[Leica] Olympus RF

[frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE)]

For me there will not be a substantial quality difference between this 
Olympus and other P&S cameras held out in front of the face since the 
resolution will be wasted in most light conditions. This is apart from high 
equivalent iso settings, which I don't use much. I think my Canon G10 will 
be as good. Better for me since it has a viewfinder.
The Panasonic G1 is much better. The EVF takes some getting used to but is 
bigger and brighter and easier to manual focus with than any other camera in 
its price range.
Frank

--- On Sat, 20/6/09, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Olympus RF
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Saturday, 20 June, 2009, 5:35 AM
> I don't quite follow the objections.
> As a very compact camera with the live
> view it should give much better quality than from the tiny
> sensors of the
> typical P&S. That is potentially the large step
> forward, over the LX3, DP1,
> G10 GRII and the like, I think. Plus the interchangeable
> lenses of course.
> For enthusiasts you wil have the option of the optical
> finder to use it with
> the classic 'mild wide angle prime'? like the 35mm on
> a 35mm film camera,
> albeit with the effects of 'cropping' from a 17mm.
> As a (micro) four thirds camera the packaging is brilliant
> to my eye. You
> can use the initial? zoom and later designs or use
> many of the current four
> thirds designs with an adaptor.
> In my opinion they got it much more right than Panasonic
> who were certainly
> innovative and first to market. I had my first peek through
> the G1 at the
> Hessenpark Leica meeting and workshops. Certainly
> functional at least with a
> static subject, but in my opinion the image when following
> a moving subject
> was very disconcerting. Naturally I'm heavily biased there
> coming from the
> RF finders. I was using an M8.2 along side it.
> Who knows, perhaps some kind of clip on EVF may be possible
> later?
> 
> 2009/6/20 charcot <charcot at comcast.net>
> 
> > I don't get this new camera.? It's a P and S with
> interchangeable lenses =
> > p and s with zoom which is what I have with my
> Panasonic LX3 - fast lens,
> > movies , etc.
> > ernie
> >
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> Geoff
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