Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Aaron-- Enjoyed the Phair Photos. Especially like Lemonade and Ice Cream. I shat a few frames when I took the kids last Sunday. Will try to post a few myself this week. Nice work. Ric Carter http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies On Oct 22, 2005, at 9:58 AM, Aaron Sandler wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >