Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/16

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Subject: [Leica] The rangefinder is back! - Olympus EP-1
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:32:59 +0200
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Exactly, seems like a high-end P&S, certainly no rangefinder...and no  
optical viewfinder = bah, humbug!

Nathan

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On Jun 16, 2009, at 12:33 AM, George Lottermoser wrote:

> 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
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>
> 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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