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German modern high-definition photography masters ranking

The 35mm focal length of a 35mm film camera is recognized as the most practical focal length, which is between the small wide angle and the standard focal length. As if facing the human eye, what you shoot is what you see, which is the first choice of many professional photographers. Leica X series fixed focus camera uses smaller APS-C components instead of 35mm frame components, but still chooses the equivalent focal length of 35mm as its lens setting.

After two generations of redesign, the new generation Leica X (typ 1 13) not only adopted a brand-new naming method, but also changed the whole camera from the inside out, with the same equivalent 35mm fixed focus and high-quality appearance, brand-new naming, brand-new modeling, brand-new operation interface, brand-new electronic system and brand-new optical structure, bringing a brand-new Leica X. ..

Jump to introduce this Leica X (Typ 1 13).

I used to play the Leica X2 of the previous generation and got used to the highly electronic Japanese camera. Although I have a lot of complaints about its operability and electronic performance, my previous unhappiness was almost swept away after seeing the photos taken. Although Leica has entered the electronic age, it still brings users a unique experience.

On the occasion of Leica's centenary, Leica chose to launch the Leica T system, which broke many people's glasses, innovative and bold modern minimalist design, relatively cheap brand-new lens group and even touch screen; Under the style of seemingly changing the past, Leica T is still a product based on the idea of focusing the camera on taking pictures.

The brand-new Leica X (Typ 1 13) is the first large-scale revision since the launch of Leica X. Its design is closer to Leica's classic paraxial camera, and its body line style is as refined and simplified as the Leica T system designed and operated by Audi, but the classic elements of Leica camera can still be seen. The lens cover and hot shoe cover are made of the same material as the body.

The material of the fuselage is still as luxurious as the previous model. Magnesium-aluminum alloy shell with leather, the silver model borrowed by the author with dark brown skin. The battery design is not as special as Leica T system, but the design of the pull rod is still relatively textured. After opening, the battery and memory card are installed here. I/O of the fuselage is concentrated on one side, and the other side is clean without any openings.

In addition to the change of design style, we should also see that the lens is obviously different from the previous two generations, which is also a very important change of Leica X (Typ 1 13). The change of lens will be introduced later. Secondly, the design of hot boots is different from that of the previous two generations, which can share the electronic observation window with Panasonic. Like Leica T system, it is similar to Sony. The new hot shoes are in the form of hidden electronic contacts at the front end of the hot shoes, so the external electronic observation window should also use the new Typ 020.

This time, the operation logic is also slightly modified. Although the touch logic is not added like Leica T system, a manual focusing ring is added to the outer ring of the lens, and finally there is no need to endure the electronic manual focusing with slow response and no fine adjustment. Secondly, in addition to the independent turntable with aperture and shutter, there is a video key next to the shutter at the top of the suit. As for the thumb operation keys at the back, the outer dial is cancelled, leaving only the independent dial at the top, and the function keys corresponding to the four-way key and the central key are also missing the down key. As for S and C of the shutter switch, they also stand for single shot and continuous shooting, instead of single focus and tracking focus mode.

The major change of Leica X (typ 1 13) is to give up the original Leica Elmerit 2.8 24mm ASPH lens module and replace it with a brand-new Leica Suimmilux 23 mm f/ 1.7 asph, which is equivalent to 35 mm However, under a larger aperture, it can be felt a little bigger in appearance, and it is also abandoned.

Leica Suimmilux 23mm mm f/ 1.7 ASPH. ? Compared with Leica Almeida 2.8 24mm ASPH, in addition to increasing aperture and manual focusing, there is another obvious change that I think is the change of focusing distance. Previously, X2 could only reach 30cm at close range, while Leica X (Typ 1 13) has been pushed to 20cm, and its daily practicality has also increased a lot.

The operation interface of the software layer has not changed Leica's focus on taking pictures, nor has it rich shortcut key design of Japanese models, but only provides shortcut keys that need to be modified quickly, and advanced functions still need to be adjusted in the unclassified menu; In the mode of selecting custom focusing and spot metering, press and hold the focus mode key to enter the focus switch, and press the Info key to reset the focus in this mode; Usually, the exposure value can be quickly modified by using the turntable, but under the manual long shutter, the turntable is preset to modify the exposure seconds.

This shooting is mainly based on bright colors and high contrast black and white. Personally, I think this new engine is quite remarkable compared with X2. The focusing system is the author's most magical place. Although it is not as accurate and fast as the Japanese model equipped with hybrid focusing system, the focusing speed can be said to be as fast as lightning when it can be focused, but it is easy for the author to be unable to focus when shooting plane themes such as billboards and large-size posters.

Secondly, the performance of color in color mode is slightly different from that of X2. Although it is still rich and unique in hair color, it lacks a little weight of X2, and it is brighter, which is similar to the style of Leica T series, but not so "fresh", which may be related to the new photometric calculus, while the high ISO feels much purer than X2, and the graininess and noise are not so obvious.

However, black-and-white mode is still the specialty of Leica X (Typ 1 13), and it can still record delicate image details in high contrast mode like X2. Under the condition that the photographer can retouch the picture, the color of Leica is still very individual, but compared with the strong impression given by black and white shooting, many friends who have seen the real photos think Leica X (Typ 165438+).

Anti-glare is an obvious problem in Leica X (Typ 1 13), and some photos taken under large backlight have obvious purple edges. However, Leica Suimmilux 23 mm f/ 1.7 asph must be considered. It is a miniaturized fixed lens developed on the premise of shrinking volume, and it is good to have such fixed focus performance; Secondly, its focusing system is easy to lose focus when shooting plane objects such as buildings and signboards at infinity. Perhaps manual focusing is more efficient when the target can directly estimate the distance with the naked eye.

This generation of Leica X (Typ 1 13) has improved the most criticized electronic performance of the previous model, introduced a brand-new lens design, simplified the operation interface, straightened out the logic, and is no longer as chaotic as the previous model. Although it is still not as good as today's Japanese models in terms of ease of use and electronic performance, its product design and photography style are still unique.

One hundred years later, Leica gradually keeps pace with the times. From Leica T system with built-in WiFi and touch control to Leica X (Typ 1 13) with greatly improved electronic performance, it can be seen that Leica is trying to use the new era electronic technology based on photography, hoping to let their users return to the purity of photography.