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c4change wrote:
The specs of this camera looks awful on paper. There's a plethora of negative comments about this camera on the internet. But then I wonder how many of those people actually own/use this camera. IMHO this little cam deserves much more love. It's a respectable, no-nonsense, practical solution to street/travel photography.
Its got a nice solid build, and if you don't need speed, the lens is good, so it certainly can produce some nice images, but given the price tag, I don't think I would think of it as a remotely "practical" camera, unless your among those who travel 1st class.
Something like a Fuji XM1 with the quite good for the money 18-55 OSS, or an Olympus EM10 w/ a 12-30 zoom and a 25/1.8, or a A6000, or a Ricoh GR etc etc all seem far more practical in terms of being far more affordable while having quite decent IQ and a travel friendly size.
I suppose Leica and Practical are perhaps something of oxymorons though, and why I'm sure Fuji, Olympus, Sony etc sell likely several thousand camera for every one that Leica sells.
Again, I'm not saying its a bad camera, its actually pretty cool overall, just have to keep its limitations in mind, but the price is a big issue for myself and I'd imagine most people.
If it was $699, I'd totally buy one though.
As it stands, its like a 2 seat sports car. Pricey, can't do too much with it, so it sure can't be your only car, but if you've got the money, and a 3 car garage, would be nice to have
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