Thanks - a couple of very useful and interesting replies there. B
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Godfrey DiGiorgi > Sent: 01 May 2011 20:51 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: dark horse > > On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 11:05 AM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: > > I had a GR-1 way back when. Still have it, in fact, and I've looked > at the > > modular ones that you've just bought. The problem with them from my > > perspective is the same problem with most of the smaller non-reflex(- > y) > > cameras, namely having to peer at the screen at arm's length, which > just > > doesn't work for me because of the reading glasses issue. I do have > several > > Leica and Voigtlander accessory finders, but I wouldn't want to use > them as > > the only means of framing with the camera - they're ok for occasional > use > > though. > > I wouldn't consider a camera without some kind of quality eye-level > viewfinder. The Ricoh GV-2 accessory finder is excellent for the A12 > 28mm lens, and they also offer an excellent VF-2 EVF which is on par > with the Panasonic and Olympus EVFs by the specs. I'll have one soon, > I'm sure, and can report on that too. > > > Most of the P&S-type cameras also have piss-poor shutter lag, but I > don't > > know what that's like on the Ricoh. > > AF focus speed is pretty good, although I'm not a great judge because > I rarely think about it. Configured as I just described in response to > Cotty with the FP Snap setting on or in manual focus, it's very > responsive in all situations. MUCH faster than the GR1 was .. that was > my biggest issue with the GR1, too much shutter lag (although it was > better by far than the Nikon 35Ti I had at the same time). The 28mm > EFL field of view on the APS-C sensor means you have a lot of DoF to > work with for Snap focusing. > > > These are among the reasons why I and so many others are so excited > about > > the X100. I've ordered one but it's delayed in this country because > of the > > factory closure following the earthquake. I've seen a shop dummy > model and > > it looks nice, and a decent size, so I was very interested to hear > your > > comment about the size of the controls. > > On the X100, everything just seemed too cramped up and close together > for me. Trying to quickly adjust the aperture, I'd grab the focus ring > and miss the aperture ring's two finger pads. I tried to roll the > shutter selector and rolled the EV compensation instead. > > I dont seem to have these kinds of issues on the GXR .. everything is > still small but falls in the right place when I reach for it, and > stays out of the way when I am not. > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.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. -- 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.
