Nice little 3K plus camera. Thanks for sharing the review Jono. I bet it was fun to play with this little camera. The bokeh in close up use certainly is pleasing to the eye.
Well, I call it like I see it. Maybe it's that much more than the X1/X2 but only if it's what you are looking for For me, it's really not. Me, I used the X1 as a gateway drug to the M9. but once I got the M9, I only saw the X1 as lens "fix" money, honestly, and sold out. I could see no justification for keeping a compact camera with a fixed lens over a compact camera with M lenses. I didn't stay content with just a taste of Leica for long, after delving into Panasonic with Leica lens (same as D2 I think) and earlier digilux models. I wish I had kept that Panasonic with separate lens.
The X1 was a fun camera, and I took some nice photos with it, but the slow AF I found very annoying, granted, this camera should best that. However, I have a hard time getting excited about a compact camera that won't do 2.8 speed at least. For most circumstances, I guess it would be ok. But there are situations where that little bit of extra speed would have made a big difference.
I too Vote for a Mini M with interchangable lenses and a 36 mpx sensor. Honestly, coming to Leica from mostly nikon use of big DSLRs, the Leica M9 is compact to begin with. It's one of the things I appreciate most about it. That and the killer glass. I think I would hold onto a dream of a M240 before this camera...
Doug
Well, I call it like I see it. Maybe it's that much more than the X1/X2 but only if it's what you are looking for For me, it's really not. Me, I used the X1 as a gateway drug to the M9. but once I got the M9, I only saw the X1 as lens "fix" money, honestly, and sold out. I could see no justification for keeping a compact camera with a fixed lens over a compact camera with M lenses. I didn't stay content with just a taste of Leica for long, after delving into Panasonic with Leica lens (same as D2 I think) and earlier digilux models. I wish I had kept that Panasonic with separate lens.
The X1 was a fun camera, and I took some nice photos with it, but the slow AF I found very annoying, granted, this camera should best that. However, I have a hard time getting excited about a compact camera that won't do 2.8 speed at least. For most circumstances, I guess it would be ok. But there are situations where that little bit of extra speed would have made a big difference.
I too Vote for a Mini M with interchangable lenses and a 36 mpx sensor. Honestly, coming to Leica from mostly nikon use of big DSLRs, the Leica M9 is compact to begin with. It's one of the things I appreciate most about it. That and the killer glass. I think I would hold onto a dream of a M240 before this camera...
Doug