Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information