fotografr Posted June 30, 2010 Share #1 Â Posted June 30, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I had decided not to get the X1 after reading comments about peeling skin and poor build quality. Then my dealer called a week ago to tell me he received three of them--two for special orders and one for store stock. So I stopped in to have a look, tried it out, thought about it overnight and bought it the next day. There are a few things I don't like--such as the ease with which the top dials turn, the 30 cm minimum focus distance for macro shooting and the relatively slow AF function. I would also like to be able to shoot DNG only, without the jpegs. But overall, I really like the camera so far. Image quality is outstanding for a small, lightweight camera--and that's the main consideration for me. One pleasant discovery was that the 24mm finder for my D-Lux 4 matches up quite nicely with the image area of the X1, although I have to watch for parallax error when shooting close range. Clearly, this will be my "go everywhere" camera for quite some time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rosuna Posted June 30, 2010 Share #2 Â Posted June 30, 2010 Your impressions will be very interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anupmc Posted July 1, 2010 Share #3 Â Posted July 1, 2010 Brent, no doubt the X1 has it's idiosyncrasies, but it's ease of use and image quality makes it a pleasure to use under most, perhaps not all, conditions. I'd be surprised if you don't make it shine even more Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tategoi Posted July 1, 2010 Share #4 Â Posted July 1, 2010 .... I would also like to be able to shoot DNG only, without the jpegs.... Â Same here. But until today I still do not understand the logic behind this. Leica must have a good reason to do so. Anyone got a good explanation? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardM8 Posted July 1, 2010 Share #5 Â Posted July 1, 2010 Here the most likely explanation imo; 'Errmm.... we didn't think of that one sir, sorry'... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jankap Posted July 1, 2010 Share #6 Â Posted July 1, 2010 What external connections the X1 supports? Printer, television set, quick distribution of pictures from laptop,... Jpegs don't eat much memory space. Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted July 1, 2010 Share #7 Â Posted July 1, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Jpegs are a good reference especially with bnw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZDavid Posted July 5, 2010 Share #8 Â Posted July 5, 2010 One pleasant discovery was that the 24mm finder for my D-Lux 4 matches up quite nicely with the image area of the X1. Â I don't understand this, I thought the 24mm lens on the X1 = full-frame 35mm and I thought the 24mm on the D-Lux 4 was 24mm equivalent? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen.w Posted July 5, 2010 Share #9 Â Posted July 5, 2010 The D Lux 4 is a 5.1mm lens, with a 24mm equivalent FOV. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZDavid Posted July 5, 2010 Share #10 Â Posted July 5, 2010 So, I don't see how you could possibly use the 24mm finder for the D-Lux 4 on the X1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 5, 2010 Share #11 Â Posted July 5, 2010 I can - it has 35 mm framelines as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZDavid Posted July 5, 2010 Share #12 Â Posted July 5, 2010 Aha, that explains it! A useful finder to have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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