Godfrey
somewhat colored
And keeps your nose further back from the LCD.
A very little bit, it must be said, my glasses being the limit of how close I can get in the first place. ;-)
G
fireblade
Vincenzo.
very nice case G.
adamjohari
Established
I sold my Leica M6 and 50mm Summicron cause it's hard to process film where I live now (Malaysia). Recently, my wife gave birth to a baby boy and I'm taking his pics using my old Dlux 4. The pics are ok-ish, but no where up to standards of what I believe should be my baby's first album.
I'm having a hard time deciding on whether to get:
1) Leica X 113
2) Leica Dlux 109
3) Sony a7 w 35mm summarit & novoflex/metabones adapter
4) Sony rx1
So many choices :/
What do you guys think?
Thanks,
Adam
I'm having a hard time deciding on whether to get:
1) Leica X 113
2) Leica Dlux 109
3) Sony a7 w 35mm summarit & novoflex/metabones adapter
4) Sony rx1
So many choices :/
What do you guys think?
Thanks,
Adam
adamjohari
Established
Some of my old photography:
http://flickr.com/photos/adam_johari
http://flickr.com/photos/adam_johari
Godfrey
somewhat colored
It's hard to say what will work best for you, but I've come to regard the X typ 113 as my standard camera. I find it works brilliantly for me doing photos like what you showed.
G
G
adamjohari
Established
Godfrey, does the Leica X 113 have a thread where you can attach filters on? Wouldn't want to scratch my lens. Wish I could permanently place a B+W filter on it.
Thanks.
Thanks.
kknox
kknox
The X-113 has takes 43mm filters.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
As above, it takes 43mm filters. If you want to fit a protective filter, you'll need the filter and a lens cap that fits it.
I don't use protective filters myself. I just fit the lens cap when I'm not shooting.
G
I don't use protective filters myself. I just fit the lens cap when I'm not shooting.
G
Peter_S
Peter_S
I sold my Leica M6 and 50mm Summicron cause it's hard to process film where I live now (Malaysia). Recently, my wife gave birth to a baby boy and I'm taking his pics using my old Dlux 4. The pics are ok-ish, but no where up to standards of what I believe should be my baby's first album.
I'm having a hard time deciding on whether to get:
OT but:
Fuji X-E2 with a XF 35mm. Saying that after using M6, M7, M8.2, X1 and X2 extensively. After that - consider an M8.2.
2WK
Rangefinder User
Godfrey, congrats on the new camera. It is a very attractive Leica and yes I would definitely buy one if I didn't already have too many cameras...including the X Vario. I have been shooting mainly with the M Mono, M6 ttl and I had been using the Xpro1 for my color digital work.
I won the XV in a photo contest and was pretty sure I would have no use for it and decided to sell it. I figured that it wouldn't really be any better than the fuji after all it uses a similar sensor. Plus, with the Xpro I can use many different lenses..including fast ones like my 35 1.4. But I have to say, I was never really thrilled with the quality coming out of the xtrans. Sometimes I was happy with it, but I began to get tired of the raw processing. I could go on and on about the colors, sharpening etc but I'll cut this a bit short.
I yanked the X Vario off of ebay and decided to use it and I have to say the files are much better. They have an overall "cleaner" quality that I love and much more micro contrast. Plus, they sharpen up so much better...it's not even comparable. I sold my fuji system!
I never owned an M9, but the colors I get out of the XV are the best I have seen in digital.
The zoom lens...Yes, I generally have not been a zoom user but it is quite refreshing in use. It has become an amazing little studio tool. 50mm, 70mm with a leaf shutter & strobes...I love it. So because of that I'm not so sure I would swap for a 113, but I would definitely enjoy using both!
I won the XV in a photo contest and was pretty sure I would have no use for it and decided to sell it. I figured that it wouldn't really be any better than the fuji after all it uses a similar sensor. Plus, with the Xpro I can use many different lenses..including fast ones like my 35 1.4. But I have to say, I was never really thrilled with the quality coming out of the xtrans. Sometimes I was happy with it, but I began to get tired of the raw processing. I could go on and on about the colors, sharpening etc but I'll cut this a bit short.
I yanked the X Vario off of ebay and decided to use it and I have to say the files are much better. They have an overall "cleaner" quality that I love and much more micro contrast. Plus, they sharpen up so much better...it's not even comparable. I sold my fuji system!
I never owned an M9, but the colors I get out of the XV are the best I have seen in digital.
The zoom lens...Yes, I generally have not been a zoom user but it is quite refreshing in use. It has become an amazing little studio tool. 50mm, 70mm with a leaf shutter & strobes...I love it. So because of that I'm not so sure I would swap for a 113, but I would definitely enjoy using both!
Godfrey
somewhat colored
Godfrey, congrats on the new camera. It is a very attractive Leica and yes I would definitely buy one if I didn't already have too many cameras...including the X Vario.
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The zoom lens...Yes, I generally have not been a zoom user but it is quite refreshing in use. It has become an amazing little studio tool. 50mm, 70mm with a leaf shutter & strobes...I love it. So because of that I'm not so sure I would swap for a 113, but I would definitely enjoy using both!
Thanks! I'm delighted with the X, it's truly a terrific camera.
