[Brightcolours]

Actually I quite like it.

To be honest I never quite understood why the manufacturers mostly supply high end digicams with prime lenses.

As you know the Canon G1X (and Sony RX100) has a smaller sensor so the lens can be smaller as well.

Compared to the Canon, the Leica isn't even much heavier - just deeper.

The Canon has a 1.85x crop sensor, the Leica a 1.5x one.

 

To put it in FF equivalency terms then:

The Leica has a 27-69mm f5.25-9.6 lens (FF equivalent).

The Canon has a 15.1-60.4mm f/2.8-5 lens, so a 27.9-111.7mm f5.18-9.25 FF equivalent.

 

As you know, the Canon sensor is not that small at all, and its lens specs are more than equivalent to the Leica (see above).

 

Same goes for the Sony RX100. Is has a sensor that is smaller: 2.7x crop factor. Its lens: 10.4-37.1mm f1.8-4.9. Equivalent to: 28-100mm f4.86-13.2

 

The "lens can be smaller as well" argument does not fly, and anyway it does not make that 2000+ €/$ camera with fixed small aperture zoom lens without IS any more attractive...

 

Like I said above, it seems like Leica wants to make the G1 X look amazing... It has the better lens specs, swivel screen and better functionality, for a price that is 4x lower  :o

 

However, yes, the Leica will have a tough time to compete against something like the Fuji X-E1 w/18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS.