[Leica] The rangefinder is back! - Olympus EP-1

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

The concept of quality pocketable photography is the concept of Leica.

A camera like this should be going over real big on the LUG. This should be
what we've been waiting for in plenty of our collective or individual mind
sets.
Me I cant see any reason why the sensor cant be twice the size; the size I'm
now using; in effect half frame; the size the Olympus Pen is famous for;
But beggars cant be choosers.
Lots can be done with the 4/3s format.
Perhaps with the aid of third party anti noise software a bit more; but none
the less.... Lots can be done.


Mark William Rabiner



> From: Richard Man <richard.lists at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:38:46 -0700
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] The rangefinder is back! - Olympus EP-1
> 
> Come on, Curmudgeons :-)
> 
> This is the second camera body, or may be even third, or fourth.
> 
> Kind of like four third.
> 
> It's also the camera you will have in your purse, or pants pocket.
> 
> If you have baggy pants.
> 
> Point is, you will carry this camera.
> 
> Whereas your D3X stays in the SUV.
> 
> The body + 17mm lens is lighter than the Noctilux, even the Cosina one.
> 
> And you dial the ISO to 6400. Just like M8 with ISO800 and Noctilux at F1.
> 
> And you save $9195.
> 
> That is, if you pay $5995 for the M8 already.