Hi everyone! This is just a quick post…just wanted to show you some of the macro ability of the Leica D-Lux 4. I know the Leica D-Lux 5 is out but I only keep one of these point and shoots in my pocket whenever I don’t have my Leica M with me so I didn’t see the need to upgrade. I love the D-Luxes…I’ve had one since the D-Lux 2. They offer great image quality, and they fit right in my pocket so I can bring them anywhere, and not worry about them too much.
Anyway, I was a little bored, and the weather was kind of nasty so I just decided to take some photos of my lizard. It’s a chinese water dragon, and her name is Hagrid. She’s extremely tamed, and almost all of these photos are taken with the lens almost touching her skin. I was thinking about reviewing the D-Lux 4 but I’m still not sure if anyone would be that interested considering the D-Lux 5 is out. Wait…on second thought, maybe I will :). It’s a great little camera, and last I checked, it still sells pretty well on ebay. Plus from the results that I’ve seen, the D-Lux 5 is not a complete major improvement over the D-Lux 4 so if you all like the results from the D-Lux 4, you all could either buy a used D-Lux 4 or a new D-Lux 5.
Anyway, check out the photos :). All I did with the photos was run them through Adobe Camera Raw. The black and whites were courtesy of Silver Efex Pro 2. I can not give Silver Efex Pro 2 enough praise…such an awesome program :).
For all you bokeh lovers…I believe the D-Lux 4 offers great bokeh up close. Check out the following photos:
The D-Lux 4 is also pretty sharp most likely thanks to that wonderful Summicron attached to it:
beautiful photos!! i really like the texture that you’ve captured in these photos, and cool lizard btw 🙂
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Love the pics 🙂 your friend is beautiful. I’ve just inherited the d- lux 4 from my dad and i love macro photography so found your photos. Thank you! I’ll have to go dragon hunting and point my lens at’em!!
Katy
Hi Katy,
Apologies for the late response and thanks!!! Congratulations on your new camera as well! The D-Lux 4 is still one of my favorite cameras of all time. I hope you enjoy it, and keep me updated on your photography (especially the macro stuff) with it! Thanks for stopping by!
Best,
Patrick