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 p.4 #3 · Anyone thinking about a Leica X1? | |
TR3B wrote:
The GF1 at $900, +$200 to not have to hold at arms length and a 20MM(40mm equivalent) fixed focal length just doesn't seem very practical to me. I saw this review of the GF1 EVF and have decided its a great time to be snug with the buck. Great format for the masses but holding a camera out in front of me on the street seems wa-hoo. I have 5D and love it and the only thing I want to add is a Leica FF rangefinder, just not at the M9 price-point. I hope I live to see the day. Here's comments on the EVF which would be the only solution to keeping my arms in close and it doesn't look promising (yet).
Cons:
The screen is tiny. Imagine the smallest DSLR viewfinder you have ever used. Now reduce that.
Resolution is too low to check for focusing.
Major tunnel vision.
Colours seem less accurate than the LCD.
Awkward button positioning for switching from LVF to LCD.
Takes up the hotshoe.
Expensive.
Pros:
Tiltable. A really, really great feature. Useful for photographing from lower angles.
Has diopter adjustment.
Impervious to sunlight.
It’s a viewfinder.
If you want a real viewfinder, the G1 or GH1 are the way to go, their EVF is huge and very good.
Remember, we're comparing the GF1 to the X1 here. Both are LV-only cameras with no viewfinder, only a fixed LCD. The GF1 can use either a lens-matched OVF or a clip-on low-rez EVF. The X1 can use a lens-matched OVF (with less hassles, as you can use a standard 35mm RF OVF since the FoV and aspect ratio matches up, the GF1's 4:3 aspect ratio means you're cropping down to 3:2 or guessing on exact composition with a clip-on OVF).
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