zamanakhan
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I've got the rangefinder bug lately and have been thinking about how to save up for a leica m9 + a sumicron 35 or 50. Basically that is gonna cost me close to $10,000, i've thought about selling my d7000 + gear and possibly going the m8 route but i dont think m8 rangefinder will be nearly as good for low light nor will it be as versatile as a true slr. I think i could save up the $10,000 this summer but that's alot of money to put down on a "digital" camera. One of the intriguing aspects of rangefinders for me is the way the manual focusing works, its easy to focus these lenses, like it was with a split screen nikon EM.
What i am wondering is, does the nikon x100 manual focus like a rangefinder? with a square in the middle that you match up? if this is the case than there is a good change the x1pro will also have similar manual focusing abilities and i can possibly get that as a body and a leica lens all for about$3-4K which is a ALOT more reasonable, will probably have a better sensor.
If all else fails, i'll just put money down on a D800(prob wont get it till the new year), + katz eye for d7000 and a fast prime, maybe the 24 or 35 1.4
What i am wondering is, does the nikon x100 manual focus like a rangefinder? with a square in the middle that you match up? if this is the case than there is a good change the x1pro will also have similar manual focusing abilities and i can possibly get that as a body and a leica lens all for about$3-4K which is a ALOT more reasonable, will probably have a better sensor.
If all else fails, i'll just put money down on a D800(prob wont get it till the new year), + katz eye for d7000 and a fast prime, maybe the 24 or 35 1.4