Pete Askew
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The new Leica X Vario seems to be causing quite a stir over at DPR! Normally I never look at that site but I figured this would cause a bit of frothing over there! 
I've just read most of the review at Reid Reviews (Welcome to ReidReviews - a subscription service). Shaun has had the camera for several months and has done an extensive review, which is quite favourable (especially regards image quality and the performance of the lens - it's slow for a reason I guess) and pretty objective (a small volume camera made in Germany is going to be expensive, no big surprise). OK, not for me, but still an interesting camera. There's a smaller review here:
The Leica X Vario - previously known as Paula
One thing I did learn was that the supposed re-badged Panasonic cameras are co-developments and the lead designer, Kaoru Mokunaka, left Panasonic to work for Leica at Solms before the X1 was produced. Aside from the smallest cameras they are made at Solms.
I've just read most of the review at Reid Reviews (Welcome to ReidReviews - a subscription service). Shaun has had the camera for several months and has done an extensive review, which is quite favourable (especially regards image quality and the performance of the lens - it's slow for a reason I guess) and pretty objective (a small volume camera made in Germany is going to be expensive, no big surprise). OK, not for me, but still an interesting camera. There's a smaller review here:
The Leica X Vario - previously known as Paula
One thing I did learn was that the supposed re-badged Panasonic cameras are co-developments and the lead designer, Kaoru Mokunaka, left Panasonic to work for Leica at Solms before the X1 was produced. Aside from the smallest cameras they are made at Solms.
