Will the new X1 have better quality than the old M8?

[Rob-F]

I didn't vote because I couldn't agree with any of the choices. Both cameras are fairly hi-res, so that shouldn't make much difference. The X1 apparently has a very fine lens. So it comes down to which lens is being used on the M8. With a 28mm Summicron ASPH, for instance, or the 24mm Elmarit on the M8, I imagine they are very close. So I think the best answer is "it depends."

 

[Turtle]

I did not vote because I too have no experience with this as yet un-produced camera and my powers of speculation are reserved entirely for my employer's unreasonable questions 😀

 

[2001alal]

way to go johnastovall

way to go johnastovall

Why? How can one make any rational statements about X1 with out a large body of X1 images made with final production firmware.

There are too many flights of fancy here without any objective data.

thats a much better response johnastovall lol
less sarcasm

 

[Dave Wilkinson]

Well - I've just got rid of mine! - did'nt like it at all, IQ not up to the RD1 🙁

 

[FA Limited]

The specs that I've seen don't include image stabilization, but I have seen menu screen shots that included some sort of image stabilization option. Does anyone know if and what type of stabilization is available? Low light / stabilization / CMOS and some newer technology might just make this a better choice, ignoring the fixed lens issue, at shooting in poor illumination than the "M" digitals.

Stabilization??

from the dpr preview it's fake stabilization. "electronic"

 

[bo_lorentzen]

Yeah, don't care too much for electronic stabilization.. it is on some of the Sanyo cameras, and it sucks (for lack of a better word)

it also kind of misses the point when shooting at 1/15th - taking a second shot to blend the two is meaningless when the exposure time is so long that the camera is unlikely to be in the same place for the second exposure.

Guess the camera will work best as a digital "film" shooter, what you see is what you get, hold the camera still and shoot like with any M camera. this might not be a bad thing anyway.

Bo

www.bophoto.typepad.com

 

[bwcolor]

Agreed... electronic stabilization is a non-feature. This explains why it is not included in specs posted on many sites. Now, Nikon rumor mills are speculating that Nikon's version will be announced within a week.