Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well if the photos (from the links provided) are, as stated, of the EP-! I can't see any place to put your eye and look through the lens optically or electronically other than the LED screen at arms length (or an external top mounted viewfinder) Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Jun 16, 2009, at 3:08 AM, Douglas Sharp wrote: > 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information