> > It's overpriced of course, but I actually think it could be a very > > creative tool. That K7 and all its wonders are often sitting in the > > bag at home. > > Have to say: the wonder of a small, "carry it all the time and get > good quality" camera like this really is how much it *can* do well, > not whether it can replace semi pro or pro class gear. Since I bought > the GXR, for instance, I've hardly had the need for my SLR system gear > for the work I've been doing. That's a bigger sensor camera than the > Q, but I think we're getting to the point in this technology that even > small sensor cameras can be quite capable. > > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com
On Sunday when I shot the Italian procession I took the Fuji X100 and the M8 + 75mm Voigtlander. Although the X100 is good at what I bought it for, it is no way up to the task of shooting this sort of event as well as the Leica does (or the E-1 if I'd used that). It's just too slow and too small - the controls keep getting in the way. The extremely simple user interface of the M8 is a real pleasure and even with manual focusing I'm finding it faster and more accurate than the X100. If you lock focus with the X100 and recompose, you have to refocus & recompose for the next shot, whereas with the Leica you focus, compose, shoot, shoot, shoot, ... - it's a real pleasure. B -- 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.
