Originally posted by RobA_Oz
I wasn’t suggesting it was bad, but it did receive a hell of a drubbing here. Mostly, at the time, I recall the styling and price were the main points of objection.
In the case of the ZX1, I don’t mind its styling, but for what it is I wouldn’t consider the price to be anywhere near reasonable, especially when you
stack it up against the Leica Q2. For the difference, you could buy a very nice Apple or Android tablet and have some decent screen real estate to do your processing on, let alone everything else one of those would provide.
Sure; I was just offering my opinion on why the ZX-1 is less favorably received. The K-01 had its issues, as you say its unusual styling and price (many MILCs didn't had a viewfinder back then), but the ZX-1 has more serious issues, and it's more seriously overpriced.
My issue with the K-01 is that it didn't give me anything for the removal of the viewfinder.
My issue with the ZX-1 is that it doesn't work as a camera. It's fundamentally crippled.
By the way, Mike hoped they'll implement an exposure compensation dial through a firmware update. Sorry, they can't. Both wheels are marked so their function is fixed, and there's just one programmable button.