glenerrolrd
Workshop Member
As I look at the specifications again and I have handled the x1 and taken a few shots, it may be a even better street camera than the M9.
The size is smaller and with some of my "nasty black gaffer tape" it will look like a simple P+S. If the sensor is truly a Sony and the same as Nikon uses in the D300s ..it will have excellent ISO performance to 1600 and usable to 3200.
The 36mm FOV is a bit tight for street (28mmFOV preferred) but as a fixed length lens..this maybe a good compromise. This will feel like a 28 on a M8.
The AF might help (if it works in low light) and face recognition might make grab shots possible.. I can see + and - to AF .
A good friend and lifetime Leica PJ told me he is excited about the EP-1 for street ...simply because he can get away with photographing almost anything. The X1 could be better.
So this will be a test....I look forward to .
The size is smaller and with some of my "nasty black gaffer tape" it will look like a simple P+S. If the sensor is truly a Sony and the same as Nikon uses in the D300s ..it will have excellent ISO performance to 1600 and usable to 3200.
The 36mm FOV is a bit tight for street (28mmFOV preferred) but as a fixed length lens..this maybe a good compromise. This will feel like a 28 on a M8.
The AF might help (if it works in low light) and face recognition might make grab shots possible.. I can see + and - to AF .
A good friend and lifetime Leica PJ told me he is excited about the EP-1 for street ...simply because he can get away with photographing almost anything. The X1 could be better.
So this will be a test....I look forward to .