The X2Dii is terrific. I have too many cameras at home. When I think of going somewhere on family trips or photo shoots, it is the camera that I take along. I may bring others, but the X2Dii gets the most travel time. Why? I love shooting with it. It handles well in hand. EVF and LCD are wonderful for framing an image. Autofocus works, regardless of texture, color or amount of ambient light. Joystick could be higher on the body, but it is still better than no joystick. Colors are so lifelike… better than any other camera I have used (Sony, Leica, Nikon, etc.). And yes, I love my Leica cameras. This X2Dii is just a joy to use. And it produces images that are a joy to pixel peep, edit, and share with others (printed or electronic). My favorite camera.