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'''Production era''' - February 2004-2006 | '''Production era''' - February 2004-2006 | ||
'''Code numbers''' - 18255 EU, 18256 F/NL, 18257 SP/IT, 18258 UR/HK, 18259 AU | |||
'''Lens''' - LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON 7-22.5 mm f/2.0-2.4 ASPH. zoom lens (corresponds to a 28-90 mm zoom lens for the 35 mm format), 13 lens elements in 10 groups. | '''Lens''' - LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON 7-22.5 mm f/2.0-2.4 ASPH. zoom lens (corresponds to a 28-90 mm zoom lens for the 35 mm format), 13 lens elements in 10 groups. | ||
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'''Exposure series''' - 2.7 or 1.0 exposures per second; maximum : 3–137 exposures with low/normal data compression. | '''Exposure series''' - 2.7 or 1.0 exposures per second; maximum : 3–137 exposures with low/normal data compression. | ||
'''Focus range''' - Close-up limit 30 cm (ca. 12 inches). | '''Focus range''' - Close-up limit 30 cm (ca. 12 inches) and 15 cm with [[ELPRO-D E69]]. | ||
'''Flash''' - '''Pop-up flash''' with a guide number of 10 (metric) or 33 (feet) ; Range : 4.5 m or 15 feet with the wide-angle setting and 4 m or 13 feet with the telephoto setting (all at ISO 100) ; Flash functions Automatic flash activation, flash ON, flash OFF, pre-flash for red-eye reduction, SLOW (for long shutter speeds, SLOW with synchronization at the end of the exposure ; Flash exposure compensation ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps ; '''Flash shoe''' with contacts for the control of an external flash unit SCA 3202. | '''Flash''' - '''Pop-up flash''' with a guide number of 10 (metric) or 33 (feet) ; Range : 4.5 m or 15 feet with the wide-angle setting and 4 m or 13 feet with the telephoto setting (all at ISO 100) ; Flash functions Automatic flash activation, flash ON, flash OFF, pre-flash for red-eye reduction, SLOW (for long shutter speeds, SLOW with synchronization at the end of the exposure ; Flash exposure compensation ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps ; '''Flash shoe''' with contacts for the control of an external flash unit SCA 3202. | ||
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'''Out of the box''' - Electrical mains connector/battery charger ; Lithium-Ion battery 1400 mAh 7.2 V ; 64 MB SD-Memory Card ; lens cover ; lens hood with cover ; AV cable ; USB cable ; carrying strap ; Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 (Windows/Mac) ; ACDSee 6 PowerPack (Windows)/ACDSee 1.65 (Mac) ; LEICA USB Remote Control Software ; SilverFast 6 DCSE with Virtual Light Table ; Apple QuickTime 6 (Windows) ; USB driver for Windows 98SE | '''Out of the box''' - Electrical mains connector/battery charger ; Lithium-Ion battery 1400 mAh 7.2 V ; 64 MB SD-Memory Card ; lens cover ; lens hood with cover ; AV cable ; USB cable ; carrying strap ; Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 (Windows/Mac) ; ACDSee 6 PowerPack (Windows)/ACDSee 1.65 (Mac) ; LEICA USB Remote Control Software ; SilverFast 6 DCSE with Virtual Light Table ; Apple QuickTime 6 (Windows) ; USB driver for Windows 98SE | ||
'''Accessories''' - Black leather case 18627, Li-ion Battery, UVa Filter, 4x ND Filter, Filter Holder, [[SF 24D]] Flash Unit, and the [[ELPRO-D E69]] to extend focusing limits in the close-focus range - Electronic Cable Release: 18626 CR-DC1 - Manual Cable Release: 14076 | '''Accessories''' - Black leather case 18627, Li-ion Battery, UVa Filter, 4x ND Filter, Filter Holder, [[SF 24D]] Flash Unit, and the [[ELPRO-D E69]] to extend focusing limits in the close-focus range [[18633]] - Electronic Cable Release: 18626 CR-DC1 - Manual Cable Release: [[14076]] | ||
'''Designer''' - [[Achim Heine]], Berlin. | '''Designer''' - [[Achim Heine]], Berlin. | ||
'''Specifications''' - adapted from manufacturer's technical data of June 2006. [http:// | '''Specifications''' - adapted from manufacturer's technical data of June 2006. | ||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki. | |||
'''Manuals & brochures''' | |||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.de/images/7/7a/Digilux_2_Bedienungsanleitung_de.pdf Digilux 2 Instructions.pdf] (in English starts at page 99) | |||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/images/9/9b/Digilux_2_Brochure_en.pdf Digilux 2 Brochure.pdf] | |||
== Comment == | == Comment == | ||
'''Reviews''' | |||
*[http://www.overgaard.dk/leica_digilux2.html Thorsten Overgaard] [http://www.overgaard.dk/leica_digilux2_page-2.html] [http://www.overgaard.dk/leica_digilux2_page-3.html] | |||
*[http://photo.net/equipment/leica/digilux2/ Andy Piper] | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIGILUX_2 Digilux 2 Wikipedia] | |||
*[http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/leica-digilux2-part1.shtml Luminous Landscape] [http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/leica-digilux2-part2.shtml] [http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/digilux2-2nd.shtml] [http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/DXO-Tests/DxO-LC1-Digilux2.shtml] | |||
*[http://articles.philipus.com/?page_id=42/ Philip Dygeus | Digilux 2 RAW ISO Comparison] | |||
*[http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Leica_Digilux_2 Camerapedia Leica Digilux 2] | |||
'''Forum discussion''' | '''Forum discussion''' | ||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/groups/digilux-2.html Digilux 2 User Group] | *[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/groups/digilux-2.html Digilux 2 User Group] | ||
