Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 29, 2010, at 10:31 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Hi Steve, > > I have the GF-1 and I am very pleased with it. With the 20mm pancake, and > without the EVF, it is pocketable if you have a jacket on, but otherwise > not (i.e. not shirt-pocket pocketable). Assuming the GRD III is the same > size as the GRD I once had, then there is a significant difference in > size. But in the end I sold the GRD--low light performance was not good, > and I found the single focal length too limiting in the end. These days I > have the LX3 (i.e. same as DLux 4) as the pocket camera. Low light > performance is still crappy but at least there is more flexibility in > terms of focal length and it is pocketable. > > If I recover sufficiently from the flu that has kept me at home for the > past 1.5 days, we are going hiking in the mountains tomorrow. I will > probably take the GF-1, maybe the LX3, but definitely not the M8. thanks Nathan, that's very helpful...I look forward to more photos from the GF1, Steve > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Jan 30, 2010, at 7:17 AM, Steve Barbour wrote: > >> >> On Jan 29, 2010, at 10:06 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> >>> Steve, the Ricoh has the usual tiny sensor found in compacts; and in >>> addition, the lens is non-interchangeable. So I am not sure how relevant >>> such a comparison would be. >> >> >> I guess that with the lenses I mentionned the image quality of the GF1 is >> much better, that's what I am after.... >> >> I saw the Ricoh the other day for the first time, tiny , attractive, and >> the images were excellent, (a friend had one) >> >> I am curious about how these attractive small cameras compare... >> >> many thanks, Steve >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>> >>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jan 30, 2010, at 6:50 AM, Steve Barbour wrote: >>> >>>> I'm wondering with the recent interest in the Panasonic GF1 with the >>>> 20mm pancake lens and an external optical VF, has any used/compared >>>> this to the Ricoh GRD-III with its 28mm lens and the optional external >>>> viewfinder... >>>> >>>> I 'd be very interested to hear your thoughts, reactions, comparisons, >>>> >>>> appreciated, >>>> >>>> >>>> Steve >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information