Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/12

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Subject: [Leica] GF 1 and G1 EVFs
From: shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:03:47 -0400
References: <DC4B73A4105FCE4FAE0CEF799BF84B36052E9B10@case-email.casefoods.com>

imagine if one made an umbilical cord to connect the EVF and the body.  
the possibilities for mischief are rampant!

-rei


On 04/12/2010 11:38 AM, David Rodgers wrote:
> One thing I particularly like about the GF-1 is photographing with the
> EVF flipped up. I do that quite a bit. It's inconspicuous.
>
> One thing I've learned from using my Rollei TLR's is that people
> generally assume you're photographing in the direction you're looking.
> It doesn't seem to matter which way the lens is pointing. Even camera
> sensitive people don't react much if they're not in your line of sight.
> Call it the prism factor.
>
> Both the GF-1 or E-P2 are great small cameras. I don't think a person
> could go wrong with either one.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+drodgers=casefarms.com at leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+drodgers=casefarms.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Frank Dernie
> Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2010 3:29 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] GF 1 and G1 EVFs
>
> I have quite a few 4/3 lenses which I like but which do not autofocus
> with the Panasonic bodies. I tried the Olympus E-P1 which confirmed that
> I hate framing using the rear screen, as I suspected. I recently tried
> the Olympus E-P2 which has a higher resolution removable finder than the
> GF1, autofocuses with my legacy 4/3 lenses and FWIW has in body
> stabilisation. It is tiny. I bought it. For me it is a better choice
> than the GF-1.
> cheers,
> Frank
>
>
>
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