X1 vs M8,2

[RichardM8]

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That makes sense Tom, tnx.

 

The superiority of the M with zone focussing (along with a list of other things) is indeed obvious.

 

I am happy that after using the X1 intensively for a few weeks I have very little trouble with its AF. Kind of a relief if you take all the horror-stories about it around the web too seriously...

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[Ecaton]

One lens fully open, the other not. Different f stops. Different background and light.

The "test" confirms what I believed to see when looking at M9 shots as comared to the ones from the X1, but does not seem to be very useful. Also the iso 800 example from the X1 looks pretty bad, I'm of the opinion it does not show the potential of the small Leica.

Am not biased, have both, M9 and X1. And the lighter, smaller body is mostly with me, because it is so convenient, despite the M9's superior performance. I was even considering selling it if it does not get more use in future. Still have a first gen M8 to keep for the fun of using M lenses, which would be more than good enough.

[jsrockit]

Great example shots fr comparing. In my eyes the M9 kills X1.

 

Based on those two, I'd have to agree.

[tom0511]

One lens fully open, the other not. Different f stops. Different background and light.

The "test" confirms what I believed to see when looking at M9 shots as comared to the ones from the X1, but does not seem to be very useful. Also the iso 800 example from the X1 looks pretty bad, I'm of the opinion it does not show the potential of the small Leica.

Am not biased, have both, M9 and X1. And the lighter, smaller body is mostly with me, because it is so convenient, despite the M9's superior performance. I was even considering selling it if it does not get more use in future. Still have a first gen M8 to keep for the fun of using M lenses, which would be more than good enough.

 

not a ccientific test just images of the same subject.

if you want comparable DOF at the same distance you need to further stop down the camera with the larger sensor.

I took 3-4 other images of other subjects and they indicated the same tendancy. I agree though the ISO 800 face looks slightly worse than what I would typically expect from x1.

I dont have enough time and I see no need to run a scientific test - there is allways something wrong in each comparison.

Still I wanted to show that the comments about the x1 beating the M9 above ISO 400 does not reflect my findings.