Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I love my M viewfinder and that is it. Give me an M finder and I am >in. Better yet, let me mount my M lenses. If the Bessa/Epson camera >is not the flash in the pan, limited edition it has been advertised >to be then I will give it serious consideration. Playing with the Epson R-D1 yesterday, I do have to say the finder is excellent. The unit I played with did not have the vertical calibration problems of the pre-production model I handled last month. The finder is 1.0x magnification and is gorgeous. The RF spot is *almost* as good as a Leica M7/MP. The AE display is perhaps *better* than the M7's. But I'm finding that I really *don't* like the manual wind. It feels flimsy and "gadgety." There's no good reason for it to be there. Also, Epson uses non-standard icons for its menu buttons. This is a royal pain and means you have to actually read the manual before working it. Yuck. Karen -- Karen Nakamura http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/