[Leica] Faux Leica

[Don Dory]

Look at one of the Sony small format bodies.  There are quite a few small
autofocus lenses out there.  If you want to use a manual focus lens Sony
has an easy menu path to jump to high magnification focus.

On Fri, Mar 8, 2024, 10:09 AM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> After an indicated "Ah we'll get more in next month" last Monday, I rang
> one of the shops here yesterday to put a deposit on the Fuji X100VI and
> was told there has been a steady stream of depositors putting money down
> to place an order and delivery dates are now much further in the future.
> When? They're not sure and don't want to promise anything.
>
> I've decided to pass and look at something else instead. I do want small
> and pocketable so the Ricoh GRDlllx looks nice, produces good images,
> but unlike its ancestor the GR1 one of which I had, it hasn't a
> viewfinder which I'd miss terribly. I hate stretching out my arms to
> frame something in the rear screen. I might as well be using a phone
> camera. The Fuji's EVF/OVF options make it compelling and while I do
> have a few OVFs I have none for the Ricoh's 40mm lens.
>
> As for a Q3, it's not going to happen. I might buy a 2ndhand M(240) or
> better at some stage but not right now.
>
> Douglas
>
> On 06/03/2024 20:17, Peter Dzwig wrote:
> > Saw a lot about it in AP. I don't seem able to make up my mind.
> >
> > At the moment I have an XE2 and an XPro, both with X mount lenses.
> > With an M-to-X adapter I can also use my M lenses (and if pushed LTM
> > lenses). The 18 - 25 zoom gives HUGE flexibility on either body and is
> > a lens that Leica should have made (at an affordable price), but...
> >
> > First, however, I have to take photos - and post them! Then maybe I
> > can think about a change.
> >
> > Peter
> >
> > On 05/03/2024 21:37, Douglas Barry wrote:
> >> I see the latest replacement for my faux Leica - the Fuji X100VI -
> >> has finally surfaced and is available in the camera shops here in
> >> Ireland. However, the road to getting my hot little hands on it seems
> >> a lot more uneven than expected. Like its predecessor - the V - it is
> >> hugely popular, initial stock sold out in Dublin yesterday, and
> >> there's a queue for the next batch. So, I have to put down a deposit
> >> and get in line until the new stock comes in.
> >>
> >> I have had my X100S for 11 years, so, at this stage, it's probably
> >> time for a change, but the thing still takes quite good pictures,
> >> and, at my stage in life, the urge to buy the new, just because it's
> >> new, has faded. However, then again, I’m now a grandfather and I'm
> >> getting fed up using my iPhone for videos of the child's progression.
> >> I have my Sony A7ll, but it's bulkier and not so whippable out for
> >> those evanescent opportunities. Hence, I think the more pocketable
> >> Fuji with better video might be the solution. Unfortunately, I'm
> >> getting slower, and the little rascal is getting faster, so a dilemma...
> >>
> >> Anybody else considering this camera?
> >> Douglas
> >>
> >>
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