@steveed Yeah, this is pretty unclear. There's also no "read" link anymore, Ross.

Mighty fine.

madness!

Por favor.

WANT.

@fh: Ewww, you said "kit lens"! My point re: the 7D comparison is that the Leica seems to compare somewhat favorably on a TECHNICAL level to my 7D with L glass, which makes it "not bad" in my book, as it's cheaper overall, and smaller.

And yeah, my 70-200mm 2.8L IS can produce sharper images with better bokeh, but there's no way the body of the X1 can accommodate that amount of glass, so I give the X1 kudos in that regard. :)

Still won't be giving up my 7D, as I love my lenses and have no need for pocketability, but it's still kinda impressive to me.

Another compression format? Are you referring to bit depth? The Leica X1 is a 14 bit camera, same as the modern Canon and Nikons. The 14 bit image is then converted to 16 bit images when they're imported into Lightroom, Aperture, etc.

This camera uses the DNG file format, which is lossless, so there's no compression.

Or did I misunderstand you?

@indeed: Oh sure, I don't think they're super awesome shots in a CREATIVE sense, either. But they're not meant to be - they're test shots to demonstrate how the hardware performs under a variety of conditions.

Which is an entirely different thing than saying "My XX point and shoot can do the same!". Yes, YOU TOO can take boring photos with your pocket camera! But can you do them under the same conditions?

Not likely.

Before you guys get all dismissive, did you check the specs for the shots before proclaiming your Internet Expert opinions? Aperture, shutter speed, and ISO? If you take those things into consideration, those shots are VERY interesting. Many of those shots were taken at a very high ISO, and yet retain a ton of detail and accurate color reproduction.

Take a look at shot 11, for example. That was shot at 3200 ISO, which is pretty amazing. Combine that with crisp detail throughout the deep depth of field, superb color using only existing light, and you've got something that blows your point and shoot out of the water.

I just recently purchased a Canon 7D, and it looks like this thing can compete with it pretty easily, and in a much smaller package.

Not that I'll be switching, but still. A little context to your opinion is a good thing.

The problem with your scenario is the cost of the e-ink panel. They're still way more pricey than the $50 you want to spend.

That said, this isn't a "more flexible" option than the Kindle:

It's the same price as a Kindle

It lacks a keyboard

It lacks wireless

The EPUB format still has DRM

Seems to me that you get less for the same money.