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*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/1745-digilux-2-rubber-starting-come-loose.html] | *[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/1745-digilux-2-rubber-starting-come-loose.html] | ||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/2796-digilux-2-warranty-question.html] | *[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/2796-digilux-2-warranty-question.html] | ||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/6040-whither-digilux-vario-summicron.html] | |||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/7021-digilux-2-epson-r-d1.html] | *[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/7021-digilux-2-epson-r-d1.html] | ||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/ | *[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/7344-d-lux-2-manual-options.html] | ||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/11562-digilux-2-recall.html] | *[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/11562-digilux-2-recall.html] | ||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/13980-help-af-settings-digilux-2-a.html] | |||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/20265-do-digilux-2-photos-have-distinctive.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/20265-do-digilux-2-photos-have-distinctive-2.html][http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/20265-do-digilux-2-photos-have-distinctive-3.html][http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/20265-do-digilux-2-photos-have-distinctive-4.html] | |||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/39529-digilux-2-serial-numbers-sensor-failure.html Sensor failure (long thread)] | |||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/60889-digilux-2-69mm-filter-do-you.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/60889-digilux-2-69mm-filter-do-you-2.html] | |||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/78426-digilux-2-repair.html] | *[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/78426-digilux-2-repair.html] | ||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/79473-digilux-2-help-needed-resetting-flash.html] | *[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/79473-digilux-2-help-needed-resetting-flash.html] | ||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/105904-leica-repair-usa-happy-story.html] | *[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/105904-leica-repair-usa-happy-story.html] | ||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/132214-extending-battery-life-d2.html] | |||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/133062-leica-elpro-d-e69.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/133062-leica-elpro-d-e69-2.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/133062-leica-elpro-d-e69-3.html] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/136974-digilux2.html] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/138722-everything-ready-new-digilux-2-a.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/138722-everything-ready-new-digilux-2-a-2.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/138722-everything-ready-new-digilux-2-a-3.html] | ||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/143317-d2-sound-settings.html] | |||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/143686-digilux-2-info-needed.html] | |||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/159186-digilux-2-a.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/159186-digilux-2-a-2.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/159186-digilux-2-a-3.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/159186-digilux-2-a-4.html] | |||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/20265-do-digilux-2-photos-have-distinctive.html long "distinctive" thread] | |||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/222851-digilux-2-manual-analog-usage.html] | |||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/233162-digilux-2-most-talked-about-loved.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/233162-digilux-2-most-talked-about-loved-2.html] | |||
*[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-d-lux-digilux-v-lux/359570-digilux-2-replacement-batteries.html Replacement Batteries] | |||
== Digilux 2 Serial Numbers == | == Digilux 2 Serial Numbers == | ||
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|2984401||2999400||Digilux 2||2003||15,000 | |2984401||2999400||Digilux 2||2003||15,000 | ||
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|2999401 ^||3000021-||MP ^||2003||621+ | |||
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|3004001||3005000||Digilux 2||2004||1,000 | |3004001||3005000||Digilux 2||2004||1,000 | ||
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|TOTAL||ASSIGNED||SERIAL NUMBERS ||2003-2004||31,000 | |TOTAL||ASSIGNED||SERIAL NUMBERS ||2003-2004||31,000 | ||
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Serial numbers compiled from [http://www. | Serial numbers compiled from [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/images/3/3e/Leica-puts-pocket-book.pdf Puts Pocket Pod]<br> | ||
^ Camera 2999690 is [[Digilux 2]]<br>[[~ Camera 2998788 is stolen Digilux 2, please report if found on sale]] |
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Type - Small digital fixed-lens camera.
