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Will there be a X2?


johnloumiles

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I would spend $4,000 today for an X-2 if it had a 5 Exp AEB and interchangeable lens. I love my X-1. At my age, I don't like to think very much. With the simplicity of the X-1, I only think about the photo I'm trying to capture

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Faster lens? Possibly, not absolutely necessary for my style of shooting.

Interchangeable lenses? Maybe, not a clear opinion about.

Video? Not at all !

What left now ? After having sent the camera to Solms and having to wait 6 week :( to have the sensor cleaned what I would like to see in an x2 is the possibility to clean the sensor without shipping the camera to Solms.

robert

PS: just thinking with interchangeable lenses should be not a problem.

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I know I repeat myself, but:

Among the still pocketable large sensor cameras the X1 offers by far the best IQ, this is its main differentiator. So, keep size and form factor and make the lens faster, if possible within these limits. Summarit or even Summicron? Fast AF, yes it's possible, lens barrel with AF ring and proper distance scale (Olympus 12mm alike!), dedicated iso wheel, much better lcd screen, better build and finish and lastly, replace the pop up flash with a POP UP VF, either an OVF with basic information or even a state of the art EVF. I would be all over this one. A Summarit or Summicron 40mm equivalent with an excellently ececuted and beautifully designed capable small camera body attached to it for USD 2000-2500 sounds sweet to me.

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Well, it wouldn't be an M Tri-Elmar but an X one. Think how small P&S zooms are.

 

P&S are small, but APS-C zooms are not. And can you image what that kind of lens would make to the price of the camera?

 

I agree with Ecaton - keep the X2 small and improve what can be improved. I also thought of pop-up EVF, but I doubt there is enough room in a body this small for that - apart from technical issues one would have to overcome. Clip-on EVF would be fine IMO.

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Making the X1 bigger would take away its one huge advantage over all others - small size. If they could do an EVF in the popup flash well, that would be OK.

 

But the number one request I have is better image quality, and at this point that could best be accomplished with a better sensor and more pixels. A lot more pixels. Presumably a lot more pixels would require a lot more processing power - not the X1's strong point.

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Making the X1 bigger would take away its one huge advantage over all others - small size. If they could do an EVF in the popup flash well, that would be OK.

 

But the number one request I have is better image quality, and at this point that could best be accomplished with a better sensor and more pixels. A lot more pixels. Presumably a lot more pixels would require a lot more processing power - not the X1's strong point.

 

?IQ?. that is it's strength. Are you talking about resolution? Higher iso ranges? Have a look at Sony, NEX5n versus NEX7 as far as more pixels and better IQ are concerned.

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Making the X1 bigger would take away its one huge advantage over all others - small size. If they could do an EVF in the popup flash well, that would be OK.

 

But the number one request I have is better image quality, and at this point that could best be accomplished with a better sensor and more pixels. A lot more pixels. Presumably a lot more pixels would require a lot more processing power - not the X1's strong point.

 

 

better sensor more pixels more processing power= more money Moore's law notwithstanding

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My Sony 5N is putting out some very nice files with M glass.

 

So far it has worked great with everything I've put on it from 16mm to 75mm.

 

It has even given my 50mm DR Summicron a new digital life.

 

It has real MF, very nice high ISO and is responsive.

 

My M9 is my favorite camera and, no doubt, I'll get an M10 as soon as it's possible but..

 

Leica will have to do something really special to get me into an X2 or their new interchangeable lens system when a Sony 5N with an adapter and excellent EVF is under $1,000.

 

Best,

 

Bill

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