Jan 8, 2012, 21:15
I went instore for a play yesterday and I must say I'm impressed at the handling and build quality, and the feel of it in the hands. It's very nice.
I think there are some things to get used to though - just from my short time of fiddling:
- there's no information whatsoever displayed in the viewfinder: I guess a DSLR really spoils you with all the settings and focus confirmation points easily viewable. With the X10 you will need to rely on the rear LCD for confirmation of settings.
- the zoom ring is a little small, especially for hands used to manhandling large zoom lenses... probably will just take some getting used to.
- the menu button and ring controls were a little fiddly - it's easy to press the wrong one and navigation was a bit hit and miss. again, i'm sure it'll get easier the more familiar you get with the camera.
Apart from that I really liked a couple of aspects - the nice compact size, solid heft and while being small it felt more like using a rangefinder rather than a dinky compact. Image quality and exposure looked nice onscreen. The viewfinder is very large and bright and quite pleasant to look through, even with my glasses on. You do see a bit of the lens in the bottom right corner though but it's no biggie.
I also saw the X-S1 in the window but didn't bother the salesman to try it out. Maybe I should have...
I think there are some things to get used to though - just from my short time of fiddling:
- there's no information whatsoever displayed in the viewfinder: I guess a DSLR really spoils you with all the settings and focus confirmation points easily viewable. With the X10 you will need to rely on the rear LCD for confirmation of settings.
- the zoom ring is a little small, especially for hands used to manhandling large zoom lenses... probably will just take some getting used to.
- the menu button and ring controls were a little fiddly - it's easy to press the wrong one and navigation was a bit hit and miss. again, i'm sure it'll get easier the more familiar you get with the camera.
Apart from that I really liked a couple of aspects - the nice compact size, solid heft and while being small it felt more like using a rangefinder rather than a dinky compact. Image quality and exposure looked nice onscreen. The viewfinder is very large and bright and quite pleasant to look through, even with my glasses on. You do see a bit of the lens in the bottom right corner though but it's no biggie.
I also saw the X-S1 in the window but didn't bother the salesman to try it out. Maybe I should have...