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Vivek
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Pardon my ignorance. Where is the viewfinder?Use the viewfinder with LED focus confirmation, turn off the LCD and just use the top dials.
I think the pop-up flash is really neat. It will get the attention of any kid.:thumbs:
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Pardon my ignorance. Where is the viewfinder?Use the viewfinder with LED focus confirmation, turn off the LCD and just use the top dials.
The confirm light is on the body but in a spot that you can see it when using the finder. There are a couple of other cameras where it works this way. Very smart design.Interesting. I will take a look when the dealer around the block gets one.
So, that is a mechanical thing.The confirm light is on the body but in a spot that you can see it when using the finder. There are a couple of other cameras where it works this way. Very smart design.
The only thing I'm not entirely delighted about with the X1 design is the retracting lens. Retractable lenses always have some risk of becoming decentered and/or loose, and take a few extra moments to deploy. There are servomotors to worry about, and it's often hard to find a lens hood that fits them properly even when retracted.
A small niggle really. The GF1 makes much more sense for my needs, but I'm very attracted to the X1.
I didn't "forget" anything, Vivek. Far as I can tell from using it, the 17/2.8 (and the 20/1.7 from looking at it) do not "retract" at all. The lens portion of the mount resets to a minimum focus point like any unit shift lens. The X1 lens retracts and deploys for shooting.Godfrey,
You are forgetting that the Olympus-D 17/2.8 (or the kitzzoom of EP) and possibly the 20/1.7 from Pana, all retract while idling or not in use.
Also, they (at least the 17/2.8 and the kitzzoom) are all quite fragile plastic construction.
No worries about the lens hoods for the Oly lenses as Oly have not made any (that I know).
Agreed. I think the IQ will be there, but the AF will be the ultimate deal maker/breaker for the X1. Having owned the DP1, dlux4, and now the DP2, the wheel/screen manual focusing just doesn't cut it in real street shooting situations. You can't be as spontaneous and responsive as you need to be. If the X1 has fast AF, at least one could use the OVF and guesstimate where the focus will be. And like the Dlux4, I predict a price drop after about 6 months. I bought the dl4 for 850 when it came out, and only like two months later, they offered a 150 rebate before permanently dropping the price. Like the dl4 the price on this camera is inflated and should adjust.I too would have prefered a near standard lens ,the DP2 is still too wide to be perfect but is nearer and appears to be close in build quality and lens quality.Picture quality is yet to be seen as is autofocus speed.Both of these cameras,to my mind,(have not used either)depend on their auto focus speed ,no wheel and screen can possibly cut it as far as I can see.The Dp2 has been found a little wanting ,better than the DP1 though,if the X1 is the same Ill be after a decent M8 2 body to which Ill super glue my pre-asph 35mm lux.............Neil.
i don't understand this, don't they want to make money?I really wished the X1 were m4/3.
You won't find any. The camera won't be out for a couple of months. There were some hands on previews but no images were posted. Probably too early in the firmware tweaking.I am looking for X1 test images and can't find nothing