[Leica] X1 to G11 comparison

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

At 10:41 AM -0400 9/10/09, lrzeitlin at aol.com wrote:

>Come on Henning. That's not really a comparison is it? Of course 
>since little is known about either camera all that we have to go by 
>is the reputation of the makers. Perhaps a better comparison might 
>be how the X1 stacks up against the Olympus E-P1. Both will have the 
>same size sensors although the Olympus is lower priced. Neither has 
>a built in viewfinder. Both feature metal construction and a high 
>"elegance" factor.
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>But echoing the comments of others on the list, I don't know what 
>market the X1 is really aimed at. Perhaps it is Leica's intent to 
>use up surplus parts from the discontinued M8s.
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The EP-1 and GF-1 are a lot closer in intent, but still rather 
different. I think the closest competitor is the Sigma DP-2, which 
has a fixed f/2.8 lens, but a smaller sensor that has proven however 
to have excellent quality at low ISO. I expect the Leica X1 to have 
much better high ISO performance than the Sigma, and also somewhat 
better performance than the other two. The G11 just isn't in this mix 
with its much, much smaller sensor and rather different feature set.

Comparing a $2000 fixed lens APS-C CMOS Leica to a 1/1.7in. $500 zoom 
G11 is like comparing (in film terms) a Voigtlander Bessa III (the 
new one) to an APS zoom P&S. Where do you start?

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