X2 - Paul Smith Edition.... OK....

Sometimes it seems like these forums have a big population of film shooting conservative dads, who wish that colors didnt exist.
I mean Leica is probably one of the safest conservative camera companies when it comes to their main camera lines. But thankfully they do some daring design special editions. But every time they step away from the safe path the faithful start complaining.

Same thing with the M-E which design I love. Even stepping away from black or grey for (oh the horror) blue-grey is far beyond many people's appreciation. (Obviously not every daring design is automatically good, but I do find a certain lack of appreciation for anything daring or outside the ordinary among the leicaphiles.)
 
After having a few days to adjust to this camera ... I'm shocked to discover I really like it.

I need help! :eek:
 
I don't know what all the hoo-hah is about. The X2 is a very fine camera, and the Paul Smith color scheme is appealing to some. You don't like it ... save your money and buy the basic X2 in black or silver-chrome. It's a great photograph making machine either way.

People who disparage the X2 are mis-informed. I've been shooting with it almost exclusively for six weeks and it holds its own against any 35mm film camera and even the Leica M9 (yes, I have one of them too). It's not a "professional" camera, but it's a very fine camera nonetheless.

I think the Paul Smith X2 is far far better looking than some of the awful "gold" edition cameras I've seen produced.
 
Reminds me of the current "trend" in flouro colors in fashion shops - wait until next season and you can get it for half price (but I would still not pay that much for it).
 
Godfrey said:
I don't know what all the hoo-hah is about. The X2 is a very fine camera, and the Paul Smith color scheme is appealing to some. You don't like it ... save your money and buy the basic X2 in black or silver-chrome. It's a great photograph making machine either way.

People who disparage the X2 are mis-informed. I've been shooting with it almost exclusively for six weeks and it holds its own against any 35mm film camera and even the Leica M9 (yes, I have one of them too). It's not a "professional" camera, but it's a very fine camera nonetheless.

I think the Paul Smith X2 is far far better looking than some of the awful "gold" edition cameras I've seen produced.
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I've seen some images from the X2 of late that have really impressed me colour wise ... quite stunning IMO.

With the full frame rush that's happening currently I could be quite happy with a bargain priced used X2. I was one of the vocal critics of this series when it was released but I've changed my attitude. It's a very sensible camera and one of Leica's real 'sleepers' IMO.
 
Keith said:
I've seen some images from the X2 of late that have really impressed me colour wise ... quite stunning IMO.

With the full frame rush that's happening currently I could be quite happy with a bargain priced used X2. I was one of the vocal critics of this series when it was released but I've changed my attitude. It's a very sensible camera and one of Leica's real 'sleepers' IMO.
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+1

Some of the early comments by various web reviewers dissed the "look" of the photos out of it. Well, I believe that Leica changed the standard JPEG rendering to be a bit more neutral and more amenable to post process editing. A simple matter of changing from Standard to Natural and bumping the saturation and contrast up one notch to make the X2 image quality glow straight out of the camera. The raw files are incredibly good to work with: enormous sensitivity and dynamic range. The lens is wonderful.

About the only thing I'm not entirely delighted with is that the servo manual focusing is a bit too slow, it makes watching for the in-out focus transition a little more difficult than it ought to be.
 
i somehow like it, maybe because the colors remind me on my childhood.

when i was a child, we had a very popular brand of ice here. the so called twinni. u could break it in the middle and had 2 ice then.. :) don't know if this works with the leica too...

does anybody else notice the similarity...?



 
sepiareverb said:
Where?????
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Possibly Paul Smith's Fifth Avenue store.

Anyways in fashion I learned its "percieved value." Anyways not sure if I'm hip enough to go shooting with this camera. I'm probably too old. (54, almost 55). Definately makes a powerful statement. LOL.

Cal
 
You guys remember the M6J? The M3 look a like??

Many say the x1 x2 take its design from the barnack.. What if they made a x2 barnack edition , with a small optical viewfinder?? brass plates etc.. 100 year anniversary is coming soon.. Certainly would be interesting.

cheers,

Dennis
 
Would love to see 100th aniv edition with brass plates, vulcanite covering, no red dot, no EVF port (not big fan of that blocky part sticking out) but comes with small OVF.

I still wish they'll make 50mm version of X series camera...
 
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