Member dalethorn

This lens has been sold, thanks. I got $7250 minus $150 shipping and insurance for a net of $7100 against my purchase price of $11000. Based on the responses I got from 4 ads over the past couple months (one only), the resale value was less than expected.

Canceling this post and replacing with separate posts for camera and lens.

Excellent all!! The colors seem especially vibrant and saturated. Any special settings?

Very nice images, aboudd. The X2 images are amazing.

butz-inc;6579 wrote: I have a question. It appears that the Leica C (Typ 112) is not only based on the Panasonic LF1, but I read that Panasonic is manufacturing the camera as well. With that said, the LF1 battery is dmw-bcn10 while the Leica battery is bp-dc14-u. Both are 3.7v 950mAh. The Panasonic battery runs about 1/3rd the price of the…

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I had the X1, and currently have the D-Lux6, C-112, and Monochrom/Noctilux. My opinion is that the difference in sensor size may be important if ultimate resolution is critical, but for most purposes, the difference between a fixed 35 mm focal length and the 24-90 mm zoom is a very big difference. If I were set on having the zoom and still wanted…[Read more]

naomisy;5869 wrote: you could resale it on ebay

It got replaced. There was really nothing wrong with the original with the “bubble” or whatever it was, but since I would never sell an $11000 lens on eBay, I wanted to be sure that the bubble would not impact the resale value to Leica users on Leica forums. Leica and Leica Miami solved that…[Read more]

naomisy;5816 wrote: Is this sold yet?

Yes, it's sold, but I wish now I hadn't sold it. It had the perfect feel and the best zoom lens (for quality and for zooming) that I've ever used. I have the Monochrom and the C-112 and the DLux6 now, and also a Panasonic GM1, but I mostly carry the GM1 and I would like to have a X Vario again. Maybe…[Read more]

Doug;5703 wrote: The little camera is doing well for you! That's a dramatic and interesting structure…

Thanks! The perspective I have here was only possible from one position, and required nearly the full 200 mm effective zoom. At a wider angle we would have seen (and captured) many bright lamps that light the public park area, which is…[Read more]

bps6162;5618 wrote: Nice shot!

Thanks! It was a rare coincidence – that butterfly is uncommon in my area and it was buzzing around me for some reason, so I got out the camera and followed it over to the plant it perched on. Another uncommon occurrence was the puffy clouds and blue sky behind the butterfly. After taking the photo (several in…[Read more]

The X Vario went to a new owner in Texas last week.

My informal 100 percent positive review of this very nifty little camera. Ordinarily the various reviews list pros and cons, but until other cameras start coming on line that compete with this camera on size, quality, and features, I won't have anything on which to base that level of critique.

http://youtu.be/nFDA3M6UcD4

JerryY;5564 wrote: David, is that correct? Will Leica, NJ really clean the sensor at no charge? Does that apply also to the S? If so, who do we contact? Jerry

Just to note, I opened the shutter and used my new Giottos “rocket blower” on the sensor, or more precisely the glass covering the sensor. I took blank blue-sky photos before and…[Read more]

The random symmetries in nature are interesting. The center 4 rectangles taken together look a lot like images of the background radiation of the universe. Probably not unrelated, as heat radiation drives both over different time scales.

Beautiful motifs – great color. Did you by chance run across the (don't know what it's called or where it is) long corridor that has a series of overhead tapestries? There are some amazing sights in China.

David Farkas;5544 wrote: The rocket blower works pretty well, but you may not be able to get all spots off the sensor. If the spots ulitmately bother you, you can send the camera to Leica in NJ and they will clean the sensor for you at no charge.

Thanks David. I'm going to try the blower (safely of course!), and if that gets some of them off…[Read more]

I ordered one of those Giottos rocket air blower things. I hope it works. Leica says they “take no responsibility” for whatever happens. Not exactly a confidence builder.

Doug;5431 wrote: Looks like you got a nice mix of light, the foreground element just has to be there. 😎 At first looking at the larger size, my eyes kept trying to insert colors in the sky, need to have 'em checked I guess!

Thanks – the actual sky was a wintery look that was gray and gloomy, and what made the image for me was the…[Read more]

Just an aside – I think this image is going to “go viral” as it's said. I already linked to it on Stereophile's review of a very fine $17k loudspeaker pair – it makes the point that there are great choices of gear in the marketplace for people who are willing to invest in them.

That gave me a good chuckle. Imagine what some of these guys have to do when they're pixel-peeping those gigapixel images that Google and others put together. I don't have the S, but having the MM and X Vario and seeing the detail as well as the integrity from edge to edge, I wouldn't second-guess the S or any of the lenses. I can't imagine anyone…[Read more]