Cant help but notice the loose use of the term ‘rangefinder’ here (in the beginning of the video) – also several resellers list it as such, like some did with the X100…. well, SURPRISE! Its NOT a rangefinder for gods sake… It looks like one admittedly but thats where it ends… That being said, i already placed my preorder when the option came up;o)) Im using my Leica M8.2 alongside with the X100 but im swapping out the later for this new beauty – my M is really not so effective above ISO640 (well it can be used to ISO1250 if carefully exposing) but its a TRUE rangefinder with all the benefits inherent therein. Peace.
The optical zoom focusing aid function in the OVF is a great idea and could be great while manual focusing with Leica M lenses. Looking forward to try it! I was a bit disappointed about the camera because of it’s AF performance in low-light according the first results (which is the biggest annoyance with my X100) and the higher retail price than I was looking for but this gave me a bit more hope in the X PRO 1.
By the way I love the smooth and clean design of Fujirumors, more pretty than all the other rumor sites.
Oh and admin, please include a link to the video too because I (and others too) don’t have Flash installed so I can’t watch it but I could through the link by the HTML5 version.
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Cant help but notice the loose use of the term ‘rangefinder’ here (in the beginning of the video) – also several resellers list it as such, like some did with the X100…. well, SURPRISE! Its NOT a rangefinder for gods sake… It looks like one admittedly but thats where it ends… That being said, i already placed my preorder when the option came up;o)) Im using my Leica M8.2 alongside with the X100 but im swapping out the later for this new beauty – my M is really not so effective above ISO640 (well it can be used to ISO1250 if carefully exposing) but its a TRUE rangefinder with all the benefits inherent therein. Peace.
The optical zoom focusing aid function in the OVF is a great idea and could be great while manual focusing with Leica M lenses. Looking forward to try it! I was a bit disappointed about the camera because of it’s AF performance in low-light according the first results (which is the biggest annoyance with my X100) and the higher retail price than I was looking for but this gave me a bit more hope in the X PRO 1.
By the way I love the smooth and clean design of Fujirumors, more pretty than all the other rumor sites.
Oh and admin, please include a link to the video too because I (and others too) don’t have Flash installed so I can’t watch it but I could through the link by the HTML5 version.
Interesting comments about it seeming lighter than an X100
I think that comes down to the camera size – if it’s small, its not so easy to grip.