... As is the X Vario. Interesting story of its acquisition... I too have tried the Fuji cameras and come away un-motivated by the X-Trans sensor. That sensor just seems to take too much work to get what I want out of, never mind my other gripes about Fuji ergonomics. But, heck, others love those cameras and who am I to say what's best? I only know what works best for me.
I've been tempted to add an X Vario to my kit—in doing so I could likely let go of the M9. The X Vario lens is terrific from all the work I've seen posted with it. But I decided that if I want to get a zoom camera, I'd prefer a built-in EVF and image stabilization, and an ultra-zoom range. That would seem a better complement to the fixed lens X and prime lens only M9. So I'm going to give the Panasonic FZ1000 a try.
It's so easy to accumulate too many cameras. :-\
G
2WK
Rangefinder User
It's so easy to accumulate too many cameras. :-\
G
It is! And that why I decided to scrap one or the other. I don't like to sit and stare at a bunch of systems and hesitate on which one to pack in my bag...and then second guessing myself and bringing both anyway.
And I don't mean to bash on the Fuji...it is a great camera with really nice lenses. I just much prefer the Leica files and it's minimally designed body/menus. I also found myself using the EVF on the X-Pro1 most of the time anyway, and I think the Olympus one is better that I use on the XV. Only, it is a bit of a pain if you are pulling the camera in and out of a bag. Other than that, I really like it.
And I gotta say, I love the High Contrast BW ooc jpegs. I hate how I can't select DNG only , but I leave the BW jpegs on all the time. And then I already have a beautiful conversion.
You have been posting some really nice work with the 113, keep it up!
asiafish
Established
X Vario is my main travel camera, supplemented by Nikon Df and 58/1.4G for low-light and portrait/event work, and M Monochrom with 35 Summarit and 50 Summicron for nothing other than my pure pleasure.
Still, XV gets the most use, and in fact is so good that I just ordered the X 113 to for a perfect travel kit. XV for daytime travels, X 113 for indoors and evening. Each as a backup for the other, and both when I want maximum creative potential.
Still, XV gets the most use, and in fact is so good that I just ordered the X 113 to for a perfect travel kit. XV for daytime travels, X 113 for indoors and evening. Each as a backup for the other, and both when I want maximum creative potential.
asiafish
Established
I've had t X a few months now and have replaced the Nikon Df with a Leica M-E.
The X113 has become my primary camera, used more than any other.
The X113 has become my primary camera, used more than any other.
adamjohari
Established
Leica X113 now there is a Leica Q
Leica X113 now there is a Leica Q
Would Leica Q sales eat up the X113 sales?
Leica X113 now there is a Leica Q
Would Leica Q sales eat up the X113 sales?
asiafish
Established
Would Leica Q sales eat up the X113 sales?
Q is double the price and in a completely different class.
I love the Q, but I'm sticking with the X.
RLG
Established
X Vario is my main travel camera, supplemented by Nikon Df and 58/1.4G for low-light and portrait/event work, and M Monochrom with 35 Summarit and 50 Summicron for nothing other than my pure pleasure.
Still, XV gets the most use, and in fact is so good that I just ordered the X 113 to for a perfect travel kit. XV for daytime travels, X 113 for indoors and evening. Each as a backup for the other, and both when I want maximum creative potential.
Same here, I have the X Vario in use during daytime, the zoom lens is outstanding and practical to use. Very recent got the X 113 also for indoors and in the evening. Great combination.
Best
Lawrence A.
Established
I'm late to this party, because I'm always buying used as I don't have the budget for new. It's very personal. The Fuji X series are wonderful, but I had the X100F and just did not like the files I got from it. Maybe it's the XTrans thing, I don't know. It's personal. I preferred the crisp output of my X1 much more, despite having half the resolution, and the shooting experience made me want to use it. So I just bought a used X113. For me, and I emphasize FOR ME, the Leica X is just more enjoyable to use. I like the spare menu and stripped down options. I had an RX1 too, and though the files were lovely, I just did not bond with the camera, the way I did with the quirky X1, despite all it's limitation. The best camera is the one I want to pick up and shoot with. I cannot decide based on spec sheets; the cameras I like often are trashed in that kind of comparison. I shoot an Olympus Pen-F (with the 12-40mm 80% of the time) and now the X113. I loved the X1, the Stylus 1 for convenience, the D-lux 109 for traveling light, the original E-M5 for weather sealing. And my favorite 35mm film camera is an Olympus 35 SP. Still waiting for Olympus to make a digital version. I loved that camera.
Archiver
Mentor
I shoot an Olympus Pen-F (with the 12-40mm 80% of the time) and now the X113. I loved the X1, the Stylus 1 for convenience, the D-lux 109 for traveling light, the original E-M5 for weather sealing. And my favorite 35mm film camera is an Olympus 35 SP. Still waiting for Olympus to make a digital version. I loved that camera.
If only Olympus would make a 35 SP or Trip in digital form. The closest you can get right now would be an Olympus E-PL9 or Pen-F with the Olympus 17mm f1.8 lens. For more resolution, the Panasonic GX9 would be the closest.
Mudman
Well-known
Well, I've just taken the plunge on one. We'll see what I think of it when it arrives. I've been interested in one of these (x1, x2, or the 113) since they came out in 2009. The x 113, minus the cost for the EVF, ticks all the boxes. I've got a few optical zoom finders I can try on it, I think my nikon tewe style might work best. Excited to add this to the fold - I'm hoping that it can make for a good candid capture cam while working weddings too.
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