Shooting fashion with the Leica X1
by Josie Reavely on 30th Jul 2010
Yet again I have the priviledge of testing another beautifully engineered Leica this month: this time it's the small-but-perfectly formed X1.
It looks and handles just like a miniaturised M9, with all of the controls you need right at your fingertips. The innovative analog-style dials you use to set the shutter speed and aperture make shooting with the X1 an incredibly simple affair. If you want to just get on with the business of taking pictures, without worrying about the technial side of things, you can set both dials to A (Auto) instead.
It's light but robust, quick and quiet in use and boasts some excellent features - not least a s
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