Thanks for your comments, Godfrey. In fact, I have been looking at the
possibility of buying a Ricoh GXR + A12 Leica mount unit, as now they
can be had for a lower and more attractive price and it is possible to
use my Pentax lenses with and adapter. But the bulk of the camera plus
the adapter is almost the same of a DSLR, with a number of disadvantages
at least for my use.
I am still thinking about that option, but I think I would be better
served by a X100 and in any case I want a camera with a viefinder. The
RAW files I have downloaded look very good. It is a bit bigger than the
X10/X20, and it has a fixed 23mm 2.0 lens instead of a zoom (although it
seems an excellent prime, and I happen to find it has a very useful
FOV). The 28-112m (eq.) 2.0-2.8 lens of the X10/X20 is very tempting and
the camera is smaller and lighter than the X100, although I am not
thrilled by the smaller sensor. So, in case I don't change my mind
again, it is a choice between a small sensor camera with a fast zoom
lens or one with an APS-C sensor and a fast fixed focal length. Or, as
you sugest, a fourthirds camera. There some very interesting lenses for
that format, but I haven't liked the ergonomics of the camera bodies I
have had the chance to try (very few, admittedly).
El 16/03/2013 15:08, Godfrey DiGiorgi escribió:
I bought and tried the X10 when it came out, based on how much Cotty
liked it, and found that it wasn't for me. I think a good bit of my
dissatisfaction with it is that I prefer the results from the larger
sensor cameras, but I also find that I'm simply not enthralled by
Fuji's controls and menus, throughout their X series lineup.
However, I've been very happy with the Leica X2, Ricoh GXR, and
Olympus/Panasonic Micro-FourThirds cameras. The larger sensors and
versatility of these cameras is a major plus. Even the Leica X2 with a
fixed mount, fixed focal length lens proves to have a tremendous range
of capability.
The one big thing that the Fuji X10/X20 has going for it is the built
in optical viewfinder for when you don't want to use the LCD. I solve
that lack on the X2, GXR and Oly Pen E-PL1 by fitting an optical
viewfinder when I want to work that way. All three of these are
substantially less to carry than any of my SLR cameras have been, yet
return image quality on par with the SLRs.
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