Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/21

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Subject: [Leica] Product Review: The Leica X1 from Adorama LearningCenter
From: richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:23:01 -0700
References: <69C8A2C0-5721-495D-88A5-7C2510B63592@gmail.com> <p2ta3f189161004211441s832d255cgebb718c7738b6f39@mail.gmail.com> <s2o36172e5a1004211600na8e1f5al518d47a4b90924ad@mail.gmail.com> <E4B6D7D7350B41068E149D6914114A57@jimnichols> <w2p36172e5a1004211619g468ecbddv1dfde23b75fc4b1c@mail.gmail.com>

Geoff, the picture is in its protracted state, I presume? How flat does it
get when it retracts?

On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> Jim it does partly retract but not completely.
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
> On 22 April 2010 09:12, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>
> > 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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