Review of Leica's Digilux 2

Over at Luminous Landscape, the first of a three part review of Leica's five megapixel Digilux 2, which doesn't just have the retro-styling of a vintage Leica — its manually operated controls actually mimic those of a regular analog film camera. The Digilux 2's aperture, focus, and focal length can all be manually adjusted using the rings on the lens and it's shutter speed dial works just like that of a regular camera. And according to the reviewer, being able to manually set all those controls does make a difference, at least if you're doing more than just pointing-and-shooting:

If one is setting exposure manually, as I often do, it's easy to see at a glance, on the actual controls
themselves, the selected aperture and shutter speed as well as focus distance and focal length. There's no need to
hunt through menus or even look at an LCD settings screen to get this information. Having been frustrated with the
little zoom buttons and levers on most compact digital cameras, it is a particular pleasure to use a zoom ring on the
Digilux 2.

[Via Photography Blog]