[Leica] To tempt Fuji X users?

[Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)]

Actually, the previous camera I bought on whim was a Nikon D3x which I 
hardly ever use now. That was a waste of money.

I do not consider the M to be an investment. My Anastigmat, 1950s MP and 
f1.2 Noctilux are investments. The M is just a very expensive depreciating 
tool. The M lenses are still non-optimum for digital sensors with an exit 
pupil pretty close to the imaging plane. Leica have done great work in 
hardware (offset microlenses, though these obviously must be averaged since 
every different lens would need a different offset pattern to be optimum) 
and software (compensation for colour vignetting) but I still think digital 
doesn't get the best out of our Leica lenses. Great to use our legacy lenses 
but compromised non the less. I am not sure whether it is worth buying when 
I already have an M and rarely shoot at higher than base iso.
Fuji have made a special sensor and optimised, nicely made, lenses for it. 
And they have done it at a realistic price.
On top of that he results speak for themselves.
FD

On 17 May, 2013, at 20:40, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> The X is certain an item often bought on a whim like many a cropped DSLR
> while the new M is s serious investment.