Production era - February 2004-2006
Code numbers - 18255 EU, 18256 F/NL, 18257 SP/IT, 18258 UR/HK, 18259 AU
Lens - LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON 7-22.5 mm f/2.0-2.4 ASPH. zoom lens (corresponds to a 28-90 mm zoom lens for the 35 mm format), 13 lens elements in 10 groups.
Sensor - 2/3" CCD with 5.24 million total pixels and 5 million effective pixels, primary color filters.
Viewfinder - Electronic viewfinder with 235,000 pixels and diopter compensation (± 4 diopter), suitable for eyeglass wearers. Saved pictures can be viewed in the viewfinder(useful in extremely bright sunlight).
LCD Monitor - Trans-reflexive 2.5" color display with 211,000 pixels.
Aspect ratio - 4:3 (native), 16:9 (HDTV).
Image sizes - 4:3 format 2,560 x 1,920 > 2048 x 1536 > 1,600 x 1,200 > 1,280 x 960 > 640 x 480 pixels (320 x 240 for video sequences) 16:9 format 1920 x 1080 pixels (HDTV).
Zoom - Corresponds to a 28 > 90 mm zoom lens for the 35 mm format. Digital focal length extension 2x / 3x.
Modes - Program (P) with program shift ; Aperture priority (A) ; Shutter priority (T) ; Manual control (M), Black-and-white.
Exposure series - 2.7 or 1.0 exposures per second; maximum : 3–137 exposures with low/normal data compression.
Focus range - Close-up limit 30 cm (ca. 12 inches) and 15 cm with ELPRO-D E69.
Flash - Pop-up flash with a guide number of 10 (metric) or 33 (feet) ; Range : 4.5 m or 15 feet with the wide-angle setting and 4 m or 13 feet with the telephoto setting (all at ISO 100) ; Flash functions Automatic flash activation, flash ON, flash OFF, pre-flash for red-eye reduction, SLOW (for long shutter speeds, SLOW with synchronization at the end of the exposure ; Flash exposure compensation ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps ; Flash shoe with contacts for the control of an external flash unit SCA 3202.
Storage - Secure Digital and MultiMedia-Card, limited to 2 GB (use Kingston 50x for 6 sec. RAW download).
Sensitivity setting - ISO 100 / 200 / 400.
Resolution - focusing magnifier for more precise manual focusing.
Metering - Multi-field, center-weighted, spot. Metering control Gentle pressure on the shutter release button stores the metered distance and exposure settings.
Exposure compensation - -2EV - +2EV with 1/3EV steps ; Bracketing 3 or 5 pictures.
White balance - Auto, manual, preset light conditions (daylight, overcast sky, incandescent light, flash) with fine adjustment capability (±1500 K max.).
Shutter - Release button ; gentle pressure on the shutter release button stores the metered distance and exposure settings ; optional remote cable shutter release CR-DC1.
Shutter speed range - 1/2000 < 8 seconds.
