cliffpatte
Speed camera anarchist
The foam in my holga kind of melted
oops was that me moaning again
oops was that me moaning again
I sold mine to Mark LJ after doing the update. Better, yes, but not zip perfect like the OMD-EM1 for example.
I hope Fuji get round to sticking some E-M2 and XT1 goodness into the X100 Mark III, and then give it a proper ground lens instead of a moulded one.
Looks more like a piece of (bad) art IMO rather than a functional quality camera.
Posers toy.
it's just a tarted up Sony
In my Leica dealers yesterday. He said camera, lens and viewfinder is 3.5 grand, and for the moment won't be split. It could have been 2.5 but i don't think so. Regardless, way overpriced for what it is.
Where did you learn that?
Nope, body only is £1350, and that is a similar price to the X-Pro1 when it first came out, so, no it's not "way overpriced" compared directly to Fuji.
Even when you factor in the lens, it isn't so crazy - When the Fuji X series came out the primes were £700 - £900 range. Obviously they've come down in price since. So you're comparing the new Leica with 35mm equivalent lens at £2700 for the pair to an X-Pro1 with 35mm lens when it came out at around the £2200 mark. Or compare the new Leica with 35mm lens to the Sony all in one RX1 - that was nearly £3k when it first came out.
Here are the prices, courtesy of Clifton Cameras
Where did you learn that?
It is an overpriced boys toy in my book.
Just take a look at a Nec7, doesn't take a genius to work it out.
Gary, your Leica dealer may not split at the moment, but you can buy the body alone at £1350 plus the M adapter for £350. If you are already a M user, you can just get on and use your existing glass.
As for is it good enough for a job? Well, that sort of depends on the job. If youre shooting for a large poster billboard or a double spread for Vogue, maybe not. But for standard portrait, wedding, commercial and PJ work, it might well be good enough. I will admit I have not played with a full size file, but the reviews seem to suggest that the output is pretty reasonable - ok not as good as a M240, S2 or a Hassy.
Having been to David Baileys retrospective at the NPG recently, part of the show is taken on a mobile camera. The prints are pretty big too. A pro shooter friend of mine, who shoots jazz bands for the press now shoots on a OMD-5. No-ones complaining, not even the bands, who pay him to go on tour with him.
As I said earlier, its not for me. But it looks a pretty good product. I thought this was designed ground up by Leica. They have said specifically that it is a true Leica product, not a collaboration with another camera maker.
The Nex7 has a 24.3Mp APS-C Sensor, so - not the same, it doesn't take a genius to google the correction to your inaccurate post