Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/13

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Subject: [Leica] Companion to the Leica M9?
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:43:27 +0200 (CEST)
References: <CAF8hL-HdJmQEH+_VgJzHKLJi2SJQv-ZD3iLEk1S9wARLEm346Q@mail.gmail.com> <1342167706.34897.YahooMailNeo@web87305.mail.ird.yahoo.com> <1C7C0D20-C958-4E4C-A5DD-D97A54F8D30B@btinternet.com> <12B669B4-17E5-4B80-9A04-09E7056203A4@me.com>

I did something similar with my GF1. It kind of worked, but like you, I
find an electronic viewfinder useless. I think the gold standard for
viewfinders in modern cameras is the hybrid one in the Fuji X100 and
X1Pro.

Another thing I do not like about the Sony is that it uses Memory Stick. I
need another card format like I need a hole in the head.

I must admit I was briefly tempted by the Sony as a cycling camera, but
after a bit of research the temptation is gone.

Cheers,
Nathan

Op Vr, 13 juli, 2012 11:28, schreef Gerry Walden:
> I had an Olympus EPL2 and added the TTL viewfinder which made it eye level
> (a similar device is available for the Panasonic), and I also had a
> Panasonic GH2 with an eye level viewfinder. Both were very good at eye
> level, but the killer for me was the electronic rather than optical
> viewfinder.
>
> Gerry
>
> Gerry Walden
> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
> +44 (0)797 287 7932
> www.gwpics.com
>
> On 13 Jul 2012, at 09:27, Charlie Chan wrote:
>
>> No viewfinder - not a proper camera!
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> Charlie Chan
>> www.charlie-chan.co.uk
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 13 Jul 2012, at 09:21, FRANK DERNIE wrote:
>>
>>> No viewfinder. I have tried taking pictures at arms length, -hate- it.
>>> I even don't use the camera on my phone because of this.
>>> I'm probably in a minority, but after wasting money on several cameras
>>> with no viewfinder I know I would never use it.
>>> FD
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> ________________________________
>>>> From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, 13 July 2012, 2:08
>>>> Subject: [Leica] Companion to the Leica M9?
>>>>
>>>> http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/sony_rx100.shtml
>>>>
>>>> Sounds interesting. Shirt-pocketable is always a good thing.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
>>>>
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-- 
Nathan Wajsman
photo at frozenlight.eu


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