Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On the other hand I would like to use the Leica R glass, so you Canon guys & > Gals can put in your 2 cents also. > Gene How 'bout us Olympus guys, too, Gene? I'm on the horse with Paul Revere for the revolutionary ride with the E-330. Olympus has made the long-overdue leap to a compact DSLR with a live, tiltable LCD. Their top end lenses do not disappoint either. Plus, my R lenses work great on the E-330. As I've said before, I think the E-330 DSLR is the biggest thing to hit photography since the Leica M3. It may not embody the perfection that was the M3 in 1955, but the E-330 has a dozen more features to sort out and is an amazing first-out-of-the-gate, trend-setting camera. Leica - where were you?! In an age of fuel injectors, why are you still trying to perfect the carburetor? Leica had a chance to leap-frog Nikon and Canon with innovative thinking in the digital world. Titanium, custom engraving, and green leather do not make photographers more creative. I bet there are at least a couple of innovative engineers at Leica who are gnashing their teeth. They might be wondering if management will ever go back to the forward-thinking kind of company that defined Leica in the 1950's and 1960's. I bet some of us long-time Leica fans are wondering, too. Gary Todoroff http://www.northcoastphotos.com/Lympa.htm - my Leica/E-330 blog and http://reviews.ebay.com/Olympus-C-8080-Rangefinder-Camera-vs-DSLR-Approach_W 0QQugidZ10000000000004230 - my thoughts a few months ago on the problems with the then current crop of DSLRs. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.4/299 - Release Date: 3/31/2006