Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/04

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Subject: [Leica] leica X1
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 09:44:44 +1000
References: <1B797103-3E03-47AE-AAD6-BEA9540482BA@gmail.com> <AANLkTimy+aB4Swf98b7aFYLvGjrWM_VMqH9YRwfAK9vu@mail.gmail.com> <D55B1470-1BCA-43E9-87F3-5B4D5869C7C5@gmail.com>

You can get a clip on optical fixed finder and you can see the focus
confirmation light in your vision . The Voigtlander ones are much cheaper
and better value for that job though.

Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 5 October 2010 09:42, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On Oct 4, 2010, at 4:36 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
>
> >> From a brief play:
> >
> > It is tiny, lens seems really good as does the sensor performance.
> > I personally dislike the AF(and this seems slower at that in low light
> > too) and I dislike having to hold it at arm's length.
>
>
> no vf may be a deal breaker right there,
>
>
> thanks  Hoppy
>
>
> Steve
>
>
> > No surprise in either of those I guess.
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hoppyman/2/JX1.jpg.html
> >
> > Cheers
> > Geoff
> > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> >
> >
> > On 5 October 2010 09:26, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> 
> > wrote:
> >
> >> So who is using the leica X1, and what have been your impressions and
> >> experience, positive and negative ?
> >>
> >>
> >> Curious, and wondering why so little in the way of reactions...
> >>
> >>
> >> Any photographic results especially in bw,  from those who have  an X1,
> >>
> >> assuming that you are using it seriously to take pictures,
> >>
> >>
> >> greatly appreciated,
> >>
> >> many thanks,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Steve
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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