Sports Action with a Leica D-Lux 8

Sports Action with a Compact Camera – Flushing, New York So far, I have used the Leica D-Lux 8 for all my New York City pictures. That was my primary camera for this trip. And while the compact form factor is perfect for travel and street photography, it’s not ideal for sports and fast action. Yesterday, I featured an on-court interaction, and the camera worked great for that. But how about faster sports action? I found it an interesting challenge. I fiddled with settings I’d never accessed before, trying to eke out the best performance I could from this compact camera. I discuss all the tweaks I made to the camera and feature some more action shots in this post from Substack, which I posted nearly a year ago in August, 2025. I’ve mentioned Substack in passing on this blog. That platform has become a secondary blog that features more detailed posts with ample pictures. I don’t post on Substack daily as I do here. Instead, I average about four or so posts per month. What it gives me is…