X1 samples

[Vivek]

I believe, "I asked a guy who knows someone..." is a rumor.

Not insulting but it is a fact that it still is a rumor.

 

[bradhusick]

The images in the Leica X1 PDF brochure are impressive. I hope the camera lives up to those examples. I hope they weren't taken with another camera.:scry:

 

[bradhusick]

Guys, let's not let this thread degenerate into rumor, conjecture and hurt feelings. Keep it focused on facts and reactions to what we see.

I played a bit with a few of the images and they take a good amount of sharpening before degrading, revealing good detail. I can't wait to play with some RAW files in C1.

 

[jonoslack]

I believe, "I asked a guy who knows someone..." is a rumor.

Not insulting but it is a fact that it still is a rumor.

Actually, he said 'I asked a guy who knows'

and rumour is spelled with a 'u'
:ROTFL:

be cheerful - you agree with each other

 

[Streetshooter]

Give that guy an M9 and what he will churn out. :ROTFL:

We ain't talking about a real Leica,
are we?

 

[kevinparis]

Boys

play nicely... or when i win the lottery tomorrow and buy Leica I will make sure the bouncers on the doors of all the leica stores wont let you in

K

 

[Streetshooter]

Kevin,
Who exactly told you that I was selling Leica....?
Geeze......rumours.....

 

[kevinparis]

oh and another thing..a bit more serious

bokeh 28/2.8 on a 1.5 crop?.. is it ever anything to write home about?

K

 

[kevinparis]

street

and you also believe you own the Brooklyn Bridge and several hundred acres of prime Florida land?

Don't trust those guys you meet on the street

K

 

[Vivek]

Actually, he said 'I asked a guy who knows'

and rumour is spelled with a 'u'
:ROTFL:

be cheerful - you agree with each other

Yes, I know that we agree. It still is a rumor. :ROTFL:

If it is Sony's IMX021 sensor, I do not see why it has to be tied up with Nikon's D300 and not Sony (and the Sony cameras that use it)?

Some of the guys "who know" have no qualms in saying that the M8 uses a Kodak sensor.

 

[Streetshooter]

Kevin,
Geeze, I bought that Brooklyn bridge years ago. I got it for a trade for an M3 and a 50 Cron.....

and....wherever I drive...whenever I drive...I own the friggin road to....
but I ain't selling Leica just yet.....

 

[Streetshooter]

Vivek,
The D300 sensor isn't so great is it? I sold that camera because it shot hot in the highlights all the time....
Maybe it's just me again......but that sensor ain't nuttin' to w-right home about...

 

[jonoslack]

Some of the guys "who know" have no qualms in saying that the M8 uses a Kodak sensor.

. . . and the M9 - it can be quite difficult admitting to it at smart dinner parties

The knowledge is out there . . . If Roger says he knows, then I'd bet on the fact that it's not a rumour as far as he's concerned.

but I'm on both your sides . . . just trying to do a little diffusing (and protecting the stupidities of the english language of course) :ROTFL:

 

[Vivek]

I love the language just for what it is, Jono.

Here is some information on Sony's sensor (dated 2007):

http://www.sony.net/Products/SC-HP/cx_news/vol50/pdf/imx021.pdf

Regardless of what you say or any number of others say, this isn't a question of what Roger knows or heard.

It still is a rumor.

Does the X1 brochure say it is Sony's IMX021?

 

[Vivek]

Vivek,
The D300 sensor isn't so great is it? I sold that camera because it shot hot in the highlights all the time....
Maybe it's just me again......but that sensor ain't nuttin' to w-right home about...

Don, May be it is the kitzoom you fired it up with. :ROTFL:

Yeah, it isn't great but it is several times better than the G1 I carry nowadays.

 

[jonoslack]

It still is a rumor.

Perhaps we need a clear, concise and accurate definition of the word rumour (and some agreement as to how to spell it!)

I'm off to bed
sleep well (I will)

 

[Streetshooter]

Don, May be it is the kitzoom you fired it up with. :ROTFL:

Yeah, it isn't great but it is several times better than the G1 I carry nowadays.

Vivek, I wish that was the case...I sold that one and all the Nikon stuff. I still have the 5D's...and all "L" glass......for what that's worth but that's another story....

 

[nostatic]

oh and another thing..a bit more serious

bokeh 28/2.8 on a 1.5 crop?.. is it ever anything to write home about?

K

Not exactly the same, but Pentax 31/1.8 ltd on a K20d (1.5 crop) is pretty magical.

 

[carstenw]

Kevin,
Geeze, I bought that Brooklyn bridge years ago. I got it for a trade for an M3 and a 50 Cron.....

and....wherever I drive...whenever I drive...I own the friggin road to....
but I ain't selling Leica just yet.....

You must drive a Mercedes then. Every Mercedes comes with an owner's certificate to the road. The only legal accidents are those between two Mercedes!

 

[carstenw]

Perhaps we need a clear, concise and accurate definition of the word rumour (and some agreement as to how to spell it!)

I'm off to bed
sleep well (I will)

Vivek appears to favour the American spelling, even though properly-spelling Canadians liberated Holland.

I wish that when the Americans took on the task of cleaning up the English language, they had actually finished the job, instead of just poking at it. I mean, who changes "rumour" to "rumor", but leaves the spelling of "laugh"???