Exposure control - Program automatic, Aperture automatic, Time automatic and Manual setting ; metering TTL open aperture metering 49-zone (with optical viewfinder), 256-zone (in Live View mode) ; metered value storage AFL/AEL button or shutter button pressed halfway in AFS mode.
Self-timer - 10 sec. and 2 sec.
Continuous recording - Frame rate 3 or 2 i/s Exposure series 6 images (RAW), unlimited (other formats, depending on memory card, picture resolution, image compression, battery performance).
A-V recording - Video recording (max. 6 minutes on a 64 MB-Memory Card) ; sound recording is possible for every picture (during and after the exposure) ; trick film mode.
Ports - Digital USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, Video out Analog (video/TV) NTSC/PAL Composite (switchable)..
Imediate printing - PictBridge (print size, layout, date setting selectable).
Reproduction modes - EPSON Print Image System V2.5 (PIM), V1.1 (digital print order format) DPOF, USB-Direct Print.
File formats - RAW, JPEG (very low, low and normal compression / SUPER FINE, FINE, STANDARD), Motion-JPEG.
Power supply - Li-Ion 7.2 V, 1,400 mAh ; charger or external electrical mains connector/battery charger (ACA-DC3) supplied with the camera, (charging time approximately 2 hours with the ACA-DC3 battery charger).
Weight (with / without battery) - ca. 630 / 705 gm or 22 / 25 oz.
Dimensions (W x H x D) - 135 x 82 x 103 mm - 5.3 x 3.3 x 4.1 inches.
Camera body - Titanium & structured rubber.
Work conditions - Operating temperature 0 C > 40 C; air humidity 10 % > 80 %.
Out of the box - Electrical mains connector/battery charger ; Lithium-Ion battery 1400 mAh 7.2 V ; 64 MB SD-Memory Card ; lens cover ; lens hood with cover ; AV cable ; USB cable ; carrying strap ; Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 (Windows/Mac) ; ACDSee 6 PowerPack (Windows)/ACDSee 1.65 (Mac) ; LEICA USB Remote Control Software ; SilverFast 6 DCSE with Virtual Light Table ; Apple QuickTime 6 (Windows) ; USB driver for Windows 98SE
Accessories - Black leather case 18627, Li-ion Battery, UVa Filter, 4x ND Filter, Filter Holder, SF 24D Flash Unit, and the ELPRO-D E69 to extend focusing limits in the close-focus range 18633 - Electronic Cable Release: 18626 CR-DC1 - Manual Cable Release: 14076
Designer - Achim Heine, Berlin.
Specifications - adapted from manufacturer's technical data of June 2006.
Manuals & brochures
- Digilux 2 Instructions.pdf (in English starts at page 99)
- Digilux 2 Brochure.pdf
Comment
Reviews
- Thorsten Overgaard [1] [2]
- Andy Piper
- Digilux 2 Wikipedia
- Luminous Landscape [3] [4] [5]
- Philip Dygeus | Digilux 2 RAW ISO Comparison
- Camerapedia Leica Digilux 2
Forum discussion
- Digilux 2 User Group
- [6]
- [7]
- [8]
- [9]
- [10]
- [11]
- [12]
- [13]
- [14]
- [15] [16][17][18]
- Sensor failure (long thread)
- [19] [20]
- [21]
- [22]
- [23]
- [24]
- [25] [26] [27]
- [28]
- [29] [30] [31]
- [32]
- [33]
- [34] [35] [36] [37]
- long "distinctive" thread
- [38]
- [39] [40]
- Replacement Batteries
Digilux 2 Serial Numbers
Serial numbers compiled from Puts Pocket Pod^ Camera 2999690 is Digilux 2
~ Camera 2998788 is stolen Digilux 2, please report if found on sale
SN Start | SN End | Product | Year | Total |
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2984401 | 2999400 | Digilux 2 | 2003 | 15,000 |
2999401 ^ | 3000021- | MP ^ | 2003 | 621+ |
3004001 | 3005000 | Digilux 2 | 2004 | 1,000 |
3011101 | 3026100 | Digilux 2 | 2004 | 15,000 |
TOTAL | ASSIGNED | SERIAL NUMBERS | 2003-2004 | 31,000 |