Okay, this one really isn't for that many people out there, however I saw a guy walking down Newbury the other day with a Nikon D3X around his neck (yeah, really) - but he also had the Nikon factory camera strap attached, as well as the cap still proudly displayed on the "kit-lens" that came with it (think of that like an extra battery).  Okay, so even fewer still probably know what I am talking about with the Nikon guy, but some of you do, or get it anyway.

That brings me to those of you, or us... that have always wanted to own a Leica... and if you're saying "what is that..?" no hard feelings if you want to stop reading at this point.  However, some of us know that a Leica is one of those things where even a pro photographer (some anyway) points and says "look, that guy has a Leica," whenever someone comes walking down the way sporting one over his shoulder.

So, here is an article on what I am calling the BMW 3 series version of the Leica.  The three series BMW has always been the poor man's version of a real BMW, so here is Leica's answer to the same thing - the Leica X1.  Still over 2K, but hey, it's a Leica!

For the full review, click the following link from my pals at dpreview, and enjoy.

LeicaX1 Review