Have a question, is the whining noise as the X2 focuses normal? Just curious as I read some concerns on this. Does the X1 do this also? I'm very near deciding to jump but still getting feedbacks from the net.
In AF, it makes a noise..not a whine...more of a mechanical movement noise as it moves in and out before it locks focus. No noise at all and zero shutter lag on MF and scale focus. I look at it as an audible confirmation to me that the focus is not locked and I must wait a fraction of a second or so. Not an issue for me as I don't need action shot capabilities and I am not the "decisive moment" kind of person that is looking for the holy grail of street photos. Nor do I do motorsports, baseball, soccer, football, basketball or any of the other action endeavors for pay...not anymore, BTDT.
If the noise is really an issue, one only needs to pre-focus the AF and it doesn't "hunt" or make as much noise with much shorter shutter lag.
Not an issue for me as it has to do that when it extends. I noticed it at first but after a couple of days 8 months ago, I didn't notice it at all.
The thing is, it is a fixed, extendable lens that allows full pocketability. My IIIF is disappointing with a fixed lens as it does not fit any pocket whatsoever. I don't use it much because of that. The X1 is in my pocket all the time and no one knows it is in my chest pocket of my suite, nor in my CK jeans, nor in my cargo shorts when I am out in hot weather.
Sure, 95% of what you hear on RFF or the web is that it is not perfect, there is something better, there is something cheaper, there is something with more bells and whistles, etc. I, for one, am extremely pleased with the X1 and I am learning a lot with the camera. I simply love using it!
I figure about two more years and I will have explored it's capability envelope, at least as far as my own skills are concerned. By then, I will have completed numerous documentaries, portraits and architectural gigs. As an artist, I am finding a lot of ways to use this remarkable camera.
Does it sound like I don't care about others' opinions? If so, then it would be correct. The Leica X just works for me like no other camera and I hope to get a second body one day and integrate the shooting in a system that will include slave flashes, more studio work, an Ipad, filters, gels, Eye-fi, another small compact Leica with telephoto, and whatever else I can come up with!
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