TK! Posted November 16, 2014 Share #1  Posted November 16, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi all,  this is heavily discussed in the German forum:  Studio shot comparison: Digital Photography Review  (A second glance: two takes on the Leica X: Digital Photography Review)  Does not look good for our X113...  -TK 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 Hi TK!, Take a look here DPREVIEW: Studio shot comparison X113. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
k-hawinkler Posted November 16, 2014 Share #2 Â Posted November 16, 2014 Danke. URL? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK! Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share #3 Â Posted November 16, 2014 Danke. URL? Â Just click on the links above... Â - TK Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecaton Posted November 16, 2014 Share #4 Â Posted November 16, 2014 The question will be: Does this not look good for the X113 or for DPReview? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted November 16, 2014 Share #5 Â Posted November 16, 2014 David Wentworth's critical review is written by a fashion photography working in a specific style. As such he finds several negative aspects. Imagine a typical Leica travel photographer producing a parallel report and most of Wentworth's criticisms would melt away because they are less relevant to the generally slower and more considered style of the former. Performance choices vary considerably between different photographic genres. At least a prospective buyer knows in advance what to expect. Sales will prove whether Leica have got the design right for its target market. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreasB Posted November 16, 2014 Share #6  Posted November 16, 2014 (edited) Hi all, this is heavily discussed in the German forum:  ….  Does not look good for our X113...  -TK  As i am from Germany, i´m not a native english speaker. But I try to do my best:  I owned both X1 and X2 and I was very satisfied with the pictures. Now I own the X for a couple of days and don´t see any worse difference to X1/2. Only improvements in every case.  That the full size sensor of RX1 is better than many other cameras is no secret. But if I look to the comparison and see that even the LX100 and LX7 look sharper or equal then I feel that there is something wrong with the X results. Its the same good old APSC Sensor and the lens have to be better at f5,6 than the zoom lenses of the LX100 and the LX7.  So I had to ask myself some questions:  Is dprwview independent, what the finance basic? Are requirements for tests the same? Could it be possible that pictures were interchanged? What were the basic presets of the cameras? Which autofocus preset was used (Spot or 11-field)? Is it a scientific like comparison and is it under a quality management? Was the X and firmware from latest production or from pilot production? Is it ok to take a standard Raw-development workflow for every camera? There are many possibilities to influence the results with that.  It would be great to see in that comparison also ooc-jpeg and not jpeg from the Raw development.  So you see that the results don´t have to be compareable. There are too many possibilities for mistakes. And think about the existing good reviews of Ming Thein and for picture quality also from Steve Huff.  But won´t think about if the result is correct…   Andreas www.bikedoll.de Edited November 16, 2014 by bikedoll 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted November 16, 2014 Share #7  Posted November 16, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just click on the links above... - TK  Thanks. That's understood. I was referring to the discussion in the German forum and its url. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreasB Posted November 16, 2014 Share #8  Posted November 16, 2014 Interesting:  Disappointing Leica X "Studio Comparison" results...: Leica Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review  Andreas Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
larsv Posted November 18, 2014 Share #9 Â Posted November 18, 2014 I have the X 113 and I think it has a very good lens. It is much better than any of my fuji X lenses. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archiver Posted November 19, 2014 Share #10 Â Posted November 19, 2014 I wonder who designed the X 113's lens, and if they are aware of the controversy regarding the DPReview comparisons. I find it difficult to believe that a Leica-designed lens would perform as badly as that comparison makes it seem. Â The test images I shot on the weekend had decent sharpness in the middle, although I did not shoot anything to test the sharpness across the frame. It is encouraging to hear from others that their experiences are very different. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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