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San Diego, Calif. - Sophomore Karolina Rozenberg and freshman Ebba Unden won two doubles matches to advance to the semifinals in the main draw at the ITA Southwest Regionals. The pair will play No. 49 Danielle Lao and Valeria Pulido of USC in the finals at the Barnes Center at 9 a.m. on Sunday.
Rozenberg and Unden began the day by defeating Miya Jin and April Bisharat of Loyola Marymount 8-5, and then reached the semis with an 8-3 victory over Arizona State's Vlad and Sahagun. They'll play USC's Lao and Pulido, who advanced over Long Beach State's Klaudia Malenovska and Anne-Sophie Willems 8-3 in the Round of 16.
In other action, Sarah Cantlay and Eva Rodriguez picked up singles wins outside of the tournament draw. Cantlay was a 6-4, 6-3 winner over Hawaii's Xenia Suworawa, while Rodriguez defeated Alexandra Vicctorson of San Diego 6-1, 6-3. The 49ers had two three-set losses in singles, as Malenovska fell 2-6, 6-4, 10-5 to Tamitha Nguyen of San Diego State, while Willems was beaten by Kelsey Daguio in a close 7-5, 2-6, 10-6 match.
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Mortred Item Build
Dota Hero Item Build Mortred (Phantom Assassin). Mortred is a hero who has higher Agility growth. He was able to make enemy be slow with Stifling Dagger so enemy will have difficulty escaping. Phantom Strike is blink skill that can be used to enemy target and friends. This skill is useful for pursue enemy who want to escape. Mortred will seem transparent when using Blur Skill. With form like that, Mortred will be more difficult seen by the enemy. Critical Strike is its very high at 4.5x critical strike. With that skill, Mortred can kill enemies with just a few hits.
Dota Hero Item Build Mortred (Phantom Assassin)
Mortred Hero Statistic
Name: Mortred
Affiliation: AGI Scourge
Strength: 20 + 1.85
Agility: 23 + 3.15
Intelligence: 13 + 1
HP: 473, HP Regen: 0.76
Mana: 169, Mana Regen: 0.53
Damage: 46 – 48
Armor: 4.2
Move Speed: 310
Range: 100 (melee)
Attack Time: 1.38 (+23%)
Missile Speed: Instant
Sight Range: 1800 / 800
Early Game Item Build
Poor Manâs Shield
Wraith Band
Power Threads
Poor Man's Shield is used to block damage from enemy attacks. Wraith Band improving Stats in early game. Power Threads increasing Attack Speed and Movement Speed so you can do more Hit and can run faster.
Middle Game Item Build
Helm of Dominator
Sange and Yasha
Battle Fury
Helm of the Dominator is an item that you must have quickly.
Late Game Item Build
Abysal Blade
Upgrade Helm of Dominator to Satanic to improve the ability and you get more lifesteal of this item. Abysal Blade produce bash, stun, and also increases the damage so would be easy to kill enemy with just a few hits.
Luxury Item Build
- Monkey King Bar
- Black King Bar
- Bloodstone
- Assault Cuirass
How to Play Mortred
Mortred is a hero who just has 2 active skills so is easy to use. With both of these skills he was able to kill a lot of enemy with just a few hits. How to use Mortred is as follows.
First, use Stifling Dagger to attack enemy and make it slow. Then use Phantom Strike to get close and attack him. Hit a few times until Phantom Strike cooldown and use it to enemy. Hit enemy as much as possible and use Stifling Dagger to kill him.
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Snohomish Sports InstituteRead MoreSnohomish's Snohomish Sports Institute is the great place for a sports fan to spend a Saturday, or any day for that matter. Don't deny your stomach an immaculate meal when you try this club's restaurant. No need to splurge on a baby sitter — tots will be right at home at this club. With personal trainers available, you'll achieve the results you'd like faster than you can on your own. Book your next kickboxing class at this establishment and kick and punch your way to your fitness goals. Parking is plentiful, so guests can feel free to bring their vehicles. Plan a fun weekend for the family at Snohomish Sports Institute today!1820 Bickford AvenueSnohomish, WA US
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You can fight Nurse Joy in the Victory Road Cave as many time as you want to.
A couple of Rayquaza bugs
A) When you fight him,catch him and is done with the battle he remains, so you can fight him as many times as you want.
B) If you run away from a battle with him, it tells you that you ran away from a Zekrom or something in the text box.
And then the other bug, I can't enter the pokemon league to start the battles itself, as it says I don't have all the badges. I got 8 badges, I haven't lost any of them, so is there a 9th badge in this? :-) or is it another bug.
Another question as well, is there any Exp. Share? Soothe Bell or anything in here? in case where? Would be great to have?
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Sunday�s article �Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation announces staff, symposium� stated that the Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation (NRF) will �focus more on education, legislative advocacy and volunteer programs than on more costly legal action and monitoring activities��.
I want to clarify the NRF�s position. The NRF is committed to protecting our rivers from all forms of pollution and preserving them for future generations. We use all the tools at our disposal, including legal action. We currently are suing a local factory farm for pollution violations under the Clean Water Act. Because of the expense of litigation, however, we make every effort to resolve problems without going to court. Our programs include a balance of river advocacy and education that support our mission: �Advocate, Educate, Protect.�
The article reported that Matthew Starr has been appointed our Upper Neuse Riverkeeper in Raleigh. I want to make sure everyone knows that we have a Lower Neuse Riverkeeper, Mitch Blake, who is based in New Bern. His office is at 2207 Trent Blvd. If you see a problem on our rivers or their tributaries, please report it to Mitch at 252-637-7972.
