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 Posted: Thu Apr 19th, 2012 11:20
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The X100 and XP1 are similar concept but the XP1 is better executed.
The nice thing is that used as a pair they are perfect for travel.

Both camera bodies and a 35mm f1.4 and 60mm f2.4 for the XP1 will weigh no more than the D3 with battery.

I do agree that a long telephoto would be good but if you have a Kipon adapter you can add Nikon lenses to the XP1 but you need to shoot them in manual focus mode and also with stop down metering.

I am thinking that a D800 will complement this setup very nicely but that the D800 would have a 70-300 AFS VR attached.


Having the X100 has convinced me that for landscape work where I predominantly use 20-35mm that I dont need a DSLR as a decent camera such as the XP1 gives me everything.




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