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Subject: [Leica] Product Review: The Leica X1 from Adorama LearningCenter
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:12:29 -0500
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Geoff,

Nothing in the reviews I've seen indicate whether the lens retracts, or 
remains in the position shown in the photos.  Since you have seen it, can 
you elaborate on this?

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Product Review: The Leica X1 from Adorama 
LearningCenter


> Sort of better in the flesh than in pictures I think. Well it does make
> really sharp and high quality images in the equivalent of a classic focal
> length. Seems excellent against the light too. Inevitably you get the
> constrainsts of the 24 when you are in close though. It was also 
> apparently
> the fastest lens that they could shoehorn in there for the sensor format
> while staying in the (smaller than LTM) form factor.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hoppyman/2/JX1.jpg.html
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
> On 22 April 2010 07:41, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/12451
> Why, oh why did they glue that ugly lens on?
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://www.sonc.com
> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>
> USA
>
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