New gear in the house – Leica X2, 27.10.2014

It’s finally mine. For almost two years I’ve been “working with a wish” to buy a Leica. Ever since I’ve visited Leica stand at Photokina 2012 in Cologne, I knew that’s the right stuff for me and I’ll once bought.

I’ve read all the forums, offer, new, used…and in October I’ve started to negotiate for exchange my Nikon D200 for Leica X2. We agreed for exchange with my addition.

27.10.2014 it was delivered. Even the box was something special.

When you hold it in your hands, there is a special feeling. Piece of art, piece of technology. Little, mirrorless, automatic and manual autofocus, looks vintage, leather case, made in Germany. More about the camera you can read here.

First photos with Leica were catastrophy and dissappointment. The same feeling as when I listen to a new album. If I don’t like it first time, I know that this will be a great album. I’ve tried with different settings, ISO, BW, vidid,… nothing worked. Only after 14 days, I’ve seen the true value of Leica and was really satisfied with IQ (image quality).

Now I finally understand those on forums who had written:  Welcome Leica, bye bye Nikon ( Canon..)

Gear: Leica x2