Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I tried the Olympus E-P1 and hated the framing process it imposes, particularly with MF Leica lenses. I have a GH1 and the exceptional zoom it comes with, plus a 20mm f1.7. I have compared the size with a GF-1 and, for me, the reduction in size is not worth the loss of the proper viewfinder and tilt and pivot rear screen, for the faux-Rolleiflex shots. I have a M adapter but use it little. Frank On 9 Mar, 2010, at 23:46, Jeff Moore wrote: > 2010-03-09-18:16:31 Vince Passaro: >> You crazy cats wouldn't need no cloth over your head if you'd gotten the >> G1 >> or -- apparently with a superior sensor to both though I thought them all >> the same -- the GH1. They have viewfinders. They just don't look like >> rangefinders. > > Absolutely true. The built-in EVFs[1] on the G1 and GH1 are right > there and far better than the add-on one you can get for the GF1. But > those cameras are enough bulkier and heavier (a little, but it seems > to cross some threshold) that I'd be less likely to toss one in a bag > just for the halibut. And I think the faux-pentaprism look is kind of > silly, and actually likely to get much the kind of reaction from > people I might point this at as a "real" SLR. And the GH1 only seems > to be available bundled with the fancy video-optimized lens for over > twice what I paid for this. And I don't expect to buy the bolt-on EVF. > > [1] Electronic Viewfinders (for Rabs) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information