So with the £200 cashback deal on amazon recently I'm guessing a lot of people, like me, will have picked one of these up. Have searched around on the forum but haven't found a real thread for them going yet - mostly all a few months old and incorrectly named etc - and as I've been searching around for accessories for it, and haven't done anything like look into firmware updates for it yet, I thought it would be good to have a proper thread going.
Any tips for using it will be greatly welcomed. I must say coming from a 5d and a couple of other dslr/slrs, I'm finding it difficult to get used to the fact that there is no viewfinder. It's much more difficult than I had first imagined. Largely thanks to the fact that I've nearly blinded myself a few times trying to look into an imaginary viewfinder but instead placing the very bright screen on my eyeball. Hopefully this is just something I'll get used to in time. I'll always have sight out of my left eye I suppose. Who needs two eyes anyway.
I've been looking into half cases for it, and as far as I can see the options are this if you're in the UK:
Official half case - currently £50ish at amazon
Gariz half case - currently £55ish at lovecases
Various chinese cases ranging from £13-£40 on amazon and ebay.
Has anyone tried any of these yet? I'd like to get one that i know fits, but £50 and greater seems a lot of money for a half case. Maybe not for Leica owners, but I'm not one of them.
I notice that on some forums some Fuji X line owners have gone for a Toma case for around £25-30 on lovecases, which seems reasonable, but I can't yet find a Toma one for the X-M1. Anybody know anything about that?
Aside from the half case, I've ordered a thumbs up grip from amazon (this one here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/DSLRKIT-Pan...=1388487500&sr=1-1&keywords=DSLRKIT+Thumbs+Up). Again had difficulty finding one in the UK to specifically fit the X-M1, and seeing as this one is silver (matching the top colour of mine) and fits on a few different X-models, and is dirt cheap, I thought I might as well give it a go. Will report back when it's arrived and I've tested it.