[Leica] Chills on the lack of the OVF on.. *Olympus* E-P1

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

Ok
Flat cameras like rangefinder cameras vs. chucky cameras like slrs.
Plane or peanut flat or chunky.


Mark William Rabiner



> From: George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:43:58 -0500
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Chills on the lack of the OVF on.. *Olympus* E-P1
> 
> While I'd love to see proper use of these various terms;
> I fear we've already lost this possibility.
> 
> If we who've actually known and used:
> direct view cameras
> 
> coupled range finders
> optical view finders (with or without parallax correction)
> 
> single lens reflex systems
> twin lens reflex systems (perhaps with mechanical parallax correction
> devices)
> 
> electronic view finder systems
> LED screen view finders
> 
> choose not to use the terms correctly
> 
> the new kids certainly won't know one from the other
> 
> Regards,