Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Apparently the focussing is by one of those endlessly turning fly-by-wire rings, with only a scale on the LCD. As far as DOF you're on your own. The performance would have to be a number of classes higher than the Pany GF1's to justify the price. The high ISO performance is likely better than the Pany's, but then the Panasonic can be had with a 20/1.7 or 1 1/2 stops better, so the high ISO had better be quite a few stops better. And changing lenses is _much_ more difficult on the Leica. Panasonic, on the other hand has already announced a 14/2.8 (28 equiv.) pancake lens for next year. Hopefully they can deliver as well as promise. At least there are now some interesting options in this segment. At 4:17 PM -0700 9/9/09, H. Ball Arche wrote: >There are several things I'd want to know about this camera before >writing if off. > >How does the manual focus distance scale work, as well as the DOF >range indicator? If it's substantially improved over the LX3, with a >more readable foot/meter scale, that's a big plus, especially if you >can program a preset focal distance. > >Is the ISO 3200 performance really up to spec? > >Does the build quality approach my IIIc? (I'm insisting on seeing >the X1 as having the Barnack heritage; the brochure says 'all metal' >construction, but-) > >And if they could come up with 28 equivalent lens, and drop the >price to around $1500 by next fall, for my purposes it would answer >quite well. > > >----- Original Message ---- >From: Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com> >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 3:46:35 PM >Subject: Re: [Leica] leica x1 @ popflash > >At 1:33 PM -0700 9/9/09, Richard Man wrote: >> IF it has much faster write time, then why would anyone else wants a >> Sigma DP-1, DP-2 etc.? >> >> > >1/2 the price? Foveon quality? > >I tried the DP-1 for a bit; in my personal opinion an almost >unuseable camera, but still, some people like it. The DP-2 is >better, but not enough. > >On the other hand, if you have Leica lenses, why would you want an >X-1? Used M8 prices are pretty close to X-1 prices, and while the >X-1 has autofocus, I doubt that it has as little lag as the M8. > -- * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com