another way to look at Leica X Vario

[jonoslack]

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Dunk and others who already have the X Vario.....

 

do you agree with this?

quote:

 

Steve Huff says:

June 25, 2013 at 11:11 pm

The IQ is nicer from the Leica. Period. Fact. 100% truth. But the Fuji is much more versatile. The X Vario has issues with focus in low light, doesn’t do much well besides static shots in full daylight. I tested it as did many of the guys who were on Palouse with me for the road trip. All of us had the same conclusion. The Vario is made and built nice with superb IQ in daylight, but other than that it falls apart. My review is soon.

 

maybe this is true at the long end 70mm but can not be the case if I use 28mm most of the time?

 

thoughts on this?

 

Dan

HI There Dan

The AF in low light is not great - on the other hand, using MF is pretty good - certainly much nicer than on the Fuji (which also doesn't have fantastic low light AF). Obviously the Fuji is more versatile.

[onceuponatime]

Dunk and others who already have the X Vario.....

 

do you agree with this?

quote:

 

Steve Huff says:

The X Vario has issues with focus in low light, doesn’t do much well besides static shots in full daylight. I tested it as did many of the guys who were on Palouse with me for the road trip. All of us had the same conclusion. The Vario is made and built nice with superb IQ in daylight, but other than that it falls apart.

 

 

 

I diasagree.

 

 

Yesterday evening I went to a larger department store with a view to purchase Xvario.

 

Photography department was in the basement, lighting low, similar to low light bar, low light restuarant.

 

70mm f6.4 iso1600 1/30 Autofocus, customers moving around. Xvario locked focus fast enough every single time on customers and the photos were steady Non blurred.

[Orient XI]

Here’s a shot at full zoom and lens wide open of a dark, unlit ceiling. At ISO 3200 the image is a bit noisy but it is, I believe, in perfect focus.

 

 

If you are photographing ornate ceilings why not lay the camera on its back on the floor and set it to self-timer mode? That way you can obtain all the quality you want as, provided the floor is steady, there can be no camera shake. The only difficult bit is positioning the camera beneath the centre of the ceiling's motif. A layer of cloth may be used to protect the camera's back from scratches.

[colonel]

Don't worry; in my post I praised the build of the lens calling it M lens like, mentioned the body being metal and only mentioned my personal tactile experience as plasticky. Which mainly refers to the cover material and which I feel about the M9 as well. Dunk clearly read just one word of my post out of context.

 

but the body is plastic (polycarbonate), only the top plate is aluminium, right ?

[dkCambridgeshire]

but the body is plastic (polycarbonate), only the top plate is aluminium, right ?

 

As far as can ascertain most of the body is metal. Top and bottom plates are metal; LHS is metal (cold to touch); RHS door and battery door are plastic (not sure what type); logo plate within bottom plate is plastic; lens is metal.

 

Accessory handgrip appears to be plastic (warm to touch)

 

Stick on screen protectors are now available on Ebay - mine arrived yesterday (Vikuiti).

 

dunk

[baretta]

What materials are used for the X Vario?

The X Vario consists of high-grade magnesium and aluminum. The top cover of the X Vario is milled out of a slid block of aluminum and is produced in the same production technique as the Leica M top covers.

 

 

 

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