Not overly thrilled w/X-Pro 1 in hand...

David_Manning said:
Okay everyone, time to eat some crow.

I am a flip-flopper. Read that clearly!
Guess what? I have GAS really bad! I want one! ....So, I'm a flippin' flip-flopper!!! Bring it on!

(saving my pennies).
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I understand.
I posted earlier that i really didn't like the feel of it, in the five minutes i spent with it at B&H. But, since then, i seem to be readjusting my thoughts, and now i'm considering the Pro again. Still wish it were more 'dense' and closer in size to the X100, but the reviews of the 35mm and the sensor have been making an impression. I could now see myself traveling with the Pro and a TLR or Hasselblad.

I do need to re-scold B&H, thought. Not having a charged battery in the demo model is inexcusable.
 
David_Manning said:
Okay everyone, time to eat some crow.

I am a flip-flopper. Read that clearly!

I went shooting today with a friend, a new X-Pro 1 owner. I toted along my X100 and my 5DmkII (we drove my car so I could leave a camera in the trunk). He has the 35/1.4, and an 18mm is shipping. So, I put my 50/1.4 on my markII, and away we went, strolling the streets of Fort Worth, Texas, looking for nothing in particular to photograph.

My shutter went *clunk*, his went *snick.* His XP1 began looking sexier in the hand...compact, black, with that beautiful hunk of glass in front. Yes, we traded. Yes, I shot with it. Yes, I held it longer than the thirty seconds in the camera store.

Guess what? I have GAS really bad! I want one!

So, ignore all my previous whining. It's got right all the things I love about the X100, and it's got the interchangeable lens stuff that I sometimes miss.

So, I'm a flippin' flip-flopper!!! Bring it on!

(saving my pennies).
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Haha yup. You have expectations when you hold them at a shop for the first time, and when it turns out to be different to your pre-conceptions you get that kickback - but when you have thrown those away and spent a little more time with it with an open mind it certainly does grow on you. I think all the fujifilm cameras - digital and film are a bit like that.
 
David,
This happens so often... A change of heart with the x pro. Hence my original post. Your not the only one. I let a guy with a main brand felt use mine in the store for a while. He came around too.

Welcome...
 
clayne said:
I can't believe some of these replies and what you guys are focusing on.. Seriously? Capri pants? it really makes me wonder if some of you would cry at the thought of carrying around a GW690 or something of that ilk. None of the M-series or X-series are anything even remotely worth worrying about, size-wise.
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Lighten up man, its only the internet. :)
 
jsrockit said:
Lighten up man, its only the internet. :)
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My reply was a touch of light hearted humour ;-)
Having both the M9 and the X-Pro1, I can say they are very similar in size and handling. Both have their merits and frustrations too in equal measure. The M9 viewfinder can be difficult to focus due to the small focusing window especially if like myself, you wear glasses. The X-Pro1 is a pig to manually focus due to the excessive travel of the focusing ring, but I'd say both are very rewarding to use too in their different ways. Either way, it's down to the individual to make up their mind as to whether these cameras will suit. But it can be argued that there are no cameras made that will satisfy all photographer's but this camera - the X-Pro1 - is a very nice camera and will get better as each update is added.
 
So which is closer to my Zorki 4 - the X100 or the X Pro 1. It’s the only thing I have to reference off of for this comparison.
 
texchappy said:
So which is closer to my Zorki 4 - the X100 or the X Pro 1. It’s the only thing I have to reference off of for this comparison.
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The closest thing to a zorki 4 is a lada niva that mated with a brick and one of those old telescopes that pirates used.

But seriously, they're not very alike at all...
 
My first thoughts... I come from a canon slr system : 350d, Eos 1n (which is about the same size as a 5D), 17-40mm, 50mm and 135mm lens. The xPro is much lighter, much smaller than the 1n alone. I think it is lighter than the 135mm... I also have a Canonet, and with a lens mounted, the Fuji is still lighter.

The overall feeling is nice, the body seems to be solid, it doesn't feel plastic at all. However, the buttons seem a little cheap, as if they were made of an inferior kind of plastic. Maybe is it due to the texture. The on/off switch is especially dubious, it almost feels fragile.

The lens feels nice and solid, even if extremely light.

About the look : i like it, i prefer it to the curvy leica look, as i like more square formats, like the zeiss ikon. I still prefer the ZI, look-wise...
 
macjim said:
My reply was a touch of light hearted humour ;-)
Having both the M9 and the X-Pro1, I can say they are very similar in size and handling. Both have their merits and frustrations too in equal measure. The M9 viewfinder can be difficult to focus due to the small focusing window especially if like myself, you wear glasses. The X-Pro1 is a pig to manually focus due to the excessive travel of the focusing ring, but I'd say both are very rewarding to use too in their different ways. Either way, it's down to the individual to make up their mind as to whether these cameras will suit. But it can be argued that there are no cameras made that will satisfy all photographer's but this camera - the X-Pro1 - is a very nice camera and will get better as each update is added.
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Nicely put.
 
denizg7 said:
guys i just found out about this point and shoot and it looks like xpro

called dmc-lc1
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The DMC-LC1 was not a point and shoot! It was, in fact, the first serious digital camera I ever bought, as I couldn't resist its traditional form-factor and (for the time) very good image quality. It's a shame Panasonic never saw fit to upgrade its 5MP sensor, as the lens/sensor combo produced some very nice files, especially when converted to IR-only use. I ultimately ended up with two of them, as well as Leica's version, the Digilux 2 ... and still have them.

That said, I think the DMC-L1 looks more like the X-Pro1 than the LC1 does. And Yes, I have one of those in my closet, too ... when I did I become a camera packrat? <sigh>
 
Try an X-E1. It is a LOT smaller. Right in between a CLE and an M6 (I have all three). Perfect. Though not as small as a NEX-7. And if you want a slight counterweight just add one of these. Best digital I've ever used, including (by a bit) the X-Pro1.
 
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