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Subject: [Leica] Jonathan Eastland reviews the Pen E-P1
From: digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird)
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:35:55 -0500
References: <C696298D.52063%mark@rabinergroup.com> <c7c8cf880907300039r45821d32sabe2a5f2c5d3b70c@mail.gmail.com> <849136.80937.qm@web86708.mail.ird.yahoo.com>

I just got (had some of them already) some albada viewfinders for most
of the Leica glass. I use the 17mm (34mm) that came with pancake lens
for my 35, a 75mm for my 40mm Summicron, etc. I just wish somebody
made a 180 finder for my 90mm!

Jim

On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 3:17 AM, FRANK
DERNIE<frank.dernie at btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> These are personal views, the Diglloyd site review did not like the camera 
> at all in use, though was impressed by the sharpness, he much prefers the 
> Panasonic G1.
> I like a lot about this camera but the little screen on the back is pretty 
> well useless outdoors, and I can not hold it still enough with longer 
> lenses. Also I have not got the exposure right yet with M lenses, though 
> focussing is easy and sharpness good.
> Did I say I hate the "viewfinder"?
> I -hate- what passes for a viewfinder.
> Frank
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Pasvorn Boonmark <pasvorn at boonmark.net>
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Thursday, 30 July, 2009 9:39:25 AM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Jonathan Eastland reviews the Pen E-P1
>
> Mark,
>
> Thank you for the pointer.? I found this bit interesting:
> Quote:
> ... and an electronic viewfinder is still in the development pipeline. ...
>
> So eventually, there will be an EVF, assuming that it will attach like
> Ricoh GX-series.
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:30 PM, Mark Rabiner<mark at rabinergroup.com> 
> wrote:
>> http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=866585
>>
>> "the first serious challenge to the dominance of the digital SLR. But is 
>> it
>> a serious alternative? Jonathan Eastland tests it"
>>
>> from the British journal of photography
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark William Rabiner
>>
>>
>>
>>
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