I cracked up laughing when Daisuki introduced the X100 so matter of factly as "the X100 which I love and hate very much". I don't actually hate it at all, but given the mixed feelings so many have about it, I thought he summed it up pretty well.
Kai really got down the bottom line well for me. After going through the amazing image quality and and various shooting pros and cons, he factored in the price and concluded something along the lines of 'a camera that anyone would enjoy seeing and playing with, but I'm not sure how many people will actually want to LIVE with it'. I'd very much like to play with one and, if the price was something I could justify for less than my be-all, end-all camera, I'd love to own one. But I doubt it would ever be my primary camera and the price is just too high for something that wouldn't be. If I'd USE it like that, it would be worth the money to me, but I know how I shoot and I wouldn't use it enough to justify that kind of money. I'm just not enough of a viewfinder kind of guy...
I will get the OMD but I fully agree that I don't expect the IQ, in low light or anywhere else, to come close to the X-Pro 1. But it will actually be able to get the shot in most of the same low light situations and the IQ will be good enough for the way I end up treating 95% of my photographs anyway, so it should suit my needs better. And I already own the lenses - not a small factor!
But someday, someday, someday. The X-Pro will bring out those additional wide angle lenses that I live for and in future bodies might hit a mix of features that I'd personally find more useful and maybe at a lower price point. And I could see myself in that system someday.
-Ray
) but lately many of the samples I've seen look fantastic! Can't wait for more reviews to come out!
