[Leica] Advice wanted for carry camera.

[digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird)]

Yea but my point was neither the GF1 or EP-1/2 has an optical
viewfinder either. Slap that 20/1.7 Panasonic onto a G1 and you've got
a relatively compact package that can use a huge variety of lenses and
has a great 'electronic' viewfinder. And it also shoots RAW (and comes
with SILKYPIX, a great RAW converter so you don't have to buy
Photoshop).

Jim

On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Robert Meier <robertmeier at usjet.net> 
wrote:
> No optical vf,
>
> On Apr 8, 2010, at 10:16 PM, slobodan Dimitrov wrote:
>
>> Canon S90 is.
>> It also shoots in RAW.
>> S.d.
>>
>>
>> On Apr 8, 2010, at 8:07 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:
>>
>>> My wife calls me an adventitious photographer. She says I don't compose,
>>> I
>>> just shoot.
>>>
>>>
>>> For the last 50 years I've carried a camera with me most of the time and
>>> react almost instantly to a photo op. The camera has to be pocket sized
>>> so
>>> that it won't interfere with whatever else I am doing. For years it was
>>> an
>>> old Leica IIIc with a 35 mm f2.8 Canon lens or a 50 mm Elmar that could
>>> fit
>>> into the side pocket of a windbreaker. When I traveled it was usually a
>>> Rollei 35 in a small belt holster. I even carried a Minox when I wore a
>>> suit
>>> and tie. True, I owned bigger and more professional equipment which I
>>> used
>>> when I had to take serious pictures but they were usually too bulky to
>>> carry
>>> everyday. But for a variety of reasons I gave up my wet darkroom and my
>>> film
>>> cameras became too inconvenient to use. Now I carry a wafer thin Canon
>>> SD1200IS. It has a 10 MP sensor and is smaller and lighter than any of
>>> the
>>> others (except the Minox).
>>>
>>>
>>> The big problem is that when I post pictures to the LUG, I can see
>>> obvious
>>> quality differences between my pocket cameras and the M8 and M9 Leicas
>>> and
>>> DSLRs that most Luggers use. What I would like is suggestions for a carry
>>> digital camera that will close the gap. I don't expect M9 quality but I
>>> don't want to be embarrassed either. My criteria are the the camera has
>>> to
>>> be smaller and much lighter than a Barnack Leica and have an optical
>>> viewfinder. The optical finder is necessary because I wear bifocals and
>>> have
>>> to bob my head up and down like a pigeon when using a LCD camera screen.
>>> I'm
>>> not sure if any of the new 4/3 cameras will fill the bill but I'm not
>>> opposed to the format. I own an Olympus DSLR and I find it more than
>>> adequate. The problem is that I live more than 50 miles from any large
>>> camera store and I don't get to see and handle any of the newer compact
>>> cameras.
>>>
>>>
>>> Can any Lugger offer suggestions for a good carry camera?
>>>
>>>
>>> Larry Z
>>>
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