With an APS-C sensor, the X1 (same applies to X2) cannot offer an extensive DOF at larger aperture as the D-Lux 5 does. And neither the slower focusing speed nor the fixed lens at 35mm helps turn the camera to be as versatile for street photography. But as far as my experience goes, it is probably some unknown special appeal of this camera to the passers-by which allows me to make blatant attempts to tweak the camera for five seconds at three or four metres in front of the subjects before taking the shots. I usually find subjects pausing to look at the camera and into the lens for a period long enough to cater for finishing a shot. The X1's lens render very sharp images at f5.6 which is usually set on mine. One silly thing that makes me enjoy using the X1 is the recorded mechanical-ish shutter sound as it clicks.
(Grip On Reality: This photo was taken on my way to work. I was walking past trucks parking on a cul-de-sac when the ropes caught my attention. The light was right, the colour was right and the criss-crossing pattern was perfect and I held up my GX200. People passing by checked me out and wondered what could be made out of such a boring scene. To me, the fun in photography is that the photographer makes something interesting out of what is not obvious to most at the scene. The ropes tied in knots somehow reminded people I know who are in the grip of the recession) You must have also known a friend or two, or even yourself, being baffled by the spiral downturn of the economy. Bank went bankrupt and the rich was faced with a shrinking wealth. A friend of mine has just had his salary cut by over 10% and some of his colleagues started to be shed. But, wait. Was this done really for the sake of continuing the business? Or is there a factor or greed in it? I wonder whether the
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