almost, just about...

[back alley]

...bought an x100 this afternoon...

the local pro shop has a few in stock and i got to play with one for an extended period with no one else around today...i almost bought it...it was so tempting...after seeing all the great looking images on the net i just about talked myself into it..."nice size, smaller then the rd1, lighter, could fit in my pocket...sell the lx3 to help defray the cost...cool camera, very quick af, that lens is so sharp"!!!

i am surprised that i had the self control...

 

[benlees]

I was going to pop down to McBains for some fixer anyway...unless you are talking Vistek!

Luckily, I can only afford fixer!

You did well Joe. Almost sounds like you talked yourself into it! Good thing they are closed Sunday.

 

[back alley]

mcbain at 107...

i'm safe till monday, lunch time...

 

[peripatetic]

Resistance is futile...

 

[Sparrow]

no ... I sense the force is strong in this one ...

 

[emraphoto]

Buy it Joe. It is, in my humble opinion, a magnificient camera.

 

[FrankS]

The GAS is strong in this one. Bet he gets one.

 

[Jamie Pillers]

Gotta get it; its The One, Joe (at least until the Next One)!

 

[karlori]

The GAS is strong in this one. Bet he gets one.

😱 it is with most of us who held the little gem... If i wasn't finally continuing my M3 repaint and getting tons of PK glass i would save up for one...
Student loan also doesn't seem so bad after holding the camera :bang:

 

[helen.HH]

Aside from a possible money factor and already having TWO digital cameras..... What Stopped YOU ?

What made that Decisive Moment slip away ...?

 

[FrankS]

I'd buy it if I were you Joe.

 

[lynnb]

Buy it, Joe. I need more people to buy one and discuss the shortcomings so I don't get tempted by the IQ of all the X100 images being posted.

 

[shadowfox]

Like others, I don't see where the hesitation is.
X100 sounds like something you've been looking for, Joe.

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Good job, joe! 🙂 I'm really proud of you!! 😉

 

[Out to Lunch]

After reading up on the x100, I would not give it a second thought. Stick to your RD-1's until you are ready to dish out the cash for its Leica equivalent.

 

[Rob-F]

Does the restriction to one focal length not dissuade? It does me. Would a micro-4/3 like the Panasonic with the zoom plus the fast 20mm not be more versatile, even if the sensor is smaller?

 

[KM-25]

Buy it Joe. It is, in my humble opinion, a magnificient camera.

I second this, simply brilliant little camera, nice updates on the firmware too, all but the lowest light showing improvements in AF.

I have put over 3,000 shots through mine in the past month I have owned it, mostly in paid reportage situations...

 

[andredossantos]

You have an enviable constitution. I would've walked out with that camera by hook or crook, no question.

 

[willie_901]

Yesterday's firmware update is a huge improvement.

Just remember this is an auto-focus camera. Manual focus (which is improved with the new firmware) is really only for macro mode, checking/fine tuning focus, and setting the focus point for zone focusing. AF is fast and accurate down to EV 5-6 light. The new firmware also has a new focus frame to assist with parallax compensation in OVF mode.

 

[emraphoto]

I second this, simply brilliant little camera, nice updates on the firmware too, all but the lowest light showing improvements in AF.

I have put over 3,000 shots through mine in the past month I have owned it, mostly in paid reportage situations...

i have been out and about 9working) with the x100, canon s90 and a hackintoshed netbook. i cannot tell you how liberating it has been!

i have been hearing a lot of "you bought into the hype" comments as of late but it doesn't equate to me. it's a bloody swell camera.