Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/16

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] The rangefinder is back! - Olympus EP-1
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:53:37 -0500
References: <50119F1D-21A8-4F18-99F1-B8B2A69575E2@telefonica.net> <4A36B082.6060804@wanadoo.nl> <B55FAE71-3960-4709-835D-8F0EC143686A@telefonica.net> <200906152153.n5FLrtlq018524@humboldt1.com> <51A8DDA0-E499-4375-90A3-70F456DAEBEA@mac.com> <200906152359.n5FNxIGY009834@humboldt1.com> <E9FF88A0-9BD1-419A-8690-202668168CDD@mac.com> <200906160719.n5G7JwQP019641@humboldt1.com>

I occasionally enjoyed those "view camera moments" with the Leica  
Brick (digilux i believe)
where looking at the screen for a landscape or macro photo made sense
especially if the camera was on a tripod.

however - that never came close to Leica Range Finder photography

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist

On Jun 16, 2009, at 2:06 AM, Gary Todoroff wrote:

> OhMyGosh, you're right, George! (and Frank, too) I completely  
> ignored what I had assumed would be a high quality EVF finder like  
> on my Olympus C-8080. Duh! How can Olympus have left that out?! I  
> guess we are all more a dying breed than ever imagined, those of us  
> who still would like a camera held up to the eyes occasionally.  
> Does NOBODY bother anymore to make a creative camera without  
> completely abdicating to marketing and the bean counters!? I do use  
> the view screen on my E-330 sometimes, George, but just for special  
> purposes like viewing through a twin lens reflex, or shooting while  
> braced on a table top, or composing on a tripod with the camera  
> cranked above my head. Very handy and creative sometimes for shots  
> I would never have acquired through the optical viewfinder  
> approach. You're right, Doug - without an EVF, the EP-1 is a P&S :-(
> Regretfully,
> Gary
>
>  I'm completely At 05:20 PM 6/15/2009, you wrote:
>> Hi Gary,
>>
>> How do you suppose one would know where it's focusing
>> when looking through an optical view finder on top of the camera?
>>
>> Or do you feel comfortable with holding the camera at arms length
>> to view the screen?
>>
>> Regards,
>> George Lottermoser
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information



In reply to: Message from luisripoll at telefonica.net (Lluis Ripoll) ([Leica] Lovers... 2 seconds later)
Message from michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema) ([Leica] Lovers... 2 seconds later)
Message from luisripoll at telefonica.net (Lluis Ripoll) ([Leica] Lovers... 2 seconds later)
Message from datamaster at northcoastphotos.com (Gary Todoroff) ([Leica] The rangefinder is back! - Olympus EP-1)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] The rangefinder is back! - Olympus EP-1)
Message from datamaster at northcoastphotos.com (Gary Todoroff) ([Leica] The rangefinder is back! - Olympus EP-1)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] The rangefinder is back! - Olympus EP-1)
Message from datamaster at northcoastphotos.com (Gary Todoroff) ([Leica] The rangefinder is back! - Olympus EP-1)