Juergen
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- Juergen
Hi guys, my first thread here but I guess the title says it all. This week -after having owned them for many years- I sold my Leica M7 and Summicron 50 mm lens. My primary reason for doing so is that for the past year, I hardly ever used them anymore in this digital age. For me the time has finally come to say goodbye to film. It is not that I don't like the medium any longer, It's just that I don't see myself doing lots of darkroom work anymore within two or three years from now.
Where I live, it's getting harder and harder to acquire the films and chemicals I need and this will only get harder in years to come. I figured I'd still get some good money by selling it now instead of waiting for another few years and letting it collect dust. At least now I made one person really happy and I have some money to spend on a new camera.
I digital Leica is not an option for me, they're far too expensive IMHO, even the new X2. A DSLR or mirrorless system are no real options either, now that I have sold the M7, I am looking for something even more compact. Since I am used to compacts (having owned a Leica C2 and Olympus MJU II), I am looking for something similar. My main concerns when choosing a new camera are;
* excellent build quality
* excellent optics and IQ, preferably a non-zoom wide-angle to normal lens (28mm to about 50mm in terms of 35mm lenses).
* Largest possible sensor
* about 1000 USD at most
I have already narrowed my choices down to four compacts;
Fuji X10
Fuji X100
Sony RX 100
Ricoh GRD IV
What would be a wise choice? I remember visiting the Photokina in 2006 and being really impressed with the first Ricoh GRD so the GRD IV is really tempting.
Juergen
Where I live, it's getting harder and harder to acquire the films and chemicals I need and this will only get harder in years to come. I figured I'd still get some good money by selling it now instead of waiting for another few years and letting it collect dust. At least now I made one person really happy and I have some money to spend on a new camera.
I digital Leica is not an option for me, they're far too expensive IMHO, even the new X2. A DSLR or mirrorless system are no real options either, now that I have sold the M7, I am looking for something even more compact. Since I am used to compacts (having owned a Leica C2 and Olympus MJU II), I am looking for something similar. My main concerns when choosing a new camera are;
* excellent build quality
* excellent optics and IQ, preferably a non-zoom wide-angle to normal lens (28mm to about 50mm in terms of 35mm lenses).
* Largest possible sensor
* about 1000 USD at most
I have already narrowed my choices down to four compacts;
Fuji X10
Fuji X100
Sony RX 100
Ricoh GRD IV
What would be a wise choice? I remember visiting the Photokina in 2006 and being really impressed with the first Ricoh GRD so the GRD IV is really tempting.
Juergen