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Worked perfectly. Thanks for the suggestion.
John
I love the X2.
It's tiny and light. The form factor is both modern and classic – a beauty IMHO. I have the silver version, which is elegant, but I also like the black. Hard to choose which is the best.
Sounds can be turned off entirely, so there's no loud shutter click when you make a photo.
Setting exposure parameters is easy and fast. There's no need to navigate through a densely layered menu structure. The aperture and speed dials are much more rigid than in the X1 and cannot be accidentally changed.
You will need an EVF or OVF in bright sunlight. I prefer the EVF – it's excellent and one of the main improvements and attractions of the X2 over the X1.
So far, I've found focusing accurate and easy (something that I can't say about the Sony NEX 7, which I also own and like a lot), and focus speed is on par with competitors and a major improvement over the X1. I haven't tried manual and zone focusing yet. Focus speed is not an issue anymore.
I find the auxiliary grip (same one for the X1) is indispensable.
The X2 feels more substantial, solidly built, than the X1, and it's a tad larger.
And, the ultimate test – IQ – well, the ‘Leica look' is evident in photos – it's the best!
Quibbles / wish list? A built-in EVF would have been nice – i.e., a built-in OVF/EVF a la Fuji X100. That would have led to a much bigger camera, so I'm not sure. Use of DNG instead of RAW is a big plus (I wish other camera makers did that), but I'd like the option of selecting DNG only. This was an issue with the X1 as well; perhaps it's difficult to achieve. And, the LCD screen appears similar to the X1 (not exactly cutting edge, compared to contemporary competitors). As I mentioned above – it's OK for indoor work, but totally unusable outdoors, particularly in sunlight.
Where can one buy a new Leica lens for $2K? And with a camera attached to it! 24mm and 2.8/f is an excellent combination. It's perfect for travel and street photography. A faster lens would alter the size of the camera and I frankly don't see the need for it. The large, quality sensor allows for higher ISOs.
All in all, I've very happy – it's a keeper!
cheers,
john
I've had your problem with other cameras, but not the X2. At first, I thought some type of calibration was needed – but why the random blurriness? It was my technique that was at fault. What's moving – me or the object or both? Use a higher shutter speed, if possible, to freeze the action, or shoot a burst of frames (at least one should be good).
The overall simplicity of the X2 is one of its main attractions to me. That said, focusing, whatever the camera, is always a huge challenge, primarily because of the range of options: single shot, continuous, fix point, multiple points, flexible point, manual, automatic. One would think that with all the technological advances, focus would be simple and easy – in fact, it's gotten much more complicated with each advance!
