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Subject: [Leica] Advice wanted for carry camera.
From: digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird)
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 23:29:02 -0500
References: <t2i19b6d42d1004091625s8f6cb6c8lcb1e869432a91fd1@mail.gmail.com> <C7E574B7.610A5%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Vince/Mark,

I've just read a rumor that Panasonic is planning a new better
viewfinder for the GF-1. If the rumors are true he may want to wait
'cause the GF-1 with an accessory finder as good as the G1 finder
might just be what he needs. Hell I might even buy one! (Mind you it's
just a rumor;)

Jim

On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 11:20 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:
>> Larry
>> I think there is only one line of point and shoot cameras that fits the 
>> bill
>> you're putting forward: superb quality images (indeed shoots in raw);
>> pocketable; with viewfinder. It's the Canon PowerShot G11. Previous
>> generations G9 and G10 also just as good and can be found used.
>>
>> Read about it and gaze upon it here.
>> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/643177-REG/Canon_3632B001_PowerShot_G11_
>> Digital_Camera.html
>>
>> and here:
>>
>> http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canong11/
>>
>> I believe dpreview said they liked the resolution better on the G10. They
>> are comprehensive and a bit nitpicky but very reliable I find.
>>
>> Anyone one of the Canon G-series is the way to go I think. Several pro
>> photographers I know who do all their professional work in medium format 
>> use
>> the Canon G's as their carry around cameras which is where I learned of 
>> them
>> and used them.
>>
>> Good luck. This is the one I'm sure.
>>
>> Vince
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 11:07 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at 
>> gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> My wife calls me an adventitious photographer. She says I don't compose, 
>>> I
>>> just shoot.
>>>
>>>
>>> For the last 50 years I've carried a camera with me most of the time and
>>> react almost instantly to a photo op. The camera has to be pocket sized 
>>> so
>>> that it won't interfere with whatever else I am doing. For years it was 
>>> an
>>> old Leica IIIc with a 35 mm f2.8 Canon lens or a 50 mm Elmar that could 
>>> fit
>>> into the side pocket of a windbreaker. When I traveled it was usually a
>>> Rollei 35 in a small belt holster. I even carried a Minox when I wore a
>>> suit
>>> and tie. True, I owned bigger and more professional equipment which I 
>>> used
>>> when I had to take serious pictures but they were usually too bulky to
>>> carry
>>> everyday. But for a variety of reasons I gave up my wet darkroom and my
>>> film
>>> cameras became too inconvenient to use. Now I carry a wafer thin Canon
>>> SD1200IS. It has a 10 MP sensor and is smaller and lighter than any of 
>>> the
>>> others (except the Minox).
>>>
>>>
>>> The big problem is that when I post pictures to the LUG, I can see 
>>> obvious
>>> quality differences between my pocket cameras and the M8 and M9 Leicas 
>>> and
>>> DSLRs that most Luggers use. What I would like is suggestions for a carry
>>> digital camera that will close the gap. I don't expect M9 quality but I
>>> don't want to be embarrassed either. My criteria are the the camera has 
>>> to
>>> be smaller and much lighter than a Barnack Leica and have an optical
>>> viewfinder. The optical finder is necessary because I wear bifocals and
>>> have
>>> to bob my head up and down like a pigeon when using a LCD camera screen.
>>> I'm
>>> not sure if any of the new 4/3 cameras will fill the bill but I'm not
>>> opposed to the format. I own an Olympus DSLR and I find it more than
>>> adequate. The problem is that I live more than 50 miles from any large
>>> camera store and I don't get to see and handle any of the newer compact
>>> cameras.
>>>
>>>
>>> Can any Lugger offer suggestions for a good carry camera?
>>>
>>>
>>> Larry Z
>>>
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>>>
>>
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>
>
>
>
> The ?sensor of a Canon G11 or earlier has a diagonal of 9.5mm
> So a normal lens for the camera is 9.5mm lens!
> A crop factor of 4.55!
> Your 50 becomes a ?227.5mm lens!
>
> 43.3 square mm's.!
>
> Makes super 8 look big.
>
> ?4/3s is 225
> APS-C (1.5 crop circle factor) is 329.
>
> 329 / 43.3 ?= 7.6
>
> Not a serious contender by a long shot.
> 7.6 times not so.
>
>
>
> [Rabs]
> Mark William Rabiner
>
>
>
>
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