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I'm a rangefinder guy, so I shoot film. I'm still tapping my foot waiting for a small digital, interchangeable lens kit to come out that isn't a giant DSLR. M

by jnovek 17y ago

I'm a rangefinder guy, so I shoot film. I'm still tapping my foot waiting for a small digital, interchangeable lens kit to come out that isn't a giant DSLR. My crummy eyes can't focus anything TTL.

riffic 17y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Four_Thirds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Four_Thirds
hristov 17y ago
It has already come out. It is called the Olympus EP-1.
- potatolicious 17y ago
  I'm shopping for something similar, and looked at the EP-1. It's got a lot going for it, but also has a lot of missing bits that may annoy the enthusiast: - Lack of fast, good AF. Word on the street is that this thing takes up to 2 seconds to focus. That's dog slow, and on par with point & clicks, not DSLR-level performance (or anything approximating it). - No viewfinder, and a highly substandard LCD. So you take away the viewfinder in the interests of compactness, fine, but in that case shouldn't you at least throw in a fairly standard LCD? (900K+ dots) After all, the LCD is now the user's only way of composing the shot. But no, the LCD on the EP-1 is a paltry 200K+ dots. - No built-in flash, but that's (somewhat) minor. I'm excited about the possibilities of the Micro-four-thirds format, but I don't think the EP-1 is going to be the game changer. Though it looks incredible. Damn people and their sexy electronics :(
  - hristov 17y ago
    I would not trust the "word on the street" about auto-focus. And by "word on the street" you probably mean "word on the internet". There is a lot of misinformation out there, because most enthusiasts have significant investments in other interchangeable lens systems and would be rather unhappy if a new system took off. If you are worried about AF speed, go to a store and give it a try. It's probably too slow for serious sport photography but I guarantee you it will be faster than two seconds. Regarding the screen, the resolution is probably lower to make it brighter. Higher resolution often reduces brightness (it requires more non transparent and semi transparent elements), so they probably could not get the 900k screen bright enough. Again the only way to check if it is a show stopper is to try it. BTW I have not tried it myself, but that is because I cannot afford it right now and am afraid that if I try it I will buy it.
    - potatolicious 17y ago
      I agree, the word is extremely mixed - and btw this stuff comes from photo review sites that I have found in the past to be fairly well balanced in their opinions. In fact, all of them are absolutely in love with the concept of the EP-1, but many are disappointed in its execution. My brother, who is a serious photography nut, is very tempted, but too poor to buy one right now, but he hasn't tried it himself either. I agree that I should try it - and I definitely will before buying my camera, but if the AF thing turns out to be 2 seconds it's a deal-killer.

by jnovek 17y ago

I'm a rangefinder guy, so I shoot film. I'm still tapping my foot waiting for a small digital, interchangeable lens kit to come out that isn't a giant DSLR. My crummy eyes can't focus anything TTL.

riffic 17y ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Four_Thirds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Four_Thirds

hristov 17y ago

It has already come out. It is called the Olympus EP-1.

potatolicious 17y ago
I'm shopping for something similar, and looked at the EP-1. It's got a lot going for it, but also has a lot of missing bits that may annoy the enthusiast: - Lack of fast, good AF. Word on the street is that this thing takes up to 2 seconds to focus. That's dog slow, and on par with point & clicks, not DSLR-level performance (or anything approximating it). - No viewfinder, and a highly substandard LCD. So you take away the viewfinder in the interests of compactness, fine, but in that case shouldn't you at least throw in a fairly standard LCD? (900K+ dots) After all, the LCD is now the user's only way of composing the shot. But no, the LCD on the EP-1 is a paltry 200K+ dots. - No built-in flash, but that's (somewhat) minor. I'm excited about the possibilities of the Micro-four-thirds format, but I don't think the EP-1 is going to be the game changer. Though it looks incredible. Damn people and their sexy electronics :(
- hristov 17y ago
  I would not trust the "word on the street" about auto-focus. And by "word on the street" you probably mean "word on the internet". There is a lot of misinformation out there, because most enthusiasts have significant investments in other interchangeable lens systems and would be rather unhappy if a new system took off. If you are worried about AF speed, go to a store and give it a try. It's probably too slow for serious sport photography but I guarantee you it will be faster than two seconds. Regarding the screen, the resolution is probably lower to make it brighter. Higher resolution often reduces brightness (it requires more non transparent and semi transparent elements), so they probably could not get the 900k screen bright enough. Again the only way to check if it is a show stopper is to try it. BTW I have not tried it myself, but that is because I cannot afford it right now and am afraid that if I try it I will buy it.
  - potatolicious 17y ago
    I agree, the word is extremely mixed - and btw this stuff comes from photo review sites that I have found in the past to be fairly well balanced in their opinions. In fact, all of them are absolutely in love with the concept of the EP-1, but many are disappointed in its execution. My brother, who is a serious photography nut, is very tempted, but too poor to buy one right now, but he hasn't tried it himself either. I agree that I should try it - and I definitely will before buying my camera, but if the AF thing turns out to be 2 seconds it's a deal-killer.