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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 13:38:23 -0500
References: <C696298D.52063%mark@rabinergroup.com> <c7c8cf880907300039r45821d32sabe2a5f2c5d3b70c@mail.gmail.com> <849136.80937.qm@web86708.mail.ird.yahoo.com> <daaeb97e0907301135w1546d73ay8a8e2d9fea85222a@mail.gmail.com>

Oops. My typo. I use the 17mm for my 15 CV. Just have to correct a
little for difference in field of view.

Jim

On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 1:35 PM, James Laird<digiratidoc at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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