Leica V-Lux 5 Superzoom Camera

Easy to use. Multifunctional. Love the video feature. A little bulky I am used to a smaller camera body. Quality of construction for price seems reasonable. Lens is very functional and straight forward. I am satisfied so far.

No por nada, Leica es considerada la Reina de las cámaras fotográficas. Aunque es una cámara “sencilla”, no deja de tener una excelente calidad en las imágenes capturadas. Ha cumplido con todas mis expectativas. La verdad, estoy muy contento de la adquisición de la cámara.

A great travel camera! The only issues I have are a bit of softness in the lens, typical for zooms in general and long zooms in particular. The second issue is that the body is a bit plasticky, although the fixed part of the lens barrel is metal. The last issue I have is that, for the intended and advertised use, some amount of weather sealing would be nice. I’ve used a Sony RX10 III on a trip to Antarctica. Superb lens, better than this Pany/Leica and weather sealed BUT in cold weather and a bouncing Zodiac, the soft buttons were a major issue. The camera constantly shifted settings due to the tiny and soft — almost impossible not to push — buttons. It was terribly frustrating. I dumped the camera after that trip. This Leica D-Lux 5 will not have that problem. JPEGs are great right out of the camera, if you’re not inclined to shoot raw, and they still have enuf latitude to tweek a bit in post-processing. Also, the menu structure is MUCH superior to Sony’s (at least on the RX10 III).Just for reference, I’m a retired semi-pro (for ~60 yrs) who’s shot product catalogs, wildlife & travel, magazine covers, photojournalism spreads, etc. and I know a good camera when I have one in my hands. When I don’t want to carry a lot of glass and fiddle with switching out lenses constantly, this is the gear I’ll grab, especially if I need a bit of reach. Now, about that weather sealing . . .

This is my third Leica V-Lux and they keep getting better! Lots of great new features added since the previoius model.

Takes a little time to get familiarize yourself but It is a great camera for experimenting and learning .. Great in image quality ..Use a better quality and a larger SD card for better results . Highly recommended .