M Lenses on the X-Pro 1, a few results

[willie_901]

And so it begins...


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The adapter is a simple bayonet to bayonet hunk of metal. It seems focusing was done by eye using the LCD screen.

 

[Benjamin Marks]

Further down in the thread, a commenter points out how to use the focus-magnify function. I wish the pictures told you something though. . .

 

[jsrockit]

I have to admit that the camera looks at home with a short black M lens on it.

 

[regularchickens]

I can't wait to see this camera in the hands of people outside the usual early-adopter types taking the usual sorts of test photos.

 

[_goodtimez]

Oh boy, I'm a little surprised by the shape of that camera. I was not really interested in the first place but I do not like it very much.
Just my personal opinion.

 

[morgan]

I'm soooo tempted by the Xpro1. I love my x100 for the most part, but this would be so great if focusing is easy enough. It does make the awesome ovf useless I would imagine.

 

[Archiver]

Looks like Kipon also make adapters to fit Contax G lenses to the X-Pro 1. Kipon keepin' on. 😀

 

[jsrockit]

Looks like Kipon also make adapters to fit Contax G lenses to the X-Pro 1. Kipon keepin' on. 😀

How does that work? Oh, I did my own research...the adpater has the focus ring. Kind of cool.

 

[bobby_novatron]

Until I see photos of cats and plain brick walls, I am not believing anything I see about this camera! 😉

No -- seriously, it would be nice to see some more stringent test photos. I am curious to see how the X-Pro 1 handles 3rd party lenses. Color-shift with wides ... issues with CA in high-contrast objects ... things like that. Would the X-Pro 1 have any built-in correction for 3rd party lenses? I doubt it.

At any rate, I'm way too tempted to get this camera. It would be nice to have a digital body for my Zeiss and Leica glass. The Fujinon lenses are probably superb on their own merit.

 

[willie_901]

. Color-shift with wides ... issues with CA in high-contrast objects ... things like that.

I sold all my M/LTM lenses and doubt I will ever buy another. So i realy don't care.

While the initial results are hardly stringent tests, the big surprise was the CV 15/4 exhibited no red shift.

 

[cincyMAT]

FYI - Another Kipon adapter user

FYI - Another Kipon adapter user

Here's another user with the Kipon adapter on the X1-Pro.

Photo's on Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kinson12/

Conversation at DPR:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1020&message=40884533

Seems to me he found the combination to work reasonably well. Basically he thought "practice makes perfect".

 

[kbg32]

For once, I would love to see someone take "real" pictures. "Real" world usage. Pictures they are serious about, other then the usual test shots of inanimate objects and walls.

 

[splitimageview]

And then people would complain: where are the test shots of objects and brick walls? How can I tell anything from these artistic photos? 😉

 

[splitimageview]

I didn't see any test pictures of cats. Does this mean that the X-Pro1 does not have cat mode??

 

[Jubb Jubb]

Images look ok, they don't look as 3D or have the same dimension as what you get from the M8/M9.

The X-Pro 1 isn't for me, but I'm sure it's going to have a lot of sales.
Leica really need to come out with something to compete with Fuji.

 

[Benjamin Marks]

I have to say I was pretty impressed by the image from the 12mm C/V lens. No "dreaded corner red-shift." Hey, I know I'm a fan-boy of this stuff. But I'd expect the 12 to be the worst of the wides. Can't wait to slap a Zeiss 25/2.8 on a camera with the reported high-ISO performance of the X1 Pro. The "low light penalty" of the f:2.8 wides just went away!

 

[aleksanderpolo]

Lovely bokeh of the 35/1.2 Didn't notice Summilux ASPH has swirly bokeh before.

 

[Jubb Jubb]

Check out these comparisons of the Hyperprime 50mm 0.95 on both the X-Pro 1 and the M9. http://www.f8photography.com.hk/blog/2012/03/hyperprime1/

Seems there is some terrible fringe showing on the X-Pro 1 shots...

 

[celluloidprop]

I wish I could see the undefinable qualities (3d, 'dimension,' 'soul,' 'feel' etc.) that fans ascribe to Leica bodies and lenses.
Granted, I never did well with metaphysics - much less the metaphysics of inanimate objects.

 

[Spyro]

Seems there is some terrible fringe showing on the X-Pro 1 shots...

Well the guy says he shoots raw with the m9 and processed the shots so who knows maybe he's corrected it?

Anyway velvia preset on human beings with a 0.95 and mixed coloured street lights is probably not the best idea 😱