dale thorn

I've shown the X Vario to a number of quality-conscious people, and their reactions were the same: "What a gorgeous camera - I wish I could afford it." Perhaps if you actually saw it close up and...

The Leica X Vario is highly optimized for image quality, and not for speed. The X Vario is a camera for a purist who wants very high build and image quality, and does not require the performance features of typical DSLRs or many high-performance or 'prosumer' compact cameras.

This is obviously a daylight video, with the musician's face mostly in shade. The camera seems to handle the extreme contrast pretty well. http://dalethorn.com/Z_Music_Accordion01.mp4 This video...

I'd say that "insane" is a hostile comment, and your hostility does seem to match well with the hostile comments directed at the Leica X Vario and its users.  So you don't have to read anything I...

You need to cease and desist with your stalking. You know you're persona non grata with me, and your continued harrassment indicates something's a problem, and it ain't me. So just stick with...

These numbers are false - the Fuji for example is 300 gm with stock lens, and the X Vario is double that.

One has to wonder at people who enjoy playing with what they believe are turds.

There were several videos made around 2009 Sept 9th that gave a very detailed look into Leica and their in-house cameras. Very, very different from assembly line mfg.

Fanny packs are ubiquitous among tourists of a certain class, who have little concern for their appearance.

It seems like a typical photographer's situation - we see completely different things not only in front of the lens, but in the camera too. Example: I had a Leica X1, a very simple camera with...

I don't know the mgatov person, and I'm certain I don't want to know a person who talks about 'foreskins' and 'diaper bags' on a photo forum. Here in the U.S., we consider persons who recommend...

The X1 came out more than 3 years ago and has been a well-established camera with a fixed 35mm equivalent lens for $2000. The X Vario adds a genuine Leica zoom lens (worth thousands of dollars sold...

No, the X Vario is a real in-house Leica. All Panasonic Leicas are less than half the price of in-house Leicas.

I found the X-E1 weight in 2 reviews: 350 gm and 10.5 oz, with lens. And if that's a removable lens and the Vario is fixed, that makes the Vario even more dense by comparison, since it lacks the...

You can't effectively wish anyone a happy anything when your mind isn't functioning correctly. But poor you, your desperate yearning for attention isn't getting you anywhere, and so you spend time...

Charleston SC should be on the list of where to visit, since as best I remember it's a prominent Scottish Rite location.

Your jealousy and inability to argue a logical point is unfortunate, and pathetic. One thing I suppose we can determine is whether your trolling and flaming is handled by the mods here.

I bought my first 'M' at age 29. I had quite a bit of photo experience by then, but no brushes with Leica. When I got the right tip, I looked in on it and saw quite simply that yes, it was costlier...

When you claim that it's no "mini-M", I assume you actually held the X Vario? As to maturity, check your your and you're  postings. I find immaturity in the oddest places, generally accusing others...

You need to learn how to use a camera. And you need to learn about Leica lenses. Making obvious calculation errors as you have, it's good you didn't work on the Space Shuttle program.