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St Osyth, Mill Street c.1955
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Memories of St Osyth
Holidays In The 60s
We stayed here for many years in the chalet opposite thes shops, my parents became friends with Marie The owner of the newsagent and sweet shop in this row of shops.we holidayed here until the great storm destroyed the row of chalets as shown in another pictur e in this series
St Osyth, Essex Paradise Lost
My Grandmother already lived in St Osyth, so from 1927 to 1939 we always had two weeks vacation at St Osyth. Coming from London this was paradise. Water by the bucket from the hydrant (you had your own key for this). No electricity, all oil lamps and cooking by the coal stove. Mr Brett provided the oil, and th ...Read full memory
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My husband and I moved to Clacton on Sea year 2000 and soon afterwards we visited the Priory. We enjoyed the visit and recently 2011 I was doing more research on my family tree (May family) when I discovered an ancestor Edward Leverett on the 1841 census, who appears to be my 3 x Grandmother's brother (still have to be proved) ...Read full memory
Wonderful Holidays In St Osyth
I remember St Osyth with great fondness, holidayed there with Mum and Dad for quite a few years, always the first 2 weeks of September for some reason. We stayed in a bungalow called The Retreat in Oakmead Road. I believe it was demolished some years ago and a new 'Retreat' was built ? I remember the Elsan loo ...Read full memory
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State economy 'stalled'; no relief near
UCLA report cites fallout from job losses far into '09
But Sung Won Sohn, an economist with CSU Channel Islands, said the state cannot rely on either tourism or trade to prevent unemployment from rising.
"California has benefited by being a kind of intermediary between Asia and the rest of the United States, but the Asian economies are decelerating rapidly and in some cases dipping into recession," Sohn said. "Throughout the world, countries are spending less on capital goods. Even demand for high-tech manufacturing is beginning to slow. And tourism is also slowing because of higher airfares and gasoline. That can affect a lot of jobs."
Sohn projected that the unemployment rate will rise through most of 2009, edging above the 8 percent mark. He noted that unemployment is a "lagging indicator" of economic growth, meaning that the jobless rate often spikes after a recession is over.
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February 13–April 30
The Gilded Age in American history (c. 1870-1900) was associated with opulence and luxury, especially in clothing styles. This exhibition features highlights from the Museum's fashion collection from these decades, including women's, men's, and children's garments as well as period fashion illustrations. Yet the fashions on display are more than just glamorous – they reveal the larger ideas about marriage and children, family life, and private and public space that shaped the United States at this time.
"Gilded Age Glamour" also explores connections between the collection and the history of the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum. The fashions displayed link the Mansion's beginnings as a grand country home in the mid-19th century with its development as a museum in the twentieth century.
Gaston Lachaise Peacocks
The agricultural industrialist James Deering commissioned Gaston Lachaise (1882-1935) to create the short-tailed peacock in 1920 for Vizcaya, his country estate south of Miami. Architect Philip Goodwin commissioned the long-tailed peacock in 1928 for a fountain at his estate in Syosset, Long Island. Both are on loan to the museum courtesy of the Lachaise Foundation and in cooperation with the public art program of the New York City Parks Department.


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A Vietnamese man who allegedly abused official power to commit real estate fraud was arrested after he flew into Washington Dulles International Airport and U.S. authorities began investigating him on visa fraud.
An Interpol notice had been in effect for 41-year-old Quan Anh Nguyen for alleged fraud offenses. He had been wanted in Vietnam for misusing a government position, fraud and bribery, according to Steve Sapp, spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Vietnamese media reports indicate he fled that country after police began investigating him.
But his plans unraveled when he was being questioned by CBP officers after he arrived at Dulles on a flight from Berlin on Feb. 23. CBP officers performed record checks that showed the Interpol notice and that Nguyen was wanted for abusing positions and powers while performing official duties and defrauding citizens property, according to court documents.
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I've been trying hard for a day or two to make my multiste multlingual comicpress site work. Here's the bresk down of what i've done to date:
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I've also started entering my comics both in my french and English site. Everything seems to be in order. The problem appears when I start navigating my sites. In the base language (French), the navigation works properly. I can go fro beginning to end of all my pages and everything seems fine.
My problem is when i go to my secondary site (English in the /en folder). I can only access the last comic that has been published in order. When I try clicking on the "Previous" link, I'm redirected to a "Page Not Found" page. Also, if i try clicking on the language link from my main site, I do not go to the corresponding page in the secondary site, but again to a "Page not Found" page (Unless we are at the last published page).
Other detail: If I unpublish the last comic, the second to last comic page appears.
Now all my comic pages are linked one to the other and to their respective chapters.
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You didn't say what camera you upgraded from. I recently stepped up to a 60D from a rebel ext and I find that I need to keep pushing myself to use hither iso's. An 800 Iso on these cameras is nothing like it was with film-great images, fast shuuter speeds. Have fun!
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VP Marketing
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- 29 Nov 2012
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- Design and Production, eCRM, Mobile, Search Marketing, Social Media
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The Company
AT Internet is a leading Web, Mobile and Social Media analytics solution provider, with more than 1,500 clients, many of whom are widely recognised brands such as Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile), Le Monde, Total, SoundCloud.com, Société Générale and Carrefour.
Currently measuring 350,000 websites, AT Internet has "a tremendous rapport with its clients, gathering the evaluation's highest quality of reference scores" according to the latest Forrester Wave for Web Analytics. Since 1995, AT Internet's core values have always been trust and integrity to build the best Online Intelligence solution in the market.
AT Internet offers a robust and reliable best of breed SaaS platform and partners with industry leaders to offer a complete solution to enhance marketing intelligence and business effectiveness.
The company has offices in 5 countries and partners in 20 countries.
Job Description
After having built a strong international client portfolio over the past 2 years and after having experienced significant growth in brand awareness, AT Internet is recruiting a VP Marketing to boost its business development growth.
Job Purpose
Reporting directly to the CEO and working very closely with the Board Members, the VP Marketing will direct the company's overall product marketing policy and corporate marketing communication.
- Plan and manage the company's marketing communication budget and coordinate operational marketing activities.
- Manage a team of product marketing managers, communication and sales support staff.
- Design, implement and facilitate the annual product marketing plan and management of the product range life cycles.
- Supervise competitive analysis and market research, determine the risks and marketability of potential products and product features, and generate product requirements documents for future development.
- Develop pricing policies (including volume discounts and terms and conditions for high-profile customers and channel partners), positioning and packaging.
- Produce, in close collaboration with the team, a full range of marketing materials including content management, brochures, newsletters, product information, exhibition materials, sales material, presentations, etc.
- Manage and develop online and offline communication channels and measure their ROI. Handle PR agency and press contacts along with the communication coordinator, write press materials, manage and plan spokespeople.
