iedei Posted November 18, 2012 Share #1 Posted November 18, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I really wanted to buy my wife a new camera....and every time i showed her something, she kept wanting a D-Lux..she said she would be more than happy with my trusty D-Lux 3 (which is in like new condition)....so i have given her that! She is very happy with it...haha. this means i have no pocket camera! Am thinking of getting a Fuji X10 for myself as a pocket digital camera. Anyone here have one? any thoughts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lee Martin Posted November 19, 2012 Share #2 Posted November 19, 2012 Depending on style I might look at the XF 1 also , but there's not a big choice with manual zoom . For the sake of having a good pocketable camera with you I'd have a try of the Sony RX 100 also . Large sensor and well made . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iedei Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share #3 Posted November 19, 2012 Depending on style I might look at the XF 1 also , but there's not a big choice with manual zoom . For the sake of having a good pocketable camera with you I'd have a try of the Sony RX 100 also . Large sensor and well made . thought about the RX100...but i'd like an optical viewfinder. Not really digging the XF1 style much...quite bling! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Martin Posted November 19, 2012 Share #4 Posted November 19, 2012 I know what you mean . As an example of how prices fall, amazon are selling the Panasonic LX5, In black for $250 . Again no optical viewfinder. But as an upgrade for your D Lux 3 it's the price of 2 Leica batteries !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iedei Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share #5 Posted November 19, 2012 I know what you mean . As an example of how prices fall, amazon are selling the Panasonic LX5, In black for $250 . Again no optical viewfinder. But as an upgrade for your D Lux 3 it's the price of 2 Leica batteries !! they are great cameras, these LX/D-Lux series...and that is a helluva deal IMO! Will have to think about it. The X10 has dropped in price considerably....can be found fairly easily for under $400. Also thinking about some 'oddballs' like the Ricoh GR3 and Sigma DP series. the X10 charms me with the optical viewfinder and the "mini-Leica" looks....but it's not as small/pocketable as some others as you've mentioned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weltraumpräsident Posted November 19, 2012 Share #6 Posted November 19, 2012 Have you ever looked through the viewfinder of the X10? It sure is better than the competitors optical VF in Compact Cameras, but finally to me it is complete meaningless. I would at any time prefere a rather bad EVF like the one for D-Lux 5! The X10 viewfinder is like looking through small cheap binoculars and covers only 80 something percent of the actual Image! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 19, 2012 Share #7 Posted November 19, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have an X10; it isn't an M, but it isn't a D-Lux either, and that is a good thing. I like the handling and the results, plus the built-in viewfinder, all of which are better than, or lacking in my, D-Lux 4 and subsequent models. There's some results here and more to post in the next few days. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iedei Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share #8 Posted November 19, 2012 I have an X10; it isn't an M, but it isn't a D-Lux either, and that is a good thing. I like the handling and the results, plus the built-in viewfinder, all of which are better than, or lacking in my, D-Lux 4 and subsequent models. There's some results here and more to post in the next few days. Regards, Bill very nice pics! the more i think about the X10 the more i like it....especially for the price point it is at now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 19, 2012 Share #9 Posted November 19, 2012 Thank you. I'll just make one other point; it's a camera that doesn't get in the way; that is a big plus for me. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted November 19, 2012 Share #10 Posted November 19, 2012 I had an X10 and would say it is the worst camera I ever had. A camera where the JPEG's are better than the RAW files isn't good. And while there is much more 'headroom' in the RAW files for bringing back highlights and shadows, it is a waste of time because whichever way they are processed it can't beat the out of camera JPEG. And then there are what seem like twenty ways to do more or less the same thing, particularly when it comes to increasing 'dynamic range'. I'm pretty good with finding out how something works, but with the X10 I was always wondering if another setting would have been 'better' and had I really got the hang of what the manual was saying. Then the viewfinder, a pokey little thing that only gives something like 80% coverage. I don't think Fuji should have made a camera just for me, but I think the X10 is all form over function, and if I had it back in front of me right now I could probably think of many more things that annoyed me about it. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted November 19, 2012 Share #11 Posted November 19, 2012 The X10 viewfinder is like looking through small cheap binoculars and covers only 80 something percent of the actual Image! If it is an M viewfinder you are coming from, the viewfinder of the X10 can only be a disappointment. But compared to the optical viewfinders of other compact digicams (and there aren’t that many having an optical viewfinder of any kind) it is actually quite good, and probably the best you can get these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 19, 2012 Share #12 Posted November 19, 2012 Too true. Also true to say that it is a camera that rewards taking the time to set up and master, not just slap'n'snap. The latest firmware also aids setup, for instance allowing functions to be assigned to the otherwise fairly useless RAW button. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iedei Posted November 20, 2012 Author Share #13 Posted November 20, 2012 i think the X10 seemed to complicated for me at the end of the day.... i went towards simplicity: just ordered a Ricoh GRD-III from a RFF classifieds. I've always wanted one. Should fit nicely in my pocket! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 20, 2012 Share #14 Posted November 20, 2012 I have a GRD too... Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted November 20, 2012 Share #15 Posted November 20, 2012 i went towards simplicity: just ordered a Ricoh GRD-III from a RFF classifieds. I've always wanted one. Should fit nicely in my pocket! Well done. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iedei Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share #16 Posted November 21, 2012 I have a GRD too... Regards, Bill lol! nice so what do you think of it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 22, 2012 Share #17 Posted November 22, 2012 It's a very competent small-sensor camera. Very robust and well built, with a good lens. I really like the handling, which is intuitive. Above all, it fulfills my need for a camera which is so small you always have it with you. I thought I would find the fixed 28mm quite frustrating and restrictive, but using it has encouraged me to get closer to my subjects. Regards, Bill Sent from another Galaxy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iforum Posted November 25, 2012 Share #18 Posted November 25, 2012 Well at least you unthought and that is probably a ok thing to happen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonki-M Posted November 25, 2012 Share #19 Posted November 25, 2012 the optical viewfinder is disappointingly just a window.. you would have to trust the camera to auto focus the right thing for you while you look through the viewfinder. it would rather be silly to look at the LCD screen to get the focus, then put your eyes to the 'viewfinder' to take the shot (since you already see what you're gonna get on the LCD while checking the AF) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iforum Posted November 25, 2012 Share #20 Posted November 25, 2012 there is a huge gulf of difference between the X100 XE-1 etc and the x10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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