Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/15

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Subject: [Leica] The rangefinder is back! - Olympus EP-1
From: datamaster at northcoastphotos.com (Gary Todoroff)
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:45:39 -0700
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Hi George -- In the text, I said "rangefinder style", since the EP-1 
is about as close as you get to the concept of a handy, quality 
camera very much in the concept of a rangefinder. Of course since it 
has autofocus, it does not need a rangefinder. What do we call this 
kind of camera? I believe the EP-1 may be the kind of photojournalist 
camera in the digital world that the M3 was to film many years ago. 
I'm really looking forward to getting one as soon as they are on the market.
Gary
>Looks like an attractive little camera.
>
>However, I'm not sure why you're referring to a "range finder"
>
>Regards,
>George Lottermoser
>george at imagist.com
>http://www.imagist.com
>http://www.imagist.com/blog
>http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
>On Jun 15, 2009, at 4:47 PM, Gary Todoroff wrote:
>
>>Finally, here is the digital rangefinder-style camera that I keep
>>waiting for Leica to make:
>>http://tinyurl.com/leayqa
>>More info at:
>><http://tinyurl.com/mju236>http://tinyurl.com/mju236
>>
>>There is even some indication that the Micro 4/3 mount may be able
>>to take the Leica M lenses using an adapter. The Olymus EP-1 not
>>only celebrates the 50th anniversary of the unique Olympus Pen
>>series of cameras, it even looks like one:
>>http://www.dpreview.com/news/0906/09060201olypen50years.asp
>>
>>Gary Todoroff
>>Tree LUGger and Lympa Logger - http://northcoastphotos.com/Lympa.htm



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