You know, that's a great option. The whole camera costs less than a used 35 Cron. You mentioned elsewhere that the X100 feels very light (or at least less substantial than the X1). The same was true of the Zeiss Ikon in comparison to the M camera bodies. I think I can live with that.:thumbup:
i've got the Cron (the v.1). hell, i've even got the Lux! i just don't have a FF body to use it on...
if i ever said the camera felt lighter than the X1, i must've been drunk! seriously, they had it attached to mega-tripods and you couldn't lift it. not only that, the bodies were only prototypes so even if i got the chance, i think the finished product will be heftier.
i believe i said the X100 felt
more substantial than the X1. as in solid, built like tank, i don't feel like i will break it if i breathe on it... it looks quite sweet, though, and gorgeously compact. but, like the Hexar AF, i don't think this thing is going to be a delicate flower. brick s***house is more like it!
it is definitely lighter and smaller and pocketable in a winter's coat than the digital M's...
just wanted to correct that, lest you be excited because of my poor phrasing somewhere else.
oh, and the built-in VF, imo, makes this camera seem much better balanced. i think i have lost my taste for VF attachments.
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and back to the Ti, now that i've hijacked the thread?
i didn't think it possible, but it is even uglier in person. truly hideous!!!
as someone who has been lusting after both the Jahre M7 and an M9, it is no mean feat that i think this... i would almost be embarrassed to be spotted using this if it was given to me free. i say almost, because who could pass up free? nothing a little gaffers tape and scissors couldn't fix