Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
A friend of mine got one of the first ones in California. He absolutely loves it ... except for the 'white dish' business. Like Cotty, (and me to some degree), he specifically didn't want an EVF and doesn't find the more approximate framing of the optical viewfinder a problem.
As I understand it, the problem is not just the approximation, but the combination between approximation and parallax error, so that you cannot really know what will show up in your picture. I understand my friend's disappointment on this, as I recall the same bad feeling when using the M9 with 21mm lens without a proper viewfinder. And you don't have the option to use the LCD for framing.
Ok, we are not discussing a high-end camera here, but... 75% coverage! And someone (not me) calls a drawback 95% coverage in some DLSR's. BTW, I find 95% to be ideal and even better than 100%, because it gives you that little extra for recovering a tilted horizon or the like. But 75% is a completely different matter.
I think that's the current "great divide" in this class of fixed-lens cameras.
I agree. Since I'm more attracted by interchangeable lenses, I'm going to wait for such a camera by Fujifilm and then decide between getting it or replacing my GF1 with a GX1 (or even keeping the GF1, as I don't have so many occasions to shoot it). I love the Panasonic lenses I got so far and the EVF option is a plus for me.
I like the option of using either OVF or EVF that the GXR affords.
Good for you. For some reason, I'm not a big fan of the GXR concept. However, not having tried it, I keep my opinion on hold until I'll have a chance.
... it is easier to do the same with the Leica M using the RF and an optical accessory finder because your head stays in about the same position where with an LCD I have to back my head off by about six inches to focus accurately.
I've used a M9 for a couple weeks last year, and I've had enough of it. Just different priorities and tastes, and that's not a bad thing.
Dario
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