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Subject: [OM] Re: Hijack...Re: New Portra pro film line from Koduck
From: Manuel Viet <oly@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 03:56:11 +0200
Le jeudi 28 Septembre 2006 03:12, Moose a écrit :

>  From the review of the LX-1:
> "If you feel a 'but' coming on, here it is. To release a camera so
> obviously aimed at the serious photographer, to add so many usable
> manual controls, to put a razor-sharp Leica lens on the front and then
> to drop in a chip / processor that is so noisy you can't use it above
> ISO 100 is quite simply unforgivable. It's like buying a Ferrari and
> discovering it maxes out at 55 mph."

I take the plunge here : while not /that/ interested in digital 
compu^Wcameras, it's becoming more and more difficult to avoid them. So last 
time I went to a departement store that used to have a good photo section 
just one month ago, I noticed that there wasn't anymore enlargers, photo 
papers and chemicals, but I digress. In fact there was nothing left except 
digital everything everywhere. Having wasted the travel already, I took a 
look at the cameras on display, lifted a couple of E-xxx to get a feeling 
(not to bother anyone, or commit blasphemy, but I don't like any of those 
anvils), and stumbled on the LX-1.

I don't know of the picture-taking performance, but one thing I know for sure 
is they don't stand the test of time. After one little month of handling by 
customers, no more no less than any other camera on display, this one looked 
like a dump ; the finish was worn heavily at fingers' places, showing *hurgh* 
plasic underneath, some parts of the body had simply wanished (the little 
cover of the popup flash), the tone was unevenly faded under the sun's action 
- depending on the material under the paint, etc. So they may look good when 
new, but I won't ever buy one. They're of chinese toy-finish quality. I 
suspect Holgas age better than that.

-- 
Manuel Viet
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