- Manage contacts with partners, suppliers and other third parties with regards to operational communications, joint marketing and sponsor requests.
- With the event manager, plan the organisations of events, including logistics, venues, sponsors and speakers, entertainment etc.
- Represent the company at events and conferences.
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Eric Clapton Agrees Justin Bieber Has 'Some Substance Now'Guitar legend Eric Clapton was disappointed when his three daughters became Justin Bieber Fans. But then Clapton heard Bieber's new material.
Fan Who Caused Justin Bieber to Stop Taking Photos ApologizesThe woman being blamed for Bieber's photo ban speaks.
Professor Does "Nerdy" Cover of Justin BieberA fun teacher!
Trish's Trash: Bieber Gets a Face TattooThe Biebs put a tiny tattoo on his face.
Usher Joins Justin Bieber for Surprise DuetThe two covered three Usher tunes during the Atlanta stop on Bieber's Purpose Tour.
Bette Midler has a Twitter Zinger for Justin Bieber's Bare ButtDivine Miss M. knows a ham when she sees one.
Justin Bieber and Marilyn Manson Bond over T-ShirtsIs a duet coming soon?
Morgan Freeman's Dramatic Reading of Justin Bieber's 'Love Yourself'"I'm going to do a dramatic reading from a very popular song writer."
Trish's Trash: Carpool Karaoke with Justin Bieber!!James Corden and the Biebs
Trish's Trash: Grammy Stuff & Blake and Gwen are adorable!!Gwen and Blake hit the Grammy parties over the weekend!
29 Celebrities Dramatically Read Justin Bieber's 'Sorry' LyricsVanity Fair assembled an impressive lineup of celebs to give "Sorry" their best theater-kid treatment.
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It looks to me like a tandem will fit inside with the front wheel removed. How do you deal with the gizmo on the floor between the front seats?
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Environmental Apocalypse
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Quinoa: North (demand) v. South (depletion) + Agro-Looters in Paradise
Another "globalization" (Agro-Looting) nightmare. This one hits very close to home, viz., my frequent bowls of quinoa at home, and my love for asparagus.
http://www.alternet.org/print/food/can-healthy-food-eaters-stomach-uncom... Read more about Quinoa: North (demand) v. South (depletion) + Agro-Looters in Paradise
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Time for Al Gore to get arrested
Millennials Occupy TransCanada Offices Across the US
More than 100 young people stormed a TransCanada office in Houston, Texas on Monday as part of a Tar Sands Blockade mass action targeting company offices across the United States. Blockaders streamed into the Houston office, occupying the space with their own hand-crafted "KXL pipe monster."
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Court finds in favor of the EPA regulating greenhouse gases
"An appeals court in D.C. today rejected an attempt by the fossil fuel industry to gut a critical EPA pollution rule."
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Keystone Senators
Based on the same publicly available scientific information, the World Bank issues a report calling for prompt action to ward off global warming, a coalition of the world's largest investors calls on governments to act promptly to ward off global warming, the United Nations reports that greenhouse gas levels reached a new record, and eighteen United States Senators (nine from each party) write a letter to President Obama calling on him to approve expanded fossil fuel exploitation without regard for global warming.
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Nuclear explosion tests
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Highly Enriched Stupid
A thousand monkeys, stabbing at keys since the invention of the typewriter, could never come up with a sentence as tongue-floppingly dumb as this one found in comments here:
As for the public input, that was already taken care of in 1849, if you weren't there, then shut your yap!
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Help needed for petition gathering and signing to Ban Fracking in Michigan
Contact the group here.
Please, if you are in the state, or have friends or family here, spread the word! Read more about Help needed for petition gathering and signing to Ban Fracking in Michigan
Climate deniers hall of shame
Top US companies shelling out to block action on climate change
Analysis of 28 companies finds cases of support for thinktanks that misrepresent climate science, including Heartland Institute
'Frothy Gunk' From Deepwater Horizon Spill Harming Corals
One + One = Two (Not Too Wonkish)
After reading one of my rants about the stupidity of policies aiming at a balanced budget, somebody in my Facebook environment, commented by saying: "1 + 1 = 2." Here's my answer.
Yes, 1+1 = 2.
Now here's an accounting identity from macroeconomics, called the Sectoral Financial Balances (SFB) model:
Domestic Private Balance + Domestic Government Balance + Foreign Balance = 0.
It's like 1 + 1 = 2. But just slightly more "wonkish." Read more about One + One = Two (Not Too Wonkish)
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Leaky Koch Disease
So an insider has unceremoniously dumped a number of internal documents from the Heartland Institute, a Koch front group. And it's a doozy. People are making a fuss over the "controversy" based climate denialism, but that's so obvious, it's not what intrigued me. Read more about Leaky Koch Disease
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Deceit in progress
Check out Obama's new online ad.
Obama's denial of Keystone XL tar sands pipeline permit was an easy decision, for now
While the current Keystone XL permit application is dead, the pipeline might not be. The administration will allow TransCanada to reapply for a permit after it develops an alternate route around the Nebraska Sandhills, a sensitive habitat.
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Can we help them with their request for a list of the top-50 crimes?
Please see this proposed list of demands from Occupy Wall Street.
At the bottom of the list there is a request for help:
NOTE 4: There needs to be a very well researched and concise addendum that contains a list of the top 50 corporate crimes / harmful actions during the past 15 years. This ought to really blow people away and will help increase support both on the ground in DC and in living rooms across America as the story unfolds. We can't assume everyone knows why these demands are necessary. We must demonstrate.
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Computer chemicals linked to pancreatic cancer
Al Gore launches new campaign to urge action against climate change
Gore to launch climate 'reality' campaign
WASHINGTON — Former US vice president and environmental activist Al Gore is launching a new campaign this week to urge action against climate change with a day-long Internet broadcast from around the world. ...
