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I have used an Olympus E-P2 and Sony RX100. These are good cameras, but not great, and not approaching a Leica M for one reason: the viewfinders (or lack there
by jzwinck 12y ago
I have used an Olympus E-P2 and Sony RX100. These are good cameras, but not great, and not approaching a Leica M for one reason: the viewfinders (or lack thereof).
An optical viewfinder is an essential feature which connects the shooter to the subject in a way that cannot be matched by an LCD. And while the beloved Fuji X100(s) has an optical viewfinder, it has a pathetic 90% coverage and 0.5x magnification. This makes a big, big difference in the active, engaged, photo-journalistic work that Leica is known for.
For six years I shot with an Olympus E-1 DSLR. It's lame by today's digital standards, with only 5MP, but it was far better as a tool for making images than any of these no-, small-, or electronic viewfinder cameras.
Example work from one afternoon with the 5 MP E-1: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jzwinck/sets/72157594149676636/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/jzwinck/sets/72157594149676636...
- jrapdx3 12y agoNice shots. I especially like the 2 pictures of the women in the rain, and I'm a sucker for nice cloud photos. I wholeheartedly concur, the E-1 is as close to Leica-like quality as any camera I've used. In one way the E-1 is superior: the ergonomics of the E-1 surpass Leica RF. I say this from experience, I still own an E-1 and an M6. Nowadays I mainly use an EM-1. With the 12-40mm attached, the experience comes close to the E-1 with 14-54mm. The EM-1 is more compact, lighter weight, and image quality is way ahead. Not quite the same "feel", but on balance excellent overall.