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Subject: [Leica] panasonic GF-1 and a 20mm f 1.7 lens .... likea leica?
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 08:01:04 -0500
References: <9F07836ED74F1C42AA69DFBAF8A1E2F11FC8F42796@MBX1.asc.local> <010D0B9A-B2BA-432C-BF2F-2CEB0A3E4111@mac.com> <4C430860-C96A-4E4F-AAB4-CF7E7B673A73@ameritech.net>

Gee, you're right!   Silly millimeters different.
M8     139 x 80 x 39
GF1   119 x 71 x 37

On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 7:47 AM, Dante Stella<dstella1 at ameritech.net> 
wrote:
> Assuming that the AF speed obviates the need for zone focusing M43 lenses,
> and except for the in-lens IS, this looks a bit more promising than the
> E-P1. ?But why are these cameras so big? ?The height and depth of the body
> look like they're almost the same as an M8, and this is before you put an
> EVF on it.
>
> On Sep 2, 2009, at 8:08 AM, Chris Williams wrote:
>
>> Does Leica make micro Red Dots to disguise the camera?
>>
>> Developed from my iHolga
>>
>>
>> On Sep 2, 2009, at 6:54 AM, Kyle Cassidy <kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The new Micro 4:3 GF1 is a bit more leica looking than a lot of other
>>> things i've seen -- with the pancake lens it's looking pretty attractive 
>>> as
>>> the camera to go in my old M-Classic bag....
>>>
>>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09090204panasonicdmcgf1.asp
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09090203panasonic20mm.asp
>>>
>>>
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