Very good K7 review from a Leica fan !
On the negative side I think the DR is disappointing.
He also posts a number of good images to back up his review. I wish all reviewers were forced to do this. I hate reviews where they just handle the camera for an hour and write up their prejudices.
Noise is an issue at higher ISO (I need to develop RAW)
Jpegs, I'm not as happy as I was with then straight out of the GX10 (I need to develop RAW).
For me Video and HDR are gimmicks. (and live view for the number of times I use it)
RAW for sure
UPDATE: Just found out he Kx only takes AA batteries which means for me, it is not an option as I hate buying batteries or being out of them.
This is just stupid though - can you buy a battery for a D300 at an ice-cream kiosk on the beach? Er - no. But you can buy a set of AA's... or does he not realise there are rechargables?! Anyway, if you take apart expensive proprietry battery packs, guess what are often inside that plastic packaging...!
He has no idea about optimising the focus of a lens on a modern DSLR, and claims the 31mm is soft. It's just not focussed properly.
He compares the 31mm with a Summilux mounted on a 135 format sensor with 18MP and no AA filter, and then says the Sumilux is better. He clearly isn't aware that he's comparing apples with oranges, and that the 31mm image has to be enlarged more to get the same-sized final image.
I HATE incompetent reviewers. They should be put in a barrel of prussic acid and thrown off a cliff.
G
I HATE incompetent reviewers. They should be put in a barrel of prussic acid and thrown off a cliff.
That's not very green George. Down a deep mine shaft is the eco friendly way.
Mike
You can see some of my shots at my Flickr account.
G
He'd have given it 5 stars but the for slow frame rate!!!
Obviously something available in the K10D
At least the Leica reviewer took some photos and shows us the results.
G
G
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