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text: Posted 8 Dec 2012 I was going to start a thread on what Cam is wearing or saying or on Rivera's emotions, but decided to make one football related. With us losing close games in the 4th quarter, do you think our lack of depth has something to do with it? It seems like so many games just slip out of our grasp in the 4th quarter. Besides questionable coaching decisions, it seems to me we are just a step slow here on a pass coverage or missing a block there to get a first down. I think a small part could be our lack of depth, especially on the OLine and DLine...and secondary, Granted we don't have a lot of superior talent to start with in some of those spots, but it looks like the drop off is steeper than most teams. Or maybe it's because of our uniforms... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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- 1 lb elbow macaroni
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups milk, warmed
- 1 -2 lb sharp cheddar cheese
- Boil and drain macaroni per box instructions.
- Melt the butter in a skillet.
- Sprinkle in flour and stir until pasty.
- Whisk in warmed milk and let cook until thickened.
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Almost followed your recipe, but I did end up sprinkling the finished product with some nutty, whole grain bread crumbs, & then popped in in the oven to brown the top! Definitely worked for us, & we had a satisfyingly comforting meal! [Made & reviewed for the closing of Pick A Chef event]
This is a great base recipe. I used it to use up some milk and cheeses that needed to be used before they went bad. I made 3/4 of the recipe with 2% milk, 4 oz American cheese, and 8 oz cheddar-jack cheese. Be sure to add the cheese a little at a time, allowing each addition to melt before adding more. I added a little sprinkle of fresh ground pepper on top before digging in :) Thanks for sharing!


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Another perspective on the Fuji X100 by Chris Bandera
(Steve's full and thorough X100 Review can be seen HERE)
The Fuji X100 – Quirky but fun.
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I bought an X100, took it for a test drive, and am now debating on returning it. The camera is beautiful physically, but the interface gets in the way more than anything else. A camera should never get in the way. This camera for some reason already has a huge cult following, so I'll probably get some flack for highlighting the negative points, but…I bought it and thought I should share my experiences thus far.
1.. It freezes, requiring a battery pull (specifically, after previewing images taken through the EVF with the main display turned off and trying to get back via a half-shutter press). A problem when a case is attached, covering the battery compartment. This is a minor point though… I mean, the X100 isn't gonna replace a Nikon D3 in terms of dependability and continuous shooting, but still…for $1199 and in 2011?
2. Oh, speaking of the battery, it can be inserted backward by mistake.
3. Manual focus is useless. Three full rotations from min to infinity. Even though it's electronic, it works and is smooth. But I was really hoping this would be implemented with a shorter throw, like on a Canonet.
4. ISO can only be set in small increments (200, 250, 320, etc., instead of 200, 400, 800)…sorry, I'm used to the full-stops I get from other cameras. Believe it or not, this actually slows things down a tad.
5. TIP: A $50 adapter is needed to screw on a UV filter. BUT, a 49mm filter can be screwed on backward to bypass this. Yay! I quickly discovered that shooting macro extends the lens from the body though, hitting the UV filter. Aha! That's why the adapter is needed. Anyway, a 49mm can be stacked atop another with glass removed to fix this.
All of these are minor points, and the camera has more pros than cons. Honestly. For one, the image and lens quality is superb, which is why it's so hard to return the camera. It's also dead-quiet, and most importantly extremely light (the reason I bought it in the first place!). But I guess it's just easier to nitpick and complain when you're used to the slick, perfect interface offered by Nikon on everything including their cheapest dSLRs.
Here's the showstopper:
6. The optical viewfinder is tiny and 'blurred' depending on viewing angle, regardless of diopter setting. It gives me a headache.
I'm honestly bewildered by almost every review having nothing but positive things to say… But then, maybe that's because I unknowingly ignored any negatives when I placed my preorder months ago! Bottom-line: considering the price, I was honestly at least hoping for an interface on par with my Nikon D40 and an optical viewfinder at least as good as my Canonet QL19 (it's more 'consistent' and not 'blurred', thus not headache-inducing).
Someone, please, just 'digify' an old Canonet or Hexar, and forget all the fluff. This type of camera is being sold to the same niche that uses the old rangefinders, so we don't care for any extras. Get rid of autofocus, even the LCD screen for that matter (I exaggerate)! Just don't sacrifice the viewfinder and focusing mechanisms. In the meantime, this was a hellafun experience, and will only mean a better camera the next go around. Thanks, Fuji. I'm still on the fence, but more than likely I'll be waiting for your X200 while I shoot with my $5 Goodwill Canonet.
update: decided to sell it…the small viewfinder being the deciding factor. Oh well. Waiting on an improved version!
106 Responses to "Another perspective on the Fuji X100 by Chris Bandera"
I have read alot of the comments on this post, and im glad to see the amount of positive feedback and only shocked to see what your problems are with the camera. I think alot of you are forgetting that aside from Leica there is no other camera like this on the market and at an affordable price, sure the leica's are full frame and blah blah blah, but this camera is one of a kind and not only does it look good, but it performs well above most point and shoots, and lets not kid ourselves, thats what this camera is, A POINT AND SHOOT, i bought mine for the simple reason of, i want picture quality in a compact body, i know alot of photographers that do not want to lug around loads of gear just to have their equipment handy. i know i dont. who cares if you cant change your lens, if you want to change your lens than buy a DSLR, if you want to zoom but compact buy a ZOOM COMPACT. If you are having trouble with the viewfinder go and get your eyes checked! if your going to whinge about menus and blah blah blah, how about you design a camera and software for it and make it better. this is what is on the market and to me this camera is fantastic, the noise is that good compared to my 5D Mark ii, if any thing other camera companys need to take a page out of fuji's book and start providing what this little battler can.
Your review is useless. ( I have no intention to be unfriendly)
Proof come from using a camera. I bought it.
And each time I use it more and more since results are far more than I expected.
Usually I work on Canon Eos 1 Mark IV.
Sometimes fuji performs better than it !
And sincerely, very, very few flaws are to be remarked.
I strongly believe YOU are not for this camera.
But itself it remain a superb piece of work.
I feel your pain – I have one in-hand on loan for about a month. The sheer randomness of how this camera behaves is beyond me. Why can't it wake up after going to sleep? Why do I need to exit "silent mode" just to force the fill flash? Why is the button on the back so small it's almost impossible to press without accidentally pressing the up/down/left/right buttons? Why is it so easy to switch from autofocus to manual focus without knowing it? Why does manual focus take 25 turns to travel 10 meters? This camera BADLY needs a firmware fix. I'm sorry, everyone, but if you're defending the ergonomics of the X100 right now you're just looking to justify your purchase. This thing is severely crippled as of 5/6/11.
