So far other than one small hiccup I am very happy and think I may have found the digital compact I have been looking for.
First off my Contax G2s were my favorite all time street cameras, the XPro 1 is almost exactly the same size as the Contax, just lighter, working with two cameras will be a dream, except here is my one hiccup so far, I received two bodies the other day, one has been flawless but the other suffered from some form of sporadic electrical problem, anyway these things happen and I have a new body one its way for Monday.
The camera is such a joy to shoot with, feels great in the hands and while not completely silent it is more than quiet enough for me.
The lenses are very, very nice, the lens hoods a little strange, the lens hood caps will be lost in no time, I would prefer some form of snap-in instead of the push on.
AF is not as fast as my Canon 1ds MkIV but is way faster than an M9, all joking aside I have had very little issues with the AF speed or ability to lock on, I use single spot AF, and as long I have a point of contrast, it was focusing pretty quick in some pretty dark scenes last night. IQ is off the map, very smooth, with amazing abilities at 32OO and 6400 ISO, colors are bright and clean.
While I will admit it does not feel as solid as a Leica, but it still feels well built, the control layout seems right so far, like the Q menu button.
While I doubt I will every manually focus the camera the focus movement seems faster than the X100, and easy to set for zone focus shooting. Using the AFL button to focus in MF is quick and easy to use. I like that the aperture ring click stops in thirds. EXP Comp dial may be just a little too easy to turn, but ok.
I will be putting a diopter on the viewfinder, there would be one there now but I messed up and order the wrong one.
Overall I am very happy.
Here are a couple of shots at F2.5 one at 1600 the other at 1250 both at 3200 ISO while I was having lunch, they have been reduced to fit on this site 41mb>7mb
First off my Contax G2s were my favorite all time street cameras, the XPro 1 is almost exactly the same size as the Contax, just lighter, working with two cameras will be a dream, except here is my one hiccup so far, I received two bodies the other day, one has been flawless but the other suffered from some form of sporadic electrical problem, anyway these things happen and I have a new body one its way for Monday.
The camera is such a joy to shoot with, feels great in the hands and while not completely silent it is more than quiet enough for me.
The lenses are very, very nice, the lens hoods a little strange, the lens hood caps will be lost in no time, I would prefer some form of snap-in instead of the push on.
AF is not as fast as my Canon 1ds MkIV but is way faster than an M9, all joking aside I have had very little issues with the AF speed or ability to lock on, I use single spot AF, and as long I have a point of contrast, it was focusing pretty quick in some pretty dark scenes last night. IQ is off the map, very smooth, with amazing abilities at 32OO and 6400 ISO, colors are bright and clean.
While I will admit it does not feel as solid as a Leica, but it still feels well built, the control layout seems right so far, like the Q menu button.
While I doubt I will every manually focus the camera the focus movement seems faster than the X100, and easy to set for zone focus shooting. Using the AFL button to focus in MF is quick and easy to use. I like that the aperture ring click stops in thirds. EXP Comp dial may be just a little too easy to turn, but ok.
I will be putting a diopter on the viewfinder, there would be one there now but I messed up and order the wrong one.
Overall I am very happy.
Here are a couple of shots at F2.5 one at 1600 the other at 1250 both at 3200 ISO while I was having lunch, they have been reduced to fit on this site 41mb>7mb