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(Bentsen)DSLR eunuch ?
optical pentaprism viewfinder is out
I heard Panasonic invented something new
Hmm - of course, a high resolution LCD is better - but I don't think it'll be bad for manual focus, the magnification won't reduce the number of pixels, (will it?) it'll just be a case of zooming in with the same number of pixels.In addition to the lack of a viewfinder having the LCD be only 230K pixels means manual focus will be sharp as mud after magnification.
I am disappointed that with all the extra time Pentax took they didn't produce a better camera.
You mean Olympus, right? The K-7 actually has a 900K+ display. Along with a 100% OVF.In addition to the lack of a viewfinder having the LCD be only 230K pixels means manual focus will be sharp as mud after magnification.
I am disappointed that with all the extra time Pentax took they didn't produce a better camera.
I think it all hinges around the size of your pocketYou mean Olympus, right? The K-7 actually has a 900K+ display. Along with a 100% OVF.
In all seriousness the EP1 looks nice, and it would be interesting so compare it side-to-side with my DLux4. But the DLux4 is barely pocketable, and the EP1 with anything other than a pancake is not pocketable. The question then becomes if it won't go in your pocket, how much are you willing to give up for the smaller size?
Whoops, my error - I meant the Oly 17/2.8.Bob--I wondered when I saw that you said $229 for the f/1.7--but just having read the dcresource article, I saw that it is still the F/2.8 that was rumored.
My question is--what do you gain once you take off the 17? Not pocketable, no EVF, etc. Glad I bought the G1--and expect, unless the next iteration has a VF--that I will buy the GH1--or 2 or whatever, for my next m4/3rds body. I like its looks though *smile*--but pretty is as pretty does LOL.
Diane
oh sure, brag about your pocket sizeI think it all hinges around the size of your pocket
Still, I agree, part of me says that all this 'small camera' stuff is a load of old cobblers, and one may as well just settle for an M8 (or an Olympus E620 . . or a nice Pentax K7) and forget about pocketable.
I've had many many small cameras (the dlux4 being the latest in the line) none of them gets used much . . . not sure that this will be an exception.
She could stick it in her smallish handbag rather than haul an extra camera bag--I do that occasionally--and even stick in a small MF lens.eg my g/f vastly prefers her G1 to my Pentax. It just fits her hand better and is a lot less weight to haul around. But she does have to haul it around - in a camera bag with her extra lens.
So this class of camera is either a brilliant compromise or a permanent resident in no-man's land. Depends on the user.
Hiya, I was previously registered with totallynatural user name but my email got spammed out so deleted it.Let's wait for Pana )))
Let's wait for Pana )))
Yes - I fear so, it looks fab, and a 12-42 lens Aaaaahhhhh!@ mattyUK
I think "Panasonic's camera" is only a so-we-wish-it ... but who knows ? ? ? ;-)
I just had a scout around and there stuff about panasonic producing a competitor (on m4/3 rumours) due in sep/oct (unsurprising) but who knows?... Hopefully pany will deliver. Still bit gutted about EP-1, feels a bit like an anti-climax, I was sure an EVF would be announced at launch but alas not.@ mattyUK
I think "Panasonic's camera" is only a so-we-wish-it ... but who knows ? ? ? ;-)
In other words, it really IS a true successor to the Pen F series!So this class of camera is either a brilliant compromise or a permanent resident in no-man's land. Depends on the user.
Beautifully put . .. but I don't think that the IQ issue is so relevant here (4/3 produces pretty decent images that can be printed big - and it seems that this will not disappoint here).In other words, it really IS a true successor to the Pen F series!
Back when I had a Pen FT, I wanted so much to love it... it was so cool, such a great concept. But it wasn't much more versatile than cameras that were a lot more compact, and wasn't really much more compact than cameras that were a lot more versatile. And there was no getting around that an 18x24mm negative had significantly less image quality than a 24x36mm negative.