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Just got the X2!
- Thread starter Moonshine
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Vivek
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Are you confirming that the camera works fine without any mishaps with the Olympus EVF? 
i like it, because its simple to use and doesn't have too many buttons and a complicated menu system...but but but auto focus is not very fast. it hunts a lot in low light. Images are nice but not tack sharp like in the reviews i've seen. Every now and then you get a super sharp one..one in eight, i would say. Again this may be because I'm not using it with the correct settings (at least thats what i'm hoping!)
with the x1 I often activate spot focus - so you can exactly focus on what you want in focus. maybe that helps
Ming Thein's review suggested that the X2 is the choice over the M9 in low light, and also hardly any hunting, maybe Steve Huff mentioned that!
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Vivek
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Would make sense if they tried AF with the M9 for comparison.
FWIW, I would be interested in a comparison with the NEX-C3, NEX-5N or the NEX-F3, the 16MP Sony sensored cams like the X2.
There are not soo many settings
I mostly shot the x1 in A-mode, use spot AF (a little slower but allows to focus on the eyes of a face for example).
I dont know about the x2 but the x1 auto iso was not usable for me because you can not set the max. exp time to something like 1/125. This means auto iso would lead to blurred images as soon as some movement/action is in the image. So no auto iso for me.
Fill flash works great, exp bracketing works great.
The nice thing about the x1 is there are not that many options!
Enjoy the camera. Out of the Nex and the m4/3 cameras and the x100 I like the x1 IQ best. However I now like to be a little more flexible regarding focal length that why I dont shoot the x1 so much any more. But if you like 35mm fov I think it is a great camera.
i agreee...much prefer 50mm.I don't know why so many of these single focal length cameras are released with 35mm equivalent FF lens and not a 50mm. To me this is the better option
how many steps forward will turn a 35mm into a 50mm??
atanabe
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Pophoto,I don't know why so many of these single focal length cameras are released with 35mm equivalent FF lens and not a 50mm. To me this is the better option
If you close one eye and look out at the world it is about the field of view of a 35. Most of the classic RF photos were shot with a 35, the depth of focus is better on a 35 than a 50 and it has just enough of a wide angle to produce some cool perspective shots. I personally love the 35 focal length and feel that it allows a close but not too close (physical) perspective with environmental portraits.
-Al
none! Or shall I say never! This is often a confusion about the angle of view and cropping!
Lets not even go there!