Thanks for the comments!
The camera so far has performed very similarly to what you will read online, but I've found that most "firmware bugs" and "slow processors" are most likely caused by people pushing too many buttons too fast. The camera performs impeccably in most situations so far, and has a surprisingly responsive shutter button (which is really nice).I would say that the best feature of this camera by far is its lens; it is so sharp I thought I had cut myself the first time I used it.
Since the firmware update the camera has been running
very smoothly, and I really like the three custom user settings that they put on the shooting mode wheel (U1, U2, U3). These settings allow you to jump to any specific focal length, shooting mode (P-S-A-M), metering (spot, matrix, etc.), display, and focusing (single, continuous, etc.) all at the same time. Using the 3" display to shoot will present you with a true arsenal of photographic tools–a level, a very fast an accurate exposure histogram, and the ability to continuously track and focus on an object in three-dimensional space. The list goes on, but I don't care enough to bore you guys with it. It's so customizable that you can probably customize the menu used to customize the menus.
One HUGE thing that did me good is that this camera has two separate wheels for shutter and aperture; not even some of those lame cheapo SLR cameras can boast that, and it's a huge selling point for me. Plus the meter is deadly accurate and far more reliable than that of my D80 through any lens (but still not quite as good as my Yashica GSN…what is it with those cameras???). The viewfinder is total crap by SLR standards, and not super impressive even by vintage rangefinder standards. However, I find myself almost exclusively using the camera with the display off unless I need it for very precise composition or showing photos. Conclusively, it is an excellent camera that could be described as the 21st century's approach to the rangefinder; compact, quick, quiet, convenient, and great photos.
By the way - all photographs posted thus far are unprocessed images, and I'm going to try to keep it that way until further notice.
Update - I'm a little upset about wordpress' compression-happy media uploading application so I will see if I can get some higher quality images up that do the camera justice. Not likely though.
