Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Even the 14-45 Panasonic zoom that came with G1. while not as well regarded as either of your two lenses, is shockingly good. I am about to move and when I do I shall set up a new 8-bit (is that correct terminology?) 22" monitor I obtained a while back and will calibrate it etc etc and look at these pictures at 100 percent or more and then I'll know whether any given lens is as good/not good as it might look to me now on my laptop. I love the clarity and discipline of having a prime lens and working within its parameters so I do use my Leica and Minolta adapters but increasingly I'm just going out with the Pana zoom. it's a sweet and sharp lens that balances nicely with the camera especially when its shortened up at its wider angles. On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:22 AM, Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com>wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >