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In August 2020, my Leica X1 developed its first fault which rendered the camera unusable. I bought the camera new in 2010 and it has served me well for over ten years. It has never failed before. I have treated it with care and it lives, when not in use, in a padded case. However, most electronics equipment fails at some time during its active life. My Leica X1 decided that it could no longer focus the lens. Neither could it remember how to retract the lens when not needed. The full story is told here

Updating the situation regarding replacing old original body skins on the Leica Digilux 2 are considered in this blog post.
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Questions often arise from new owners of the popular X1 camera regarding the need for an external viewfinder. There is no provision for coupling an Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) such as those designed for later X cameras, so the only option is to consider an optical viewfinder (OVF) which I consider in my Gallery notes on the LEICA X1.
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Recent experiences with the Leica X Vario camera have encouraged me to try new techniques with my venerable X1. I have started to document my early findings in my X1 pages. You can find it here
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I have added a new short article which addresses questions received about Leica X1 sharpness. You can find it here
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