Comments on: Leica X1 specs?

By: Vernon Leow

Vernon Leow — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:47:47 +0000

Specs will be similar to the Panasonic GF-1. It will use Micro 4/3 mount lenses but because it has a bigger sensor (1.5x rather than 2.0x), it is technically not a Micro 4/3 camera so they were not lying when they said they won’t make a Micro 4/3 camera. It will have the optional Electronic Viewfinder that adjusts according to the lens mounted.

By: hexar

hexar — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:38:08 +0000

will the X1 have an electronic level like the Ricoh GRD and Oly EP1 have ?
Any ideas if this could be a Leica “issue” ?
(it is soooo helpfull especially in wide angle fotography)

By: Joachim

Joachim — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:37:23 +0000

To Chow: “Fixed focus won’t make sense”. But the X1 will have an objective with fixed focal length; please note the difference.

By: hexar

hexar — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:06:42 +0000

THIS IS MY LONG AWAITED DIGITAL VERSION OF THE konica hexar af !!
Are there more HEXAR AF users getting exited here ?

By: Christian Louis

Christian Louis — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:59:19 +0000

New informations/rumor (pdf file) seems to say these specifications (m4/3 etc.) are false and the photo is true.

By: Chow

Chow — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:03:01 +0000

Just doesn’t make sense for Leica to launch a different system of interchangeable lenses. So I think it’s either fake or m43. Fixed focus won’t make sense either I think. Who wants to pay enormous amounts of money for a fixed lens cam.
I guess in a few days from now we all know..

By: mingmac

mingmac — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:15:43 +0000

Ah!!! I cannot wait to see the real one.

By: NikoDoby

NikoDoby — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:43:11 +0000

The word “affordable” means different things to different people. Unfortunately I don’t think Leica’s definition is the same as mine

By: xavier

xavier — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:38:46 +0000

PS : I remember not so long ago that Leica CEO said there would be an affordable digital Leica camera…

By: xavier

xavier — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:36:02 +0000

the look is not a “Leica look” and i would rather see a Leica version of the Panasonic GF1, with new real Leica lenses. It is maybe the surprise we are all going to have on the 999 !

By: LR admin

LR admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:32:42 +0000

This is what I was thinking as well and the X1 will have a fixed lens, not a Interchangeable one. I think this rumor is busted.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:20:27 +0000

Those are the specs for the GF1. The X1 is NOT a mFT camera.

By: helios

helios — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:49:20 +0000

still no price info? not even a clue? cant imagine they could double the price on the competition. $1200?

By: Christian Louis

Christian Louis — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:54:49 +0000

In my opinion, the photo is a mock up : not coated lens and so on The specifications are the same as the pana gf1. If Leica goes with pana in the m4/3, it’s a good information.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:45:20 +0000

Hi… one other thing, if this picture is accurate, its not the same as the GF1 due to the fact that this has a manual dial for shutter speed while the GF1 does not. This seems more old school. I still worry about lack of a view finder there. Think that is a deal breaker for me.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:32:20 +0000

Sorry, I forgot to add :

Pick the wrong

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:28:27 +0000

M9… is what I like! What about a panasonic version though? Then we could be talking. I don’t care about cameras, only lenses – unless you are talking about film…then cameras matter. Digital cameras are nothing more than a shell around the sensor and sensor technology is changed every few months so give me a cheap panasonic camera with the same sensor as the Leica and I will keep my leica lenses and buy a new pana camera every 6 months with the newest and best sensor.

By: fiatlux

fiatlux — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:48:28 +0000

I don’t find pick the wrong
the specs pick the wrong
so confusing pick the wrong
It’s just a pick the wrong
copy of the pick the wrong
GF-1 specs pick the wrong
which is pick the wrong
rather plausible pick the wrong

By: Peter Lustig

Peter Lustig — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:43:00 +0000

Leica X1 will base on the Panasonic Micro FourThirds Lumix GF1 – Flash, Control dial, Shutter release, Flash-Shoe – all the same position with the Lumix. Both 12MP… And they already cooperate with the D-Lux modells… and remember the New Leica Lens that Panasonic is offering for the GF1.

So this X1 will be the Leica version of a Micro FourThirds camera – I am sure.