Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well the new from box camera was new to the crew at Pro Photo today they were certain it was EVF only...and I left it because of that...oh well they'll make more On Apr 4, 2012, at 10:33 PM, Gerry Walden wrote: > I would go along with what Jim says. > > There is most certainly an optical viewfinder with a brightline and > variable info depending on what you want. This is switchable from the > menu. The viewfinder changes angle of view depending on lens fitted and > the brightline even changes colour depending on the contrast of the view. > > The size is within millimetres of the M9, and, whilst the weight is > lighter, the camera is certainly solid and built from a solid chunk of > aluminium. > > Gerry > > Gerry Walden > +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or > +44 (0)797 287 7932 > www.gwpics.com > > On 5 Apr 2012, at 04:44, Jim Shulman wrote: > >> Really? I tried two different lenses, and had the EVF off. The regular >> optical VF adjusted depending on the lens attached. Worked just fine. In >> fact, so far this is the nicest digital camera I've tried. >> >> Jim >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of >> Mark Kronquist >> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 11:41 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: [Leica] X-Pro Disappointed >> >> Seemed flimsy compared to the X-100 (the M3 like one) and I was >> disappointed that the VF eas EVF only...My 2 cents Mark On Apr 4, 2012, >> at 7:43 PM, Dante Stella wrote: >> >>> Thanks. To tell you the truth, the size of the X100 is a little small. >>> >>> If the X-Pro focus is even just as good, it will be fine. People >> complain that the X100 doesn't have DSLR focusing speed, but it is >> decidedly faster than a human actually focusing an M (as opposed to zone >> focusing). It's like the joke - I don't need to outrun the alligator - I >> just need to outrun my friend... >>> >>> When I get back, I'll report on traveling with the X100 vs. the M8. >>> >>> Best, >>> Dante >>> >>> On Apr 4, 2012, at 17:55, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> >> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm not getting an X-Pro, but someone said that at ISO 128,000, it's >>>> better than his 5D MKII at ISO 3200. >>>> >>>> The only negatives I have heard (besides, price and whether the size >>>> suits >>>> you) are the lens selection and potential autofocus problem. Image >>>> Quality is never mentioned as a concern. >>>> >>>> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information