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Subject: [Leica] possible new viewfinder for leica m
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:42:02 +0000
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I sold my DSLR to get this camera ;-) It would cost a lot of money to try 
and get a matching set of DSLR lenses, I only have one lens over 90mm. By 
the time you price up 12mm (CV), 15mm (Zeiss) and 21mm (Leica) v/fs it seems 
a bargain ;-) Plus you only need to carry one item for all lenses.

john
________________________________________


Mehrdad what you need is a DSLR ;-)

Amiti?s
Philippe


Le 13 juin 13 ? 23:37, mehrdad a ?crit :

> i like this finder, cause u can carry one and it work for all of your
> lenses, wide to tele, as i mentioned before it will slow u down but
> for
> wide lenses u need a finder to compose anway
>
>  -------------------------------------
>  regards, mehrdad
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 2:33 PM, philippe.amard
> <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>wrote:
>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Looks like this is no longer a range-finder then?
>> EVIL?
>>
>> Amiti?s
>> Philippe
>>
>> Le 13 juin 13 ? 23:26, John McMaster a ?crit :
>>
>>
>> Much higher resolution:
>>>
>>> VF-2 (also rebadged/housed as Leica) 1.44MP
>>> VF-4 - 2.36MP
>>>
>>> john
>>> ______________________________**__________
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks but how much (better)?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>> Ph
>>>
>>> Le 13 juin 13 ? 23:19, mehrdad a ?crit :
>>>
>>> philippe, i think it will aid the focusing with the finder a bit
>>>> better
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------**-------
>>>> regards, mehrdad
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 1:49 PM, philippe.amard
>>>> <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Do you think I would take better photos with It?
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA
>>>>>
>>>>> Philippe
>>>>>
>>>>> Le 13 juin 13 ? 21:46, John McMaster a ?crit :
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It is now out in the US so am awaiting reports....
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> john
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.getolympus.com/us/****en/vf-4-viewfinder.html<http://www.getolympus.com/us/**en/vf-4-viewfinder.html
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> <http:**//www.getolympus.com/us/en/vf-**4-viewfinder.html<http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/vf-4-viewfinder.html
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> or the leica
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> version.
>>>>>>> it seems that the olympus cameras can start using this new
>>>>>>> finder
>>>>>>> with a
>>>>>>> firmware upgrade? so once leica adapts this technology (which is
>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>> epson), we will have a higher res finder and olympus will sell
>>>>>>> some more
>>>>>>> ------------------------------****-------
>>>>>>> regards, mehrdad
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>


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