Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]With autofocus, an external viewfinder should be enough. Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com>wrote: > I am sure one can put anything one wants in the hot shoe. That does not > make it a viewfinder camera, IMO. And is will never be a rangefinder! > FD > > On 16 Jun, 2009, at 08:49, 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 >