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Subject: [Leica] OT equipment inquiry--Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Sat Aug 30 14:00:47 2008
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Sell the finder and use the cam  ;-)
phx


Sonny Carter wrote:

>Your finder probably costs more than the camera!
>
>On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 3:37 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1@cox.net> wrote:
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>>Geoff,
>>
>>Not sure.  The U.S. site just said "24**35" or something like that.  But 
>>the
>>solution was under my nose.  My Linhof Technica 4x5 came with a finder that
>>fits in the flash shoe, has parallax correction, zooms and everything.  :)
>>
>>Ken
>>
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>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
>>>bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Geoff Hopkinson
>>>Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 7:12 PM
>>>To: 'Leica Users Group'
>>>Subject: RE: [Leica] OT equipment inquiry--Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
>>>
>>>Ken, see the pic I sent. Reading on the aus site. The external finder has
>>>a
>>>frameline for 24mm equivalent on a 35mm film camera. Is that what you
>>>meant?
>>>It would be perfect with my 18mm. Zeiss wants more than 600 bucks for
>>>their
>>>28/24 finder here! 370US at popflash I think. That's still a lot, It is a
>>>great finder though but the voigtlanders are very good especially the 28 I
>>>have (finder that is)
>>>
>>>Cheers
>>>Geoff
>>>http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
>>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
>>>[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
>>>Ken Carney
>>>Sent: Saturday, 30 August 2008 10:01
>>>To: 'Leica Users Group'
>>>Subject: RE: [Leica] OT equipment inquiry--Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
>>>
>>>>From the DP site it seems the viewfinder will be 24 and 35mm equivalent??
>>>I
>>>wonder if you can set the camera to be 24 or 35.  Or will it turn off
>>>after
>>>a few minutes requiring a re-do?  Sounds interesting for something to
>>>always
>>>have with you.
>>>
>>>Ken
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
>>>>bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Geoff Hopkinson
>>>>Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 6:37 PM
>>>>To: 'Leica Users Group'
>>>>Subject: RE: [Leica] OT equipment inquiry--Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
>>>>
>>>>No doubt there will be a version with a Red Dot on it announced in
>>>>September.
>>>>The external finder looks exactly like the Voigtlander metal 28mm
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>finder.
>>>      
>>>
>>>>But it can't possibly zoom. Maybe it is fixed at the 24mm equivalent (or
>>>>has
>>>>two frame-lines?).
>>>>Interesting if has a 24 frame for M8 owners with an 18 in their bag!
>>>>Let's wait to hear from Mark on the massive 1/1.63 inch size 10MP sensor
>>>>touted as larger than usual and giving superb quality ;-)
>>>>
>>>>Cheers
>>>>Geoff
>>>>http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
>>>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Subject: RE: [Leica] OT equipment inquiry--Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
>>>>
>>>>It looks like it will have some sort of optional viewfinder.
>>>>
>>>>Ken
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>Subject: [Leica] OT equipment inquiry--Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
>>>>>
>>>>>Has anybody tried one of these yet? Looks like the the "cat's meow"
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>for
>>>      
>>>
>>>>>discreet streetshooting.
>>>>>http://www.dpreview.com/news/0807/08072102panasoniclx3.asp
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>
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Replies: Reply from stasys1 at cox.net (Stasys Petravicius) ([Leica] OT equipment inquiry--Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3)
In reply to: Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] OT equipment inquiry--Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3)
Message from kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney) ([Leica] OT equipment inquiry--Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] OT equipment inquiry--Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3)