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Ah, to have loads and loads of money. Alas, I don't. I do have and love both the X10 and the X100, so there was a bit of anguish when it got announced that both would get upgraded. I can (barely) afford to upgrade one, and it will be the X20 -- and would be if they were the same price -- and here's why:
-- My only real complaint with the X10 has been that from time to time it is a little flaky in focusing. Fast, accurate focusing is a real plus, probably by itself cause to upgrade.
-- Having information in the viewfinder is important; having the focusing box (and focus confirmation available, ala the X100) makes the X20 far more serious. That, too, is probably alone enough to justify the upgrade to me.
-- With a small sensor, even little increases in sharpness are a big deal. Removal of the AA filter alone is a big deal. While I never found noise to be much of an issue with the X10, the reduced noise can't be a bad thing, either.
The improvements in the X100s will be wonderful, but the improvements in the X20, were there a way to quantify them as a percentage, would be oodles higher, I think.
Can't wait!
Some pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/depscribe/
-- My only real complaint with the X10 has been that from time to time it is a little flaky in focusing. Fast, accurate focusing is a real plus, probably by itself cause to upgrade.
-- Having information in the viewfinder is important; having the focusing box (and focus confirmation available, ala the X100) makes the X20 far more serious. That, too, is probably alone enough to justify the upgrade to me.
-- With a small sensor, even little increases in sharpness are a big deal. Removal of the AA filter alone is a big deal. While I never found noise to be much of an issue with the X10, the reduced noise can't be a bad thing, either.
The improvements in the X100s will be wonderful, but the improvements in the X20, were there a way to quantify them as a percentage, would be oodles higher, I think.
Can't wait!
Some pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/depscribe/