Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/24

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Subject: [Leica] Olympus XA (OT)
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 07:35:13 +0000
References: <CCD711CC.26A0A%mark@rabinergroup.com> <E3FBD722-59F6-48E9-84DD-7BDBB22D4813@frozenlight.eu>

I have never really bonded with my X100, at high ASA it beats my M9 but in 
good light there is no comparison as far as I am concerned - this is from 
experience rather than reading web sites, unlike some ;-)

john

-----Original Message-----

So, how many images have you made with the X100 since you know so much about 
it?

Looking in my LR catalog, I see 1497 X100 images. Many of them are in poor 
light, and I would put them against an M9 any time.

I am going to Paris for a couple of days on Tuesday, and because I need to 
travel ultra-light, I am taking just the X100. I am sacrificing some 
versatility wrt. focal length by doing so, but I am NOT sacrificing any 
image quality.

Cheers,
Nathan



On Nov 25, 2012, at 6:07 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> The 800 dollar camera is in sync with the fact that its sensor is half 
> the size of the RX1.
> This is the Leica list and we're talking about a high quality camera.
> Its not a smaller then necessary format camera selling for the price 
> of a Leica lens shade.
> The Rollei 35 and Olympus XA really could give your SLR quality.
> If they were half frame cameras they could not.
> The Fuji is a half frame in effect digital camera.
> "quality" is not why your buying the camera unless your comparing it 
> against junk point and shoots.
> And my apologies to those who bought the camera thinking you were 
> buying a piece of top pro gear. But it would not take a genius to 
> figure out a full frame compact was in the wings. And yes they cost real 
> money.
> 
> Mark William Rabiner
> Photography
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
> 


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