective, there's more pics under the same title over at the Leica...