@PHXPhoto: Except in Finland!

@mikeslps: Ok, test starts now. I'll keep count starting at 3:50. We'll see if this or the custom Leica X1 camera gets more clicks. [www.flickr.com]

@james-42: Thanks for trying to boost her self esteem. lol

@james-42: Thanks for trying to boost her self esteem. lol

@Jesse Scroggins: But their lenses really are the finest glass around. I shoot Nikon and Leica, and there is a difference.

@Curves: Was that a proposition? lol

@ps61318: What is that, an airplane for ants?!!! lol

I guess my only question would be, do I have any chance in hell of ever sleeping with any of the Gizmodo staff? It doesn't even necessarily have to be a woman. I get the feeling it's never going to happen now that Frucci left.

Actually, for the past three days, this photo of a custom adapter tube and lens hood I built has had more views than the photos of my girlfriend wearing nothing but Christmas lights. Craziness. [www.flickr.com]

@Red_V: The image quality is superb. Unfortunately the thumbwheel-controlled manual focus is terrible and the autofocus is so slow that it can't lock onto anyone moving at even a walking pace. Everyone is praying the year-end firware update will help.

And ironically, in low light the X1's autofocus still requires over 3 minutes to take a photo.

I'm seeing a major problem here. If I'm sitting there eating cheetos while rubbing on the screen, it's only going to take about 15 minutes before I can't see what I'm doing.

@YOXIM: Yeah, definitely not an actual copywriter. lol

Be proud of pixelmutation. Bokeh wasn't even an actual word when I was in college, but a decade later everyone's using it like it's going out of style.

@OMG! Ponies!: Wait ... you're Jewish?!

Definitely a Ping retraction.

The "young" Dude freaks me out. I'm not sure if it's too much makeup or uncanny valley, but not liking that face.

Electroadhesion pads on your hands = the force. Think about it, on a cold day you can already scoot a styrofoam cup across a counter with the static built up on your hands. If you could focus the electroahesion pads to suck items to you from across the room — THAT would be something.

When our bugs get found in the embassies of other countries, I'm sure we don't ask for them back.

I will punch you in your bearded, PBR-drinking, single-gear-bike-riding face.