Thread: Loving the X10 again...

Originally Posted by demiro

Ray, I see your X10 is up for sale. I have to ask: What is replacing it? Did the Sony grow on you?

No, the Sony did the opposite of grow on me - i seemed to like that camera less and less the more I used it, despite its fine sensor. What grew on me was the LX7 at $299. The LX7 isn't as good in low light and doesn't have the DR chops that the X10 has, but after the new camera smell wears off, I find I don't push my compacts that hard anyway. Really challenging situations always bring out the X-Pro or OMD, so it's not really a problem to have a camera that doesn't do quite everything well. And in terms of pure shooting enjoyment, I've never enjoyed any compact near as much as the LX5 or LX7 when I tried one previously. At similar prices it was hard to justify a notably less capable camera, but at that price the LX7 was just impossible to resist. I already came within a few bucks of paying for it with the GRD3 sale - whatever I get for the X-10 will be gravy.

I really like the X10 - as I've said a number of times, it hits a lot of sweet spots. But I get a bit tired of thinking about what the EXR is doing and how to best approach some situations with it. The LX7 is a lot more straight forward, if somewhat more limited. But I tell you, in half decent light at about f4, the LX7 turns out some awfully nice images. It's just a really well executed camera with strengths and weaknesses and trade offs I'm very comfortable with.

-Ray

I can see your point about not pushing compacts that hard Ray. The X10 is a great choice if it is your only camera, but when used in conjunction with a very capable option (or 2) some other factors may hold more sway. I think about ditching the X10 for something pocketable. But I probably won't.

Ray:
I hope I manage to do as well as you do with the x-10 that I just bought on ebay. Your photos are tonally gorgeous among many other positive things one can say. The unit I bought has had the sensor replacement, so white orbs should not be an issue, and I'm impressed by what I've seen.

I sold the Nikon v1 with the extra 18.5 lens I got for it, only a few days after getting them, and used my paypal balance to buy the x10. Nice camera, the Nikon 1, producing nice files, but I don't want another system camera (he realizes after the fact). An E-PM1 with the small Panasonic 14-42 would do very nicely if I did, and the image quality would beat the Nikon. I want a relatively small camera with a built in fast zoom that covers most of the usual territory I shoot in. The Olympus XZ-1 does nicely, but I can't resist an optical viewfinder and a bigger sensor.

I hope I love the first time as much as you're loving it again.

There's also some very nice stuff on flickr shot with X10s. It certainly seems to punch above it's weight given the sensor size.

As the new owner of Ray's X10 I look forward to adding to the thread...as soon as it manages to make it's trek across the prairies and over the mountains to WA State.