Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I seem to remember having read somewhere that the EP-1 is actually an SLR with a "round the corner" mirror system, sort of like the Pen F. This would be in line with the full-page advertising campaign just started here in Germany and showing a PEN-F with the words "Olympus PEN - since 1959" - in BW and no further explanation. Looks like they've been waiting for its 50th anniversary to release the EP-1 - I bet it is a very compact DSLR. Cheers Douglas Cheers Douglas Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Cant it take an external viewfinder? > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 1:17 PM, Frank Dernie > <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com>wrote: > > >> In the 50s and 60s here in England non-SLR cameras were either >> "viewfinder" >> or "rangefinder". That summed it up well enough. >> This thing has no viewfinder at all, so for me it is a highish quality >> point and shoot of a type I hate to use, ie hold camera at arms length, >> compose on screen, if your old eyes can focus on it, try, but fail, to >> hold >> it still enough to take a picture. >> I couldn't be more unimpressed, I am afraid. It is a styling exercise. >> Maybe some of the lenses will be OK on a Panasonic? >> Frank >> >> On 16 Jun, 2009, at 00:45, Gary Todoroff wrote: >> >> Hi George -- In the text, I said "rangefinder style", since the EP-1 is >> >>> about as close as you get to the concept of a handy, quality camera very >>> much in the concept of a rangefinder. Of course since it has autofocus, >>> it >>> does not need a rangefinder. What do we call this kind of camera? I >>> believe >>> the EP-1 may be the kind of photojournalist camera in the digital world >>> that >>> the M3 was to film many years ago. I'm really looking forward to getting >>> one >>> as soon as they are on the market. >>> Gary >>> >>> >>>> Looks like an attractive little camera. >>>> >>>> However, I'm not sure why you're referring to a "range finder" >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> George Lottermoser >>>> george at imagist.com >>>> http://www.imagist.com >>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>>> >>>> On Jun 15, 2009, at 4:47 PM, Gary Todoroff wrote: >>>> >>>> Finally, here is the digital rangefinder-style camera that I keep >>>> >>>>> waiting for Leica to make: >>>>> http://tinyurl.com/leayqa >>>>> More info at: >>>>> <http://tinyurl.com/mju236>http://tinyurl.com/mju236 >>>>> >>>>> There is even some indication that the Micro 4/3 mount may be able >>>>> to take the Leica M lenses using an adapter. The Olymus EP-1 not >>>>> only celebrates the 50th anniversary of the unique Olympus Pen >>>>> series of cameras, it even looks like one: >>>>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0906/09060201olypen50years.asp >>>>> >>>>> Gary Todoroff >>>>> Tree LUGger and Lympa Logger - http://northcoastphotos.com/Lympa.htm >>>>> >>>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >