I was quite happy with the Pen E-P1 and counting the years until I could afford one...but then I saw these photos:
http://photorumors.com/2009/06/17/the-guts-of-the-m43-olympus-e-p1/ http://photorumors.com/2009/06/17/is-the-olympus-zuiko-17mm-f28-pancake-lens-all-plastic/ I am not against plastic per se, but *this much*? And I have to wonder exactly how much firmware is loaded into that lens. Are the circuit boards solely for focusing, or are they responsible for distortion/CA/PF/crapshoot correction too? I have the benefit of being able to sit back and watch. And that's just what I'm going to do. --M. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.EnticingTheLight.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2009/6/19 Cotty <[email protected]>: > On 18/6/09, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Call me a Luddite or curmudgeon or jack-ass or whatever, but it sure >>would be nice if the folks who made our cameras would make a model or >>two that didn't include a bunch of fluff, like facial recognition (I'm >>pretty good with that myself) and video. Instead, this is >>revolutionary, they could put some functional _parts_ in the camera, >>like a real viewfinder that doesn't resemble a mile-long tunnel of >>distortion. > > I would possibly jump at the Digital Pen with viewfinder and 17mm as a > pocket camera - especially as I've photographed my R-D1 and lenses ready > for eBay. But it's still not quite right for me. The R-D1 was close, > very close. The M8 is too big and expensive. Something Leica CL size, > screw the zooms (not literally) and I'll just have a couple of primes. > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