I was really glad to see this design being made but then became disillusioned when I learned the lens was not threaded to accept filters. A filter adapter was necessary. Why when generations of cameras have been made with threaded lenses would they not do this. I would like to place a filter on just to protect the lens and in this case it's a fixed lens at that.
I'll wait for Canon or Nikon to introduce their designs with a full frame sensor. Fuji can generate the interest and then Canon and Nikon can make it right.
Chris –
I thought you wrote a great review of your experiences with the camera. I was getting tired of reading the same praise over and over with little nuances of issues and was always left wondering what was left unsaid. Some only use a camera for a few days to write a review and have to send it back. You provided some good insight by someone who obviously used the camera and put it though the course. It is unfortunate that some have taken your review in such a personal way.
I never believed this camera was made to replace a DSLR but be a complimentary option when one would like a different working feel and smaller option but with the same image quality not the almost of the 4/3rds and mirror-less systems.
I'm on the fence of getting this or a M8 and a 3rd party lens (which I think almost defeats the purpose but that the $ now for me) but the High iso use is quite important to me which makes me lean towards the X100. I'll probably try the X100 but will keep the receipt close.
Right, and look for my post 12, things I said before Luminous statement.
Review has been posted on Luminous Landscape.
Yeah, X100 follow up one, with gentelman Gordon e-mail. Which supports my "grappling in the dark with focus issues" (Ihavn`t used the camera). The more I read about all the wizardry put into "down to basics" X100″ in order to set such a basic thing as the distance setting (either you do it by hand using the scale on lens barrel and figuring depth of field, or use clear and bright RF), the more I got suspicious about effectivity of it. One guy said to my post "hey man it`s not RF it`s AF". Imagine serious photog buying AF only cam with watered down operation. O.K. there`s one instance I will definitely appreciate AF. Follow focus,( selectable three horizontal bars) but it must be FAST.! Otherwise no deal. Can X100 deliver it? Superb quality in small package. Oh my, what about ROLLEI 35S loaded with Velvia50, f:8, tripod. Only real advantage is superb high ISO allowing handheld quality. Alas, looks like Fuji is good at chip making and lousy regarding real picture taking ergonomics bussines.
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Hi all.. After using the x100 for a while now, I do not find the above mentioned downsides to be affecting my personal shooting, yes the AF does not perform up to expectation under low light condition, however that does not cause a major concern and can be resolve by changing OVF to EVF mode. Macro shots and Street shots has been quite satisfying and most importantly it has impressive IQ and high usable range of ISO..
Below are few shots during my recent trip to HK hope to share with you everyone.. Enjoy!
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I received a X100 two days ago and have to agree with all above comments expressing some irritation with Chris Bandera's so called test drive. Despite some quirks and warts, the X100 is an excellent camera and the OVF simply brilliant, clear, bright, big, showing all relevant information needed. A camera one simply wants to grab and go out shooting, it almost feels like an AF Leica M. Fuji landed a clear winner :).
This review or commentary on this camera is really lame & unprofessional. The guy doesn't even know how to load the battery. I think it came with a manual amigo……
I'm still waiting for mine to arrive, and my M8 is in New Jersey having the sensor fixed (the dreaded line of red pixels), so lately I've been shooting mostly with a NEX-5+metabones adaptor and my various M-mount glass. I honestly had no idea how much I would love this combination, btw.
What I would really like to see though, is a Contax G2, but digital. Right now though, I'll settle for my pre-ordered X100 showing up.
Warren, I had a loaner X100 for just over a week and since it has gone back, I've been shooting the NEX with M-mount as well. Pretty awesome isn't it? To me, the X100 / NEX combo is just about the perfect solution for 100% of my unpaid, walk around photography.
NEX+M is a great combination, but for some reason seems to lack the richness and sharpness of the M8. I tend to work the files a little more in Lightroom than I'm accustomed to. Right now my "walk around" kit is NEX-5, M6 + 3 lenses. Very lightweight and versatile!
NEX+M is a good video combo too! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FGCeQN5mZE
Sticking with my M3. I have said this about 2 dozen times after a review of some new camera. It is just really hard to better perfection.
It's a truly sad state of affairs when reviews are reduced to this level of nit picking. If there is one fault with the camera it's the wheel on the back, and I adapted to using this within a couple of hours.
For those of you looking at this camera for all the features that have attracted yourself and many thousands globally, please don't be put off by incompetent reviews.
For the record, I have absolutely no connection with Fuji or related interests. I come from the DSLR stable, as an amateur photographer of fifteen years.
I hope this goes some way to putting some people back on the X100 path.
With no disrespect to Chris B, this "review" was not front page material and contained information that was either incorrect or highly irregular. It kind of smells like a fishing expedition and yes, I took the bait.
There are plenty of things about the X100 that can be criticized, manual focus being one of them (hello X1 until the latest firmware a year later), but certainly not the OVF and to my recollection, the ISO changed in full increments just fine for me, right in the OVF and EVF so maybe Chris was referring to changing the ISO in the menus. I also never had my loaner freeze but if Chris' did then we can't deny him that observation.
It is becoming abundantly clear that the X100 is an exciting camera with class leading image quality but with an interface that has its quirks. Are those quirks anything that kept me from shooting the hell out of it for a week and enjoying it more than any camera I have shot in the last several years? Nope.
And I hate to hang this out there since we all know how long it took Leica to update the X1 firmware BUT I have a strong suspicion that we will be seeing a revision very soon. Fuji employees have been listening and forwarding on feedback so let's see if they can turn an great camera into a true classic.
Once I saw the images, the availability issues, and the general complaints about ui and experiences..I cancelled my preorder…this post reinforces that was the right move.
Even though I've moved on from the x1, I don't see a better compact out there yet. Maybe gxr.. ?
ouch, you could have at least tried it out for yourself and then sell it for what you bought it for or more. Why would you give up the chance to do that?
1.. It freezes, requiring a battery pull…
You obviously have a defect. Call Fuji and they will take care of this.
