I love it when you talk dirty ;-)
However, all that mumbo jumbo does not matter to me one bit. My GF1 still takes
as good pictures as when I bought it, and I will happily put up the results
from the 1.7/20mm lens against anything Canon or Nikon. My Leica M8 is still as
good as it was when I bought it 3 years ago, and the age of my lenses ranges
from stuff from the past 3 years to an early-1970s 50mm Summilux. All coexist
happily.
My point is that just because someone releases something new, it does not mean
that you have to buy it or that what you already have suddenly gets worse.
Cheers,
Nathan
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On Jan 6, 2012, at 10:40 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
> I don't think it will be the M9 killer, but it will be the m4/3
> killer. Tell you what, the all-black X100 looks the stuff!
>
> As to the possible six-color sensor, I predicted this in my "Pixel
> Wars - The Next Generation" article on www.zone-10.com written in
> November, 2009. It's just a matter of time. The primary advantage is
> an expansion in color gamut--especially in the first and last two
> bits. The RAW files will probably end up with derived 3-colors, but
> the in-camera processing to get there will be substantially enhanced.
> Once one company successfully markets multi-colored sensors (Olympus
> and Panasonic have totally ignored this as a marketing tool, even
> though they've been using 4-colors in all Four-Thirds sensors from the
> beginning), the industry will break loose and you'll see a sensor war
> all over again. The luminance sensel has already started working its
> way through the system.
>
> The M10 is also about due. The Fuji-style hybrid viewfinder rumors
> predates the X100 by at least a year. The Platinum M9 was also a sign
> of things to come. The primary issue with Leica is the current
> limitations of live-view with CCD sensors. One of two things have to
> happen. Either the live-view CCD gets released or Leica will
> transition to CMOS. I am predicting a hybrid sensor that is CCD for
> the primary imaging with low pixel-count CMOS type of overlay for
> live-view functions. Sorry, no AF capability yet. ;)
>
> As to the sensor size in the X-Pro1 as not being full-frame, I think
> this is a repeat of the DSLR era. All DSLRs used crop-sensor cameras,
> except for a couple fringe-pro-level cameras. It wasn't until Canon
> came out with the 5D that we finally got SOMETHING that we were asking
> for. A lower-cost DSLR with full-frame sensor. But, in the case of
> Canon, that followed the D30, D60, 10D and 20D. It was the fifth
> iteration of the serious DSLR. Nikon's history is also similar with
> the march towards the D3/D700. Minolta-Konica-Sony was the same deal.
> Of the majors, only Pentax and Olympus have doggedly stuck to
> crop-sensor cameras. OK, Panasonic, except Panasonic is now
> essentially the sole manufacturer in Four-Thirds. So, what will happen
> is the crop-sensor cameras will be all we get in the CSC format for at
> least a couple more iterations.
>
> As we trudge forward in a Tim Conway "The Old Man" walk, buying each
> new system that comes along, we as quickly discard the old, which was
> kinda nice, but still not there yet. Just in the world of CSC cameras,
> look at all the models that have come and gone--and this has been only
> over a period of three or so years. That GF1 or E-P1 doesn't seem so
> glorious anymore. The chrome Fuji X100 is already old news. The Sony
> NEX-7 has just been superceded even before deliveries are up to speed.
> And let's not forget that Canon has yet to fire a gun at the CSC
> market.
>
> Exciting times? Well, not quite. Intruiging, yes, but we're still just
> seeing camera models come and go until some level of maturity arrives.
> In the end, there will be few cameras that stand out and stay in
> people's collections. What DSLRs from 10 years ago are you proud to
> have on your shelf? How about lenses? The old adage about lenses
> lasting years and years is bogus. The manufactures figured out how to
> keep changing lens mounts, or adding some new feature (distance, IS)
> which obsolete the lenses. Of course, just like lemings, we buy the
> new lenses with almost every new body.
>
> I feel sorry for anybody who got screwed by Olympus to think that
> those very expensive Four-Thirds telephotos would have ANY future
> value. It is my own personal opinion that it would be foolish to spend
> any serious money on anything m43 either. I consider that format to be
> disposable.
>
> My point is that the new Fuji is very interesting and potentially a
> camera for the ages, but looking back through the years we've seen
> many very smartly designed cameras come and go. This one, though,
> might just be one of those standouts. But my Panasonic DMC-L1 with
> Leica 14-50 had potential but was abandonded, never perfected. Will
> the XPro1 be another DMC-L1? We do not know.
>
> What I do know is that if this new camera is even better than the X100
> in IQ and addresses a 10th of the stupidness, it will be an instant
> winner among the "new shiny" crowd.
>
> AG
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