From ephotozine review:
"You can use the lens ring to set the zoom position in steps from 24mm to 75mm, or use the zoom ring around the shutter release button for more precise control over the zoom position. The setting changed by the lens ring can be customised in the camera menus to alter zoom, step zoom, ISO, white balance, filter or turned off completely. "
SOLD to the llama at the back.
Depends if you think a red dot is an especially useful feature.Would it be worth paying a bit extra for the red dot version of this camera?
I was thinking in terms of how Leica would implement their firmware, the additional warranties and packaged software. I was also wondering if it would hold its price better.Depends if you think a red dot is an especially useful feature.
I was thinking in terms of how Leica would implement their firmware, the additional warranties and packaged software. I was also wondering if it would hold its price better.
The hardware is exactly the same for both camera except that the Leica model removes the hand grip and replaces the circular control buttons for some rather naff looking square ones.
Therefore...
Leica advantages:
Lightroom 5
3 yr Warranty
Leica disadvantages:
£150 more
Walking round with a pretend Leica and looking like a saddo.
Personally I think that the aluminium & brown Panasonic is the best looks of all of them.
If the Panasonic was still £799 then the Leica would have been a no brainer, but now that he pricing has been fixed it's all down to how much value you place in the warranty, Lightroom code, and styling.
This has grown on me. Anyone know the fastest aperture at 35 and 50mm equiv?
Oh FFS, Panasonic! Apparently the filter thread is 43mm. Why couldn't they have gone with 46mm, like several of their MFT lenses?
This camera is really very, very, very good!
Not really. I've only had it for a couple of hours, but first impressions are excellent.
However I will say that it seems to soak up high ISO well. It's very configurable. The zoom ring isn't far off manual ones and amazingly it's the first compact that I've ever found which is capable of proper BBF.
It will replace at least my 12-40/2.8, and in all likelihood all the rest of my MFT kit too.For those who have one or are thinking of getting one... where will it fit in for you?
It was a little clammy...I used to keep my xf1 in my pants.
Think I might have forgot to mention that to the next owner though.
Oh hi Andy...