[Leica] Canon 1D X -- the real marker to the end of the mega-pixel wars?

[wanderjan at gmail.com (Jan Decher)]

Alan,
I fully concur with your desire for a small digital SLR.  I also liked the
OM line and only left it (for the Contax Aria) because of the demise of the
Zuiko OM system. The Contax Aria was a good compact replacement (esp. with
the 2.8/45mm Tessar "pancake" lens) but then Kyocera abandoned camera
making.
It's a shame a lot of people using entry and midlevel digital SLRs today
don't even know about the bright and crips finders of the OM 1-4, Pentax
MX/ME or Leica R4-6 anymore, putting up with small "tunnel vision"
viewfinders or hard to see LCD screens.  On a recent trip to Europe I left
my Canon 60D and 15-85 zoom behind mostly because of its bulk. Even my 1959
Rolleiflex 3.5E felt more compact. -  The only half-way compact and somewhat
less cluttered digital SLRs with relatively compact lenses are being built
by Pentax right now.
Jan


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From: Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3 at uwm.edu>
Too much complexity, and this thing probably weighs as much as three M9's.
 I want cameras that are simple and basic and small.
>From what I can tell, an M8 or M9 is simpler than the irritating DSLR's I
have to use at work.  I'm always fighting with menus and the ever changing
ergonomics.  I use three different models - a 5D Mk II, ID Mk II, and my
30D, and each one has slightly different control layouts, so I keep making
mistakes when I have to hurry.  The 30D is my favorite, since it is the
smallest and has the fewest features, but I I would like a digital OM4
(manual focus with a huge bright screen, minimal controls, and small lenses)
even better (or of course an M9).
Alan
Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer

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