2. Oh, speaking of the battery, it can be inserted backward by mistake.
Pay attention to what you're doing and learn which way the battery goes.
3. Manual focus is useless.
Slow, but not useless. Use the AFL button on the back and then tweak manually…much faster.
4. ISO can only be set in small increments (200, 250, 320, etc., instead of 200, 400, 800)…sorry, I'm used to the full-stops
Since when is "more" control a handicap? This is not a point & shoot you give your wife.
5. TIP: A $50 adapter is needed to screw on a UV filter. BUT, a 49mm filter can be screwed on backward to bypass this. Yay!
Good tip…thanks.
6. The optical viewfinder is tiny and 'blurred' depending on viewing angle, regardless of diopter setting. It gives me a headache.
You really do need your eyes checked. I come from an age where I learned on cameras from the 60s & 70s. They had large, clear viewfinders. The one on the X100 is very comparable and in some ways much better than those.
It's a shame you didn't take the time to learn the camera. It's not a rangefinder or a dslr.
Thank's for the review.
I used to be interested in Fuji's med-format "Texas Leica's" back in the film days, & later a S5 digital, but never got Fuji for various reasons. I was seriously considering a X100 – but short of a completely different hands on experience than what I've been reading – I'll likely pass.
Anyone got any thoughts between an X100 vs X1 vs DP1x/DP2s (Leica & Sigma's with external VF)? No 4/3 please.
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i have used the leica x1 for a week or so compared it to my dp2s …i prefered the sigma iq x1 files are very nice but also very digital looking , sigma's are more like 35 mm looking more depth and seperation of objects….
I feel the same, I just wish that foveon sensor came in a better camera, I find my DP2 incredibly frustrating and often end up leaving it at home. I did take some photos recently with the DP2 that absolutely "wow'ed" me with the amount of detail in them though…
@ warren,
with this camera practice makes perfect …the more you use it the less frustrating it becomes….but the "wow" factor is correct on the iq and detail in every file…!
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Here's another option ….
Objective: To take photographs with a retro style, high quality camera with all the advantages of cameras from a previous generation (high quality lens/small metal camera/real viewfinder/accurate focusing/full user control) with all of the enjoyment and benefits inherent in their use, whilst producing a high quality full frame digital image.
Solution: Buy an Olympus 35SP. Buy an MR-9 Battery Adaptor to enable you to get accurate meter readings from the built in meter (spot meter or centre-weighted average) with none of the disadvantages of fading voltage alkaline substitutes. Shoot Fujichrome Velvia 50. Then have your films professionally scanned when they are developed.
You get 19+ Megapixel full frame digital images from a very high quality f1.7 lens (remember those!), proper Rangefinder viewing/focusing, in a well made, robust, metal camera, weighing only 600g. And all at a very sensible price.
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yes I am the first customer in France for this wonderful device!
is mine I have just been delivered! (Ordered on the internet) and I can share my impressions =
Wawh-how fast! it looks like a Leica M …. It comes in a stylish package as the Leica x1-an impression of solidity, of boutons/bagues- al'ancienne, which remain in place (not like the x1) reactivity astonishing, immediate display, and a bright viewfinder specific (hybrid viewfinder is stunningly beautiful and it automatically!) – Picture perfect (as x1 that I had and sold quickly due to its deplorable slowness and lack of viewfinder) –
a quibble = button back end of the pad is too small and poorly easy to use-it lacks any zoom! a little big to fit in your pocket
the price is also quite high = 1200 € approximately (- x1 expensive than all the same)
In summary a great camera, a success, a large number who will make history!
Finally I have a poket high quality!
FUJI thank you!
If you want to have a brilliant rangefinder camera, buy an M8 and a 35mm Summarit, and you're done for your lifetime.
Except for some minor quirks like:
1. No autofocus (of course if you don't like auto focus this may be ok)
2. Image quality only acceptable under ISO 800
3. Really low end LCD
The good part is an OK image quality, but the price is way to high for what you get in my opinion.
You have never worked with an M8. You missed something in life.
There is no ISO 800 on the M8. ISO 1250 will yield beautiful film grain, that you won't get with any other camera (except, maybe, for the M9).
Thank all heavens, that Leica never implemented autofocus in their rangefinders! It would be completely useless for the range of applications of M-Leicas.
The LCD of the M8 (and of the M9) is, like the whole camera, a tool, designed for its purpose. It clearly shows the metrics of image quality, that's all you need. The rest is in your head and will be brought to the image during RAW development.
My friend owns one. I just recall that ISO 1250 looked bad for pictures taken indoors in the evening and didn't recall what the ISO numbers were below that, that is why I wrote "under ISO 800" (maybe it was ISO 640?).
I never liked manual focus for something that moves and don't like the ergonomics of the camera. I'm shure I could learn how to use it, but I would never fall in love with it. I kind of like grain sometimes, but then it should be grain from film not digital.
* if you're rich and want to have a brilliant rangefinder camera
A non subjective remark of my own…
After having the X100 a week I ALSO have problems with it freezing. I have to take the battery out… which by the way doesn't lock in as nicely as I would like it to. Sometimes I have to turn it on and off again to get the camera going.
It's only been out a few weeks and some places a week or so. I expect many more issues to come as it is out in the field for a longer period of time.
One more thing, I agree with chris. The interface at first glance is ridiculous. Another pro shooter friend of mine played with it for a week and said the same thing. The wheel on the back is sloppy too. I put the darn thing in "silent" mode and I wasn't able to activate the hot shoe???? Really?
Come on! The list goes on….. over all its great, BUT not the smoking hot item that it intended to be. However, I think a lot of this can be fixed with new firmware.
Oh and why is the aperture ring turn the opposite of Zeiss, Leica, Voigt…… These little things add up while you are shooting.
Oh and one more thing – my VF is nice and bright… BUT the playback images in the EVF are very very crooked!!!
OK….um….those photos clarified a few things for me.
Hey guys, I was the one who wrote the 'review'. Please check the Flickr page as I posted a few samples and clarified on a few things: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chipsterman/5584767969/
I realize now my writeup was overwhelmingly negative. I'm not bashing it. My intention was only to highlight what I found distracting about the X100 considering everything that's great about it has already been said!
