Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/22

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Subject: [Leica] Leicasonic LX1 goes to the State Fair
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Sat Oct 22 18:05:15 2005
References: <6.2.1.2.0.20051022092613.039b8c90@imap.duke.edu>

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
>
>
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