Re: [Leica] Quality of Z2X

[Jeffcoat Photography <jeffcoatphoto@sumter.net>]

Alastair: BTW The little built in light is somewhat slow on the recycle when
you have a full dump and do keep extra batteries on hand as when they go the
camera is totally dead, there is no mechanical setting
to bail you out in that situation.
Cheers Wilber
Alastair Firkin wrote:

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> Hi, everyone:
>
> I am considering to buy Z2X?
> What's the image quality, easiness,... etc.?
> Would you give me any information of Z2X?
>
> Thanks.
>
> woncho@ucdavis.edu
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> G'day,
> Some time ago I sent in our assessment of the z2X, and our opinion has not
> changed in the 18 months or so since. The Camera has excellent optics,
> capable of at times producing the most wonderful images, but the camera
> remains a point and shoot, with inherent problems.
>
> - It seems to me to chew through batteries at a great rate of knots, and
> does not have any real warning that they are about to fail. When they fail,
> the camera is DEAD
> - accurate focus and exposure is not reliable when the camera is held
> vertically. I know this can't be right, but its been our experience for
> ages now. So much so, that we both focus horizontally and then whilst
> holding the focus locked, rotate the camera --- this has eliminated the
> problem.
>
> On the plus side;
> - the flash works wonderfully well as a fill in or full flash within the
> realms of reason
> - it has been robust and reliable -- taken the knocks of constant use and
> carriage
> - everyone who sees it loves it --- it is rather cute, but rest assured,
> no-one knows the brand ;-)
>
> I'm sure the minilux is better, but the z2x is a fine little addition for
> us, and it goes EVERYWHERE.
>
> Alastair Firkin
>
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