Premium compact cameras are trend and ever harder to ensure, so stock of Leica’s D-LUX 8, allegedly delivered within a week, is a welcome surprise.
Meanwhile, there are still long leadership times for Fujifilm X100VI -orders a year ago the release, and finding a Canon Powershot G7X Mark III is no high order after it jumped on Tiktok (like its price).
And here I am so surprised as someone to say that Leica D-Lux 8 is available to buy now and That its $ 1,595 / £ 1,450 / AU $ 2,790 list price feels somewhat reasonable against rivals, and it’s actually slightly smaller than Fujifilm X100VI in the US and UK. Choose my jaw from the floor.
Leica’s cheapest camera (besides the Sofort 2 Instant Camera) packs a 17MP Micro Four Thirds Sensor, 24-75mm f/1.7-2.8 lens and Premium design affected inspired by Leica Q3. It is an all-round tidy and versatile compact.
However, it is only a minor update of D-LUX 7 that precedes this decade, with some dated tech compared to the latest premium compacts like X100VI, so should you still buy one?
Pulling in the trigger?
Our Leica D-LUX 8 Review awarded MFT Compact 3.5 stars, so it’s clearly not the best of its kind. It is dated hardware was a major factor in this score, while a slope or vari-angle touch screen would have been appreciated rather than the fixed.
That said, there has not been much movement in this room, which means that compact cameras with hardware several years old are still holding well today.
So competing D-LUX 8 with other popular models? I expect it to surpass the Powershot G7X Mark III in almost every way, but has also been surpassed by Fujifilm X100VI.
The D-LUX 8 and X100VI are different Premium compacts with security-Leica have a zoom lens and is much smaller, while the Fujifilm model packs a primary lens and larger 40MP APS-C sensor for sharper images along with a nice hybrid viewfinder and slope screen.
If I had to choose one of the Leica and Fujifilm cameras, it should be X100VI. For many people, however, the choice is not even there because of limited accessibility.
Currently, compact camera popularity shows no signs of dropping. I have included a retailer link to Techradar’s favorite models below. If you are unsure, remember that Leica cameras tend to keep their value well, so it may be worth pulling in the trigger to ensure a D-LUX 8 while it is available.