There's still something magical about being able to shoot a rangefinder style digital cam without the high price tag, and the X100 is charming in that it just makes you WANT to shoot, bringing out a creative muse. My Nikon bodies don't 'motivate' like that. Not to mention the fab image quality. That itself is worth the price of admission for some.
I still *love* the X100. But the combo of poor-MF, user interface, and OVF (the most subjective complaint I have, mind you…and I'm going back to it now as I type this to see if I can get accustomed to it or if it's just my eyes) kept me teetering on the fence and left me with a feeling of it being immature.
Fuji did a remarkable job with this one and I'm eager to see what they come up with next. Thanks for all the feedback guys, and sorry if my review sounded entirely-negative.
Hey Chris,
As mentioned above I think you pretty much listed all the things I had in mind after my first two weeks use ownership. Hopefully most of the items mentioned can be fixed by software.
I also wholeheartedly agree on the motivation aspect of this camera, I have a monster 5D2 with the Canon trinity of primes but the X100 makes me want to take photos more.
hey chris,
dont apalogize for writing this review ….you only wrote what your experience was with the x100 , whether all good or bad its an accurate account of you thought of the camera ….im personally greatful to you! for giving us an insight into this camera ..as i havent had a chance on trying one out …although i really want to….+ also note your review will get fuji to look into all the issues that youve had as well as other users…..most new cameras need firmware upgrades anyway cause the companys dont take the time to put these cameras through there paces….!!
thanks for review , im personally greatful for your honosty chris!
Personally, I really liked the review. You were being honest and just said what didn't work for you. You didn't follow the crowd. I like to hear both sides.
thanks for the insight, sounds like fuji was in hurry to get x100 out to users hands…..what else is new …im sure fuji will have bug fixes soon for all these little annoyances ….but over all its a nice piece it seems?
will have to check one out at bh or adorama.
I enjoyed reading this alterantive view. I have read loads of good things about the X100 and seen a lot of stunning results from it. It's obviously a great piece of kit, so it's nice to get a report on it's con's, not just its pro's.
None of your complaints are about the IMAGE !
Isn't that what is most important !
Ha the stuff you complained about are so small….
Give it back…someone who wants one will be very happy !
Wow, tough crowd. But then this is the Internet…
I never complained about the image quality 'cause I have no complaints. It's great.
I'll accept that my eyes aren't keen to the OVF, but the broken focus ring and UI aren't fair. The whole experience is like driving a Merc with a flat tire. Mind you, that's all fixable in a firmware update. When that happens, I'll take a second look…or, as I said, wait until a revised model comes out.
That's just my opinion.
(this is a good thing because my X100 now will obviously go to someone who'll make great use of it despite the shortcomings.)
I'm surprised that Steve ran this considering it sounds like Chris gave the camera basically no real chance, and posted no shots. Leica bias perhaps? Considering nearly every other review site has fallen in love with it, has posted amazing images, I find it odd that Steve has now ran only two user reviews, both negative. Hmmmmmmm
I got the X100 in week 2 of launch and have loved it since. Its done everything I expected, but I have top say that Chris made a check list that I read and mentally ticked off one by one going YEP I had that problem.
To sum up, Yes I love the camera, but Yes Chris made valid points =)
Strange how a non-Leica product gets a very negative review whereas even X1 here can do almost no harm. Luminous Landscape reviewed X100 recently and gave, in my opinion, a nicely balanced review but in no way as negative as this one.
cause this is a leica lovers site, how can a leica lover admit that even leica can make a shit camera for $1995 or a camera with lots of faults ?
fuji on the other hand is easy to critique….cause they havent made any hi end jewelry like camera …..+ fuji is following in leica foot steps …and is 2nd not 1st with this concept technically of course ….sigma actually was the 1st company to produce such a niche camera with there dp1…but im sure olympus will be next with there version of the x1 & x100 ..cant wait to see what they come up with …but i bet theres will be even cheaper cause it will use the micro 4/3rds chip !
Regarding the OVF – It sounds like it may be set to power save mode which dims it until the shutter button is depressed. Set to power save off the OVF is gloriously bright.
I can only imagine the difficulty in making an AF/MF lens in such a compact package as the X100, so as much as I wish they had mechanical focusing I can see the need for the far less friendly "fly by wire" system.
As far a exposure controls are concerned I can understand Mike Reichmann's wish that the aperture ring was able to be set in fractional stops, but all in all I give Fuji two thumbs up for making a good, old fashioned controls for aperture and shutter speed!
But this is what puzzles me: in digital photography we have a third user settable exposure control, namely the iso setting. I cannot for the life of me understand why Fuji did not copy the ISO control dial from the Canon G series cameras?
Along this line, for the past year I have been begging Ricoh to enable (via firmware update) the GRD3 to allow the near useless "Zoom" rocker button to be an ISO control.
In a modern camera, a true manual mode would require all three points of the "exposure triangle" to have there own control button/dial/switch/etc.
I realise everybody has their right to their own opinion, but this is not a review, just some thoughts that should have been kept to the forums and not the front page. Please Steve, up the quality levels on your editorial, this article has no place here. Keep the reviews to yourself and maintain some standards, personally I'd prefer less articles of higher quality.
Thanks for the review. You confirmed my original position, which is that I'll need to check it out before I decide.
As for being subjective, all comments are subjective, even those who call other people's subjective thinking that theirs isn't.
I understand emotions Chris remarks on X100 provokes. I think many reactions against cons come from a split between two kinds of rangefinder shooters. One camp, to which I belong, like Leica and similar machines for their simplicity. There are three basic operation to take a picture and all that you can do manually like on any machine produced since beginning of photography.. Shutter, aperture, distance. How complicated it has to be? That`s appeal of M9 (I am M6 shooter, cannot afford M9 yet). Only digital camera that comes closest to simplicity. The other camp, originated of course in Japan out of their duty of support of domestic industry, are gadget lovers. In this case Leica style gadget lovers. They would love to have machine that looks oh so simple and retro, but at the same time should do everything else came up lately. Funny art filters, funny close up abilities, clever automation that takes care of picture taking. What you get is halfhearted product, where, f.x. in order to set distance you have three options and four worries and so on. And Chris`s reaction is what mine is and allways would be. Take a good sensor and put it in the basic Rf body with manual distance setting and bright and big viewfinder. All the rest is unnecessary crap.
