[Leica] Here's how to do a zooming viewfinder

[hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)]

But maybe doesn't understand all of the reasons why people buy Leica,
Nathan.

Cheers,
Geoff
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On 21 September 2012 22:15, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> Ingenious indeed. By coincidence, I just read a review of the X Pro 1 in
> the Financial Times, and the key paragraph reads as follows:
>
> "Think of it as a direct competitor with the Leica M9, but at almost a
> quarter the price, two-thirds the build quality, seven-eighths the picture
> quality ? and twice as easy to use, with more features, many of them
> (especially the fantastic viewfinder) key to fine photo making."
>
> It is written by someone who clearly knows photography. I suspect that
> even the last 1/8 image quality (I am not even sure about that) is largely
> negated by handholding.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Op Vr, 21 september, 2012 13:33, schreef Richard Man:
> > Still will almost certainly not get an X-PRO-1, but this is how to handle
> > a
> > zoom lens in a (hybrid) optical viewfinder: the framelines change size
> > smoothly and then the magnifier lens kicks in and out as needed.
> >
> > <
> >
> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/7230565274/fujifilm-shows-off-zoom-lens-on-x-pro1-and-denies-xf-lenses-allow-full-frame
> >>
> >
> > --
> > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
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