[LRflex] Re: Epson EVF
- From: Philippe Amard <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:23:58 +0200
Douglas Sharp wrote:
Hi Philippe,
what's so difficult about it? - the technology is already available :-)
the technology was also availble for an R9.2 Diesel Douglas, saith
Philippe still dreaming
There must be tens of thousands of poople with good glass from Leica,
Nikon, Pentax K + screw, Zeiss, Alpa, Canon FD, Minolta, Fujica, Exa,
and a dozen other brands just dying for a full-frame digital option.
Dying , soon dead - FD is long past as R will be - niche market anyhow
And you must be an outsider to the DSLR turmoil to see that and think as
you do - when on the circuit, you only see that you're not going to sell
your other products, among which lenses ...
I can't think of a company with the necessary expertise and funds around
Amitiés de Metz sous la pluie
Philippe
Position it around the price of a prosumer DSLR and it will sell like
the proverbial hot cakes.
Cheers
Douglas
Philippe Amard wrote:
You may say I'm a dreamer,
But I'm not the only one.
;-)
John Philippe L1
Douglas Sharp wrote:
A bit of wishful thinking :-)
With this new Epson development, I would like to see a camera as a
"Universal Muliple Brand Lens Platform" addressing the problem of
different lens-sensor registers by having a sensor that can be moved
to the correct register for any brand of lens.
Lenses could be attached with an adapter for each brand that
translates mechanical motions (levers, pins, cams) into electronic
signals for metering.
Taking this a step further, a moving sensor could even be used with
the Contax / Kyocera moving image plane concept to provide autofocus.
Cheers
Douglas
Gary E wrote:
I once wrote on another site that using a Panasonic GF-1 or Olympus
EP-1 4/3 camera with the Leica 70-180/2.8 may be a daunting task if
not impossible to hand hold. But...
If they developed a body a little bigger than then current G1/GH1
with this EVF, can mount R lenses directly with auto aperture,
meter as such with ROM or 3rd cam and if (meaning must in my case)
it comes with a FF sensor, then I wouldn't mind using the live view
the EVF would provide if the resolution is as they say.
I've also wondered what this DSLR solution from Leica or 3rd
licensed party would look like or function like. Seems mirror-less
interchangeable digital cameras are in vogue now with the
manufacturers.
"Anyway it is not difficult to imagine an X1 with EVF and an
interchangeable lens mount. For R glass there would be a crop
factor however the wider focal ranges could be filled with new
lenses. Just idle speculation however I do feel that the future
for interchanged camera systems has EVF written all over it."
I don't disagree with this, but to have to buy new lenses to cover
the wide angles would not be a viable nor acceptable R solution.
Gary E
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From: "walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [LRflex] Re: Epson EVF
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:23:47 +0800
Have lost the previous note from Doug concerning the epson crytal
panel for viewfinders. I'll be watching the development of EVF.
Seems to me that this device will eat quite deeply into the DSLR
market as these cameras offer so many advantages not least of which
is the small size without sacrificing much in image quality if
anything.
I have a Panasonic G1 and enjoy it immensely for its size and
versatility. Of course the VF does not match a traditional SLR
however the potential is quite apparent and much better than any
other EVF I have seen. In fact I often forget it's an EVF and
simply use it just like my other SLRs. One advantage is that you
can see the effect of exposure compensation and spot metering in
the finder and the resultant image is spot on the money, ie., WYSIWYG.
I think an EVF camera may well be the solution that Leica talks
about. I know it's rumour but I heard it reported that a high
level exec at Leica said that the Panasonic EVF in the G1 was the
minimum acceptable quality ... does this mean they have been
thinking about it?
Anyway it is not difficult to imagine an X1 with EVF and an
interchangeable lens mount. For R glass there would be a crop
factor however the wider focal ranges could be filled with new
lenses. Just idle speculation however I do feel that the future
for interchanged camera systems has EVF written all over it.
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0910/09101501epsonhtpspanel.asp
Walter
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