What are you on about? The X100 is one of the very few all-manual compact cameras on the market. And the very reason it's having so much hype is due to the complete LACK of gimmicks and going back to using a viewfinder and dials.
To expose a shot – dial the aperture > dial the the shutter > focus > click. Not even the 7d/5d can do this (need to use buttons / scroll wheels).
Well, sorry I wrote only about cons making me look as a soured critic. Let`s put it like that. It´s a shot in right direction, shutter dial and aperture ring are honey. The focus, I don`t know about that, as I haven`t handled it yet. But, discussion alone about it, indicates not everything`s simple and perfect. Most of leica wide to norm lenses go from infinity to 0,7 in quarter turn in less then second. Can you do it with X100? I know OVF looks like nice idea. I mean ability to do close-ups, hook it up on spotting scope, maybe high grade wide converter, you name it, cool. How`s optical finder? Hope bright and clean. If so, I don´t need else. To cut it short. Maybe a tough brother to X100? An X100P, rugged, dust and splash proof and please God, luscious, velvety black body.
Ups, about leica lenses going from inf to 0,7m. It`s three quarters turn and not a quarter turn.
Another ups, half turn
Hey, Stanis, I want to join your camp. Oh, wait… I'm already in your camp.
I'm a wedding photojournalist in the UK, my X100 arrived a couple of weeks back and I must say I'm very happy with the camera. I shoot with Canon 5DII's which I find excellent for documentary wedding work, but for a long while have wanted a small quiet camera with an optical viewfinder and good high iso. The X100 delivers everything I wanted. It's small and quiet and doesn't shout "photographer" in the way a DSLR does.
My only criticism of the camera is the focusing, manual focus lacks any real feel and is slow. AF could be better and I'd prefer closer focus without having to switch to macro.
I'm getting lovely image quality with a little post processing on the jpeg's. A lot of reviews claim the lens is soft, mine certainly isn't.
Hey there, agree with previous posters, the OVF is bright, HUGE, and crisp. Hope Chris is not making his observations based on a dud unit. And my X100 never froze on me since I laid my hands on it. Hopefully this balances out the review's more subjective observations.
One thing that I really with the review is the manual focus. It's slow to the point of being unusable. Besides that, it's pretty much a perfect camera, more than perfect considering it's version 1.0 (on this side of the Leica world anyway).
Hey, Steve.. thanks for posting my 'review'.
inteliboy is right. All reviews of the X100 are highly subjective, mine included. Fuji's marketing of the camera created some crazy expectations. Anyway, the OVF is a miss for me, but that's just my opinion. Others who've tried my cam praise it. Go figure. Perhaps I do have a dud, or perhaps my eyes are aging more than I'd hoped.
It's still a great camera! Fuji has done something nobody else dared to, thankfully. Please try before you buy :)
I've had an x100 for a few weeks now — the OVF/EVF is bright, large and crisp. So be careful with these user-reviews and opinions, as they all seem highly subjective, especially with this extraordinarily scrutinised camera that is the x100.
The things that have bothered me, I hardly read about, though the things that bother people in reviews like this – are a complete non-issue for me.
Secondly, I'm not sure why out of all the overwhelming positive reviews and thoughts, this negative list of cons was posted… I love this site, and it's community, but the Leica-leaning is a little too strong at times. If this had a red-dot on it, I'm sure we'd be hearing a very different set of opinions here.
I think all panny-leicas are crap. No offence, Leica. You don't make them, anyway.
"Someone, please, just 'digify' an old Canonet or Hexar, and forget all the fluff."
You may get your wish:
This looks very much like an improved version of the old ImageTek film back. Heck, it's worth a shot; I hope they make it to market.
Oh. My. God.
I want that digital film cartridge.
Sweet! I was wondering when someone would do that.
This looks like a very interesting development, and looks like it will make it's appearance at the end of the year. I may buy that Leica M6 after all. Thanks for the info, Cerebus.
That RE35 product is an April Fools joke.
Hah! A good one. I reflected it from another blog source, but I'd have to say it's one of the better ones I've seen in the last couple of years.
I was actually thinking about something like that product for a while. I would use it. Shame it is a joke :(
Thanks! That's an amazing discovery. Will have to check that page everyday!
No, once a year should be enoungh.
OMG that was mean.
I sold my F3Hp for a song and when that URL popped up, I nearly soiled myself.
I had been holding out for this camera and had high hopes that it would make a perfect travel camera. But, I am glad I got cold feet and went with a Nikon D7000 instead. It is hard to get SLR performance in a non-SLR… unless you splurge for the M9.
I dont understand why You compare X100 to DSLR. The are two very different cameras and for different purpose. I find the X100 exellent in many ways. Superp image quality. Equal to Nikon D7000 (I own X100/Leica M9 /Nikon D7000/D700). Of course X100 has not the same speed and intuitive handling like a DSLR. But I think for the money its, a hell of a good camera and concept!
It will be interesting what Steve has to say about this camera after burning an M9 hard and fast in South America for 3 weeks. I wonder if he will find the interface frustrating in "real use".
There are some seriously mixed reviews floating around the web regarding this offering.
Wow, that's bizarre – I've had mine a couple of weeks now, and never had a problem with it freezing, or blur in the rangefinder…I'm wondering if you got a dud example of the camera, rather than those being problems with all of them. You're right about the battery, and the manual focus though! I'm hoping the manual focus can be fixed in a firmware update – like, gear it to the speed it's being turned, or allow us to choose from three speeds / ratios. As it's just fly-by-wire, that should be a simple thing to add.
Me and my friend both have been getting the freezing issue in our brand new out of the box X100's. =) The camera is awesome and it appears to be something that a firmware upgrade can fix.
Very interesting Chris, thanks for posting this!!! It seems like a cool camera, but it sounds like it might be suffering from being a version 1.0 product.
Tiny and blurred? Interesting. Everyone who has seen my X100 thinks the OVF is the best feature of the camera, better than any VF on any other rangefinder.
Agreed, maybe the reviewer does not know about the diopter adjustment on the left hand side.