57guy Posted October 5, 2010 Share #1 Â Posted October 5, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) One of the things I cannot buy is the Perfect Camera for my needs/wants. I know of the old saying that there is not a perfect airplane, perfect boat, perfect car, etc. But a lot of them come close. For me, the X1 is about good as it gets, but I still want more. I had an M9 for about two Months and sold it. It was too heavy and I like auto focus. I have the Canon 5D Mk ll. Its a great Camera, but I only use it around the house. Its too big to take on a walk around town. I want an X1 with interchangeable lens and 5-7 exposure AEB. I can do without the zoom lens and EVF, because my main interest is size, size, size. I shoot a lot of HDR's and that is the reason for large AEB. I know the argument, with a 35mm lens, you can walk closer or back up. But, if you are shooting interiors, you cannot back thru a wall. I read a thread somewhere the other day that said, Why don't Leica have a camera with a price point between the X1 and M9. It only makes common sense. If Leica announce an X2 with the above features, for $5,000, I couldn't get my credit card out fast enough. Glenn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sfage Posted October 5, 2010 Share #2 Â Posted October 5, 2010 Yup. Â Mhmm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted October 5, 2010 Share #3  Posted October 5, 2010 One of the things I cannot buy is the Perfect Camera for my needs/wants. I know of the old saying that there is not a perfect airplane, perfect boat, perfect car, etc. But a lot of them come close. For me, the X1 is about good as it gets, but I still want more. I had an M9 for about two Months and sold it. It was too heavy and I like auto focus. I have the Canon 5D Mk ll. Its a great Camera, but I only use it around the house. Its too big to take on a walk around town. I want an X1 with interchangeable lens and 5-7 exposure AEB. I can do without the zoom lens and EVF, because my main interest is size, size, size. I shoot a lot of HDR's and that is the reason for large AEB. I know the argument, with a 35mm lens, you can walk closer or back up. But, if you are shooting interiors, you cannot back thru a wall. I read a thread somewhere the other day that said, Why don't Leica have a camera with a price point between the X1 and M9. It only makes common sense. If Leica announce an X2 with the above features, for $5,000, I couldn't get my credit card out fast enough. Glenn  If Leica made the camera you describe, someone else would find something wrong with it. No camera will ever make everyone happy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeTexas Posted October 5, 2010 Share #4 Â Posted October 5, 2010 If Leica would give us a .5x wide angle and a 3x teleconverter lens to screw on the barrel, we'd be set. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
57guy Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share #5 Â Posted October 5, 2010 If Leica made the camera you describe, someone else would find something wrong with it. No camera will ever make everyone happy. Â Maybe so. But, the dozen or so people I have talked to about the X1, want interchangeable lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted October 5, 2010 Share #6 Â Posted October 5, 2010 Well there are other cameras than Leica, if something else suits better, buy it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted October 5, 2010 Share #7 Â Posted October 5, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Want what you have, don't have what you want. Â Regards, Â Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
koopman Posted October 6, 2010 Share #8 Â Posted October 6, 2010 I would be very interested. Leica go for it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
57guy Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share #9 Â Posted October 6, 2010 Well there are other cameras than Leica, if something else suits better, buy it! Â I would and will. I have a Nikon P7000 on order now and put the Fuji X-100 on my wish list with Amazon. Don't know when they will start taking orders. Â These may work for me, but are still not my perfect camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted October 6, 2010 Share #10 Â Posted October 6, 2010 Why not a micro 4/3 camera like the GF1 or something like it? or maybe even the Ricoh GXR... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanCderidder Posted October 6, 2010 Share #11 Â Posted October 6, 2010 Mybe the perfect photographer hasn't been created yet. There are many perfect camera's to be had., it's how folks envision using them..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
57guy Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share #12 Â Posted October 6, 2010 I ordered a GF1 and when it arrived, I didn't like it. It came with the kit zoom and was much larger than I thought it would be and I couldn't control the AEB the way I wanted to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan States Posted October 6, 2010 Share #13 Â Posted October 6, 2010 What fun would the perfect camera be? There's no joy in perfection. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sausalito Posted October 7, 2010 Share #14  Posted October 7, 2010 X1 is pretty much the perfect camera for quality images from a camera that fits in your pocket, which is why I own one.  Let us know if there is something better... there is nothing perfect  tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted October 7, 2010 Share #15 Â Posted October 7, 2010 Maybe so. But, the dozen or so people I have talked to about the X1, want interchangeable lens. Then get them together and I am sure leica will make a bakers dozen of new cameras just for you 13 ......... better still get them to run Leica's finances Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZDavid Posted October 7, 2010 Share #16 Â Posted October 7, 2010 The M3 and M6 are perfect film cameras. For me. Â I don't think there is such a thing as a perfect digital camera just yet, because they are still evolving. Not just cameras, but the software and associated computerized componentry they rely on. Â "When you aim for perfection, you discover it's a moving target." ~George Fisher Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted October 7, 2010 Share #17 Â Posted October 7, 2010 Of course the perfect camera does not exist, but I am well aware that, at least, it has sense I try to become a better photographer (would the perfect camera exist, I should be aware thet I'll NEVER be so good to deserve it... ) Â Apart this... X1 with interchangable lens would be interesting, indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom0511 Posted October 7, 2010 Share #18 Â Posted October 7, 2010 Sounds to me is that m4/3 would fulfill your request pretty good. Exchagable lenses means bigger camera and somewhat bigger lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted October 7, 2010 Share #19 Â Posted October 7, 2010 X1 is pretty much the perfect camera for quality images from a camera that fits in your pocket, which is why I own one. Â Doesn't fit in my pockets... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeTexas Posted October 7, 2010 Share #20 Â Posted October 7, 2010 Doesn't fit in my pockets... Â I agree. The X1 really doesn't quite hit the "pocketable" category although I can get away with it in slacks. However, packing my 10" netbook and the X1 versus packing my old 15" laptop and the DSLR is a HUGE reduction in weight and bulk. Â Honestly, if Leica would give me a high-quality wide-angle converter and a teleconverter that didn't diminish the fantastic sharpness of the X1 lens, I'd be in hog heaven. Unfortunately, the X1 still gets less love than the Lux-4/5s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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