(I haven't read the DPR review and likely won't. Never did put much faith or find much credibility in what they have to say. But Cotty: I agree with you .. I'd much rather have an R-D1 or an M8 than an X100, even with only one lens.)
I was all prepared to swoon over the X100 but playing with one found it quite underwhelming, which led to my discovery of the GXR. Frankly, I dont care one wit if only two other people discover the GXR .. It's simply a brilliant little camera for a photographer, not without its own warts, but it's warts and I seem to get along. I've found vey little in wasted gizmos or silly features in it. I was at B&H today and had the chance to experiment with all of the GXR camera modules. Even the small sensor S10 24-72mm EFL camera module works very well, the A12 50mm EFL camera module is superb just like the 28mm. One of them will be waiting for me when I get home next week, along with a Leica optical finder for it. All I need to have a complete three lens traditional kit (wide, normal, portrait tele) with the camera after that is the M lens module and a 50mm lens. Once I have the M lens module I can also adapt my Nikkor 85mm and Pentax 135mm lenses to it too. And all of a sudden it's sounding like an SLR replacement move, because if I don't need the speed of the E-5 it is producing image quality quite on par and takes up 1/3 the space and weight... ! BTW: face detect AF on the G1 was actually quite useful for a good bit of my people shooting. I wouldn't dis a camera for having it, but neither would I go out of my way to get it. It's much like video: nice to have, occasionally useful ... On Tuesday, May 17, 2011, Cotty <cotty...@mac.com> wrote: > On 17/5/11, Steven Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilmx100/ >> >>They were clearly exasperated with the combination of wonderful camera >>and stupid flaws. I have to admit I'm not that tempted. I would do >>better to buy some nice glass for the E-P1, or get the E-P2 with the >>EVF and then get some nice glass. I'm just not sure I would want to >>drop that much money on a camera with a fixed lens at the >>35mm-equivalent FL, which is not my favorite. The fact that I'm >>taking so much trouble to explain why I don't want it is suspicious, >>however. I suspect that if $$$ weren't a factor I would buy one and >>use it whenever I could. > > Thanks. I've read most of the review and, having done so (and if i had > enough money) I would pass it by for now and go get another Epson R-D1. > Really. > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ---------- http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
