edinsiam Posted September 13, 2009 Share #21 Posted September 13, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I really would need either interchangeable lenses or, alternatively, a zoom. At this price point, a fixed focus lens is too limiting. Image stabilization would be good, and the accessory finder perhaps should be a built-in component, but the lens --no matter how good optically-- is a deal killer for me, at least for this type of camera. I perfectly agree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hexar Posted September 13, 2009 Share #22 Posted September 13, 2009 ELECTRONIC LEVEL BUBBLE WITH ACCOUSTIC SIGNAL LIKE IN RICOH GR AND GX !!!!! (and Olympus EP1 and PENTAX K7) this feature would make it stand out for many people. if face recognition is no issue for our purists from SOLMS that this electronic leveler should also be a a software piece of cake with big advantage. This is an upcoming feature that will make the LEICA x1 able to withstand time better in this model. It will be a common feature soon as people rave about it in case they have it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatboy Posted September 13, 2009 Share #23 Posted September 13, 2009 I just want the thing to get out on the street exactly as described so we can see what kind of traction it gets. Then all the amateur CEOs and engineers can start working on the X2. I agree here also. I suspect the engineers are working flat out right now on best IQ. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexar Posted September 13, 2009 Share #24 Posted September 13, 2009 Electronic level bubble ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterb Posted September 13, 2009 Share #25 Posted September 13, 2009 Weatherproofing. (How hard is that for a 2 Kilobuck camera when Pentax does it on models under a grand? Jeeze.) Oh...and black paint. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thawley Posted September 13, 2009 Share #26 Posted September 13, 2009 I find this thread utterly amazing. Folks, the company has a produced a Leica... NOT a LIKE-A. If you want a LIKE-A go and buy whatever you want it to be LIKE-A. Thank you nhabedi and ljclark for adding some much needed sanity. JT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucklik Posted September 13, 2009 Share #27 Posted September 13, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) The main problem is for me manual focus operation. It is not good on the X1. Two suggestions easily doable by firmware programming: 1. Ricoh's manual focus system: You can pre-select three distances (1m, 3m, 5m) and pressing a button or turning the wheel you will jump from one of these pre-selected distances to the next. 2. Clasical DoF markings simulation: On the LCD you get a line with the distance scale (from 0 to infinity). Then, a mark points to the selected focus distance, AND two additional marks (at the left and to the right) point to the limits of the DoF for the selected aperture and distance. In this way you can select a hyperfocal distance, or a particular DoF range (for instance, from 1m to 5 m). Then, turn the LCD off and make pictures. Leica should adopt one or the two solutions for a fast manual focus operation. I agree! Solution 2 is the one I prefer but also solution 1 w2ould be OK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenf Posted September 13, 2009 Share #28 Posted September 13, 2009 This may have already been mentioned, but a simple firmware feature I'd like to see would be an option to not retract the lens when the camera times out. (Assuming it currently clams up tight when it turns auto-off like most P&S cameras I've seen do.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac_wt Posted September 13, 2009 Share #29 Posted September 13, 2009 A rangefinder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Mitchum Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share #30 Posted September 14, 2009 I find this thread utterly amazing. Folks, the company has a produced a Leica... NOT a LIKE-A. If you want a LIKE-A go and buy whatever you want it to be LIKE-A. Thank you nhabedi and ljclark for adding some much needed sanity. JT God forbid they make any last minute improvements on a $2000 point and shoot camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Mitchum Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share #31 Posted September 14, 2009 This may have already been mentioned, but a simple firmware feature I'd like to see would be an option to not retract the lens when the camera times out. (Assuming it currently clams up tight when it turns auto-off like most P&S cameras I've seen do.) Good idea. My Sigma DP2 is always retracting the lens at the worst moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted September 14, 2009 Share #32 Posted September 14, 2009 I agree!Solution 2 is the one I prefer but also solution 1 w2ould be OK. A variant of "solution 1": a buttom would jump to the hyperfocal distance, for your selected aperture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted September 14, 2009 Share #33 Posted September 14, 2009 I want some of you guys to change your underpants Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgmb Posted September 15, 2009 Share #34 Posted September 15, 2009 I would like an all BLACK version of the X1 to be offered as an option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierovitch Posted September 15, 2009 Share #35 Posted September 15, 2009 A rangefinder. easy add one of these http://www.leica-geosystems.com/en/Laser-Distancemeter-Leica-DISTO-D8_78069.htm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljclark Posted September 15, 2009 Share #36 Posted September 15, 2009 I'd also like to see something done about those off-center screws on the aperture and shutter speed dials addressed but that might be my OCD kicking in. Those off-center screws are an interesting solution. I like them for both the engineering reasons and their aesthetic audacity. And -- obviously -- they are going to stay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljclark Posted September 15, 2009 Share #37 Posted September 15, 2009 I would like an all BLACK version of the X1 to be offered as an option. Easy to fix. People have been repainting, re-plating, and re-skinning Leicas for decades. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thawley Posted September 15, 2009 Share #38 Posted September 15, 2009 God forbid they make any last minute improvements on a $2000 point and shoot camera. Yeah... but its their camera. Perhaps they've heard ALL of these suggestions. Just because they don't adapt them, doesn't mean they aren't listening. Seriously, who ever made the electronic bubble level idea.... good god, turn on the grid display. Is it really necessary to glom up the works with more useless technology. If you want an Asian camera go buy an Asian camera. Personally, I believe a company should stick with the core beliefs and philosophies. Frankly, the customer is rarely right. JT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhabedi Posted September 15, 2009 Share #39 Posted September 15, 2009 Yeah... but its their camera. Perhaps they've heard ALL of these suggestions. Just because they don't adapt them, doesn't mean they aren't listening. Seriously, who ever made the electronic bubble level idea.... good god, turn on the grid display. Is it really necessary to glom up the works with more useless technology. If you want an Asian camera go buy an Asian camera. Personally, I believe a company should stick with the core beliefs and philosophies. Frankly, the customer is rarely right. Thanks John, I couldn't agree more. If you take in every suggestion from every oh-so-potential customer, you'll end up with a monster Swiss-army-knife camera with dozens of buttons and dials, four-level menus, and myriads of options. There are already countless models like that out there. Only very few companies sometimes abstain from adding features on purpose. Sigma and Ricoh come to mind, and of course also Leica. This adds character to their cameras and their brand, but it certainly doesn't make them everybody's darling. I'm glad they stick to it. (And, no, that doesn't mean that I always agree with their choices. After all, I'm also yet another customer.) PS. Grid display? Are you kidding? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmun Posted September 15, 2009 Share #40 Posted September 15, 2009 A higher quality screen - 920 000 dots, preferably tiltable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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