dkCambridgeshire Posted February 9, 2010 Share #1 Posted February 9, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) When you buy an X1, you not only get a camera ... you get a chest of drawers as well! My X1 just arrived and the packaging and boxing is the most thorough I've ever seen. There's an outer thinnish box inside which is an 'origami' type collapsable box, and then the cardboard bureau/chest of drawers. There are 3 instruction manuals each covering several languages and together they take up the bottom drawer. The top drawer houses the charger with various modular plugs, the battery and the camera strap. The top of the bureau houses the actual usual top quality Leica camera box. The front cover of the cardboard bureau is magnetic thus when it's folded back to cover the drawers there is a nice 'clunk' as it closes onto the front. When I first 'opened the box', pulled down the bureau front cover and opened the drawers I thought the software was missing but after reading the instruction manual (briefly) discovered that the LIghtroom software has to be downloaded after registering the camera. I'm a bit overwhelmed by the packaging. It's a good job the camera appears to be fairly simple to use because I would not wish to hump the instruction manual around with me - the manual weighs 350g and is in four languages including English. Battery is on charge and looking forward to using the camera soon. I'm not bothered about all the negative comments regarding slowness of use. Initially will using zone focusing and a good old SBLOO Not sure if will be buying the grip and I think the camera will be ok used with a wrist strap rather than a neck strap. Cheers dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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marcg Posted February 9, 2010 Share #2 Posted February 9, 2010 Oh, that's what all the £1000 gets spent on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted February 9, 2010 Share #3 Posted February 9, 2010 Oh, that's what all the £1000 gets spent on. Predictable... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym911 Posted February 9, 2010 Share #4 Posted February 9, 2010 Enjoy....after my initial 'underwhelming' I must say am really getting to enjoy it....Did a couple of A3 sized prints on Sunday.....truly impressive IQ and the AF speed is bothering me less and less... cheers andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted February 9, 2010 Share #5 Posted February 9, 2010 Predictable... As is such humourless defensiveness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
damnsharp Posted February 9, 2010 Share #6 Posted February 9, 2010 Nice, that SBLOO viewfinder on the X1! Thx for the short intro of the camera and box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share #7 Posted February 9, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Predictable... Very! dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted February 9, 2010 Share #8 Posted February 9, 2010 As is such humourless defensiveness. Perhaps... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bernd Banken Posted February 9, 2010 Share #9 Posted February 9, 2010 Don't judge a camera by it's cardboard...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share #10 Posted February 9, 2010 As is such humourless defensiveness. Well that is a really funny comment ... not dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomsva Posted February 9, 2010 Share #11 Posted February 9, 2010 Congratulations Jsrockit! Btw, I'm sure the battery is almost charged already. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted February 9, 2010 Share #12 Posted February 9, 2010 Even unpacking the thing is a slow process:D Congratulations, look foreward to hearing how you get on with it (as I am slowly succumbing to X1-lust) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelb Posted February 9, 2010 Share #13 Posted February 9, 2010 Predictable... ...and all wearing a bit thin now. Enjoy your camera dunk, and be sure to let us know your comments as well as posting a few pictures. I would get an X1 and like you I can see past all the sarcky comments, but financially i'm stuck with my D-Lux4 and D2 at the moment - but that's no problem as I am enjoying using them so much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted February 9, 2010 Share #14 Posted February 9, 2010 Congratulations Jsrockit! Btw, I'm sure the battery is almost charged already. You congratulated the wrong guy. I'm going to be one of the last here to receive the X1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Helmudo Posted February 9, 2010 Share #15 Posted February 9, 2010 Congrats dunk I just received my dealers call it´s ready for being picked up. Too bad I am on a business trip until thursday. Would the haters please stop their annoying comments about something that they have never even held in their hands? Thanks . You see, we know your opinion know and all this bashing it´s really starting to get ridiculous. A camera, with a true Leica-lens producing this fantastic IQ in such a small body with this outstanding ISO-performance for $2.000 is nothing but a bargain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomsva Posted February 9, 2010 Share #16 Posted February 9, 2010 You congratulated the wrong guy. I'm going to be one of the last here to receive the X1. Oh, I'm tired today... But then congratulations to dkpeterborough!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbol85 Posted February 9, 2010 Share #17 Posted February 9, 2010 That is a stunning camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmteno76 Posted February 9, 2010 Share #18 Posted February 9, 2010 Could you tell me more about why that you bought that viewfinder? Advantages? Where did you get it? Thanks Joan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share #19 Posted February 9, 2010 Could you tell me more about why that you bought that viewfinder? Advantages? Where did you get it? Thanks Joan I've had the vintage viewfinder for many years .. before they became very popular with 'overseas collectors' and thus became rather scarce and expensive. It's a standard and well known Leica accessory. If you can get hold of a copy of this well known Leica book Leica M Compendium: Handbook of the ... - Google Books ... it will tell you all about Leica accessory viewfinders and particularly sings praises about the 35mm finder. I'm using it because the X1 does not have a conventional viewfinder and I do not wish to rely on the monitor ie don't wish to hold the camera like a book. The viewfinders can be purchased from most Leica dealers .. this is a vintage model but I think there are more modern equivalents and other similar non-Leica viewfinders are also available. Cheers dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Weir Posted February 9, 2010 Share #20 Posted February 9, 2010 ]Not sure if will be buying the grip and I think the camera will be ok used with a wrist strap rather than a neck strap. Cheers dunk Enjoy.. I was also very impressed by the packaging.. Its almost like furniture and i want to see this in maple wood.. hahaha Stewart Weir The Leica X1 Files Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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