Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I bought a Panasonic to make sure I had a camera with me everywhere. I could not get used to holding the thing in front of my face, and camera shake. I gave it away. The viewfinder is the key part of the usability of a camera for me. It was OK on a tripod, but I prefer other cameras for that myself. Frank On 17 Jun, 2009, at 07:57, Mark Rabiner wrote: > A huge amount of photography being done with such cameras as the > Leica D lux > and c lux it's Panasonic counterparts and five other brands versions. > Most people don't look thought the viewfinders. > I know someone who is an engineer who shoots all her stuff with the > D lux > and the 16:9 format. > These are elegant photographic solutions. Very workable. > On the LUG months ago I said "give me one which takes M glass". > An M lux. > Would sell like hotcakes. > An expression which was around around 1705. > > I don't need a viewfinder. > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: Gary Todoroff <datamaster at northcoastphotos.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:06:13 -0700 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] The rangefinder is back! - Olympus EP-1 >> >> You are right, Nathan, and I apologize for my misplaced enthusiasm on >> my initial post regarding the EP1. >> THERE IS NO VIEWFINDER! >> :-( >> Gary Todoroff >> >> At 11:32 AM 6/16/2009, you wrote: >>> Exactly, seems like a high-end P&S, certainly no rangefinder...and >>> no >>> optical viewfinder = bah, humbug! >>> >>> Nathan >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information