The LEICA D-LUX 4 Safari features a distinctive green anodized finished aluminium body with silver lens and control elements.

The D-LUX 4 Safari Set will be delivered with a dedicated khaki-colored system case that matches the feel of the camera.

The system case offers space for optional accessories like the handgrip, viewfinder or flash unit. It is made of water-resistant heavy duty material that is used in manufacturing in the automobile industry.

The case also comes with a rain cape made of nylon.

The Stock now is available in Limited Set at our Showroom

This is an excellent camera: Small enough to go unnoticed in a coat pocket but solidly built, with full-on manual controls, a decent and large LCD viewscreen, and a capable, 24mm wide-angle lens with an enormous range that makes up for noticeable image bending at the edges. It shoots superb pictures — compared to the G10 and allotting for a slight difference in megapixels, the images are sharp and the color performance is astounding — dramatically more vivid, crisp, and accurate than even the ballyhooed G10.

Granted, at ISO's higher than 400, considerable noise creeps in — a tiny bit worse than the G10 — but that's to be expected in this camera class.

The colors, phenomenal white balance, and solid low-light performance are all a direct result of Leica choosing not to boost megapixels in the D-Lux 4 versus its predecessor, and focusing instead on improving the sensor and firmware.

Amazing and clever, for sure — but not so fast. If you're a camera fiend and this all sounds weirdly familiar, you're right: Panasonic took the exact same tack with the widely hailed (and Leica co-branded) DMC-LX2K, and its follow-up the LX3K. The Leica and the Panasonic have virtually identical specs, but Leica insists that its colors and firmware are even better still — and that their superior service and warranty (three years versus one) are worth a premium.