Olympus seems to be hinting that all 43 lenses will be fully usable on m43 bodies (via a future adaptor), which is somewhat comforting.
Regards, Jeffery ______________________ Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA www.400tx.com On Aug 15, 2012, at 12:18 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <gdigio...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jeffery, > > Micro-FourThirds is the sensible direction for future FourThirds > format cameras. It delivers on all the promises of FourThirds format. > The E-M5 is a very fine camera, as are the Pens. (Panasonic's G1 was > to me the best of the Panasonics. As it usually does, Panasonic puts a > huge effort into their introductory camera and then they seem to peter > out. However, their mFT lenses are pretty darn nice.) The Olympus EVF, > however, and image stabilization is state of the art. > > That said, Olympus is continuing to produce the E-5 (and it is a > marvelous camera) and their state of the art lenses for it for their > professional community, which is larger than most people think. For > many professional purposes, the SLR is still the best choice in > responsiveness and versatility. Another generation or two on the mFT > and the moving mirror camera will be well superceded. > > The Sony RX100 is selling very well. However, it's not a "Rollei 35 > killer" at all. It's a good performer, but without a view finder and > without simple to see and set, discrete controls it just does nothing > to make me want to trade it for my Rollei 35S. The Leica X2, on the > other hand, is the closest thing I've seen to a Rollei 35S in a > digital camera: I'm loving it. > > G > > On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 7:05 PM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Not to stray OT, but 43 seems extinct (with the future apparently entirely >> m43 for Olympus). I have an m43 Panasonic, and don't like it even with the >> optional EVF. The new Sony 20mp no-VF Rollei-35 killer isn't catching the >> world by storm. Who are the enthusiasts who love a high-end camera the size >> of a pack of Camels? Is the dSLR market driven entirely by Facebook posters? >> Won't their iPhone cameras suffice? >> >> Not to vent here, but I'm thinking that I'd better pick up an Olympus E-5 >> simply because I'm already invested in fourthirds. And it makes me >> appreciate more that Pentax will continue to make cameras that can be held >> with 6-8 fingers rather than just 4. >> >> Jeffery >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> Jeffery L. Smith >> New Orleans, Louisiana >> USA >> >> On Aug 14, 2012, at 20:39, Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 9:17 PM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> From: Bruce Walker >>>> >>>>> http://www.minimallyminimal.com/2012/8/12/pentax-si.html >>>> >>>> >>>> Still no eye-level viewfinder. Not for the bi-focal impaired, shaky hands >>>> generation. >>> >>> I love the description that Kirk Tuck uses for the way you have to use >>> rear-screen-only cameras: the dirty diaper hold. >>> >>> It's entirely possible that cameras that the far-sighted, shaky-hands >>> set can use might effectively disappear. Look what's happened with >>> phones: there isn't one on the market that I can use without glasses. >>> They are all designed by people with excellent vision, so they don't >>> give a flying fuck whether far-sighted folks can use them. I've >>> learned to use my SLR pretty much by feel, and the viewfinder with >>> diopter adjustment makes that possible. I don't use my iPod or cell >>> phone unless I absolutely have to; I've learned to detest cellphones. >>> >>> The trending seems to be toward P&S's being folded into cell phones >>> and mirrorless designs replacing everything else. SLRs would gravitate >>> upward into the rarified, ultra-pricey Pro market along with medium >>> format digital back types of kit. Probably talking $3000 bodies and up >>> only. >>> >>> Where would that leave us? Screwed. Maybe EVFs with diopters will save >>> the day. Remains to be seen. >>> >>> -- >>> -bmw >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> 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 >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
