Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Folks, On Thursday I took my brand-spankin'-new Leicasonic LX1 (the twin of the upcoming DLux2) to the NC State Fair to try it out for some street-ish photography. After some neurosing in the parking lot, I managed to leave my M6 in the trunk, taking _only_ the LX1 into the fair...not an easy thing for me. My conclusions in brief: This camera ain't bad. It has a very nice interface/usability factor, for such a small cam. It's pretty easy and fast to use it with zonefocusing and full exposure control. It's got some limitations, but, again, I don't think they're too bad for such a small, cute, useable package...It ain't no Leica M in terms of speed, low light ability, battery life, or dynamic range. No surprise with any of those. It won't be what I reach for when I'm going out for a "serious" day of shooting. However, if I'm out and about with this cam and run across a promising street opportunity, I'll jump right in and have some fun and fully expect to get some nice pix. And, yes, it is cute enough (in black) to sit alongside an M. :) Here are a dozen or so pix...nothing outstanding, but I think that was more me & my mood than the Leicasonic...we'll see what happens as we get more used to each other.. http://www.duke.edu/~ahh2/2005_10_20_NCStateFair2005/ Here are my long-winded thoughts on using this cam on the street: http://www.duke.edu/~ahh2/2005_10_20_NCStateFair2005/LX1_street.html I hope those of you considering the LX1 find this useful. Best, Aaron