[LRflex] Re: Paris and its Photo annual fair
- From: William Abbott <bill2301@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 12:04:15 -0800
Xavier,
I too enjoy your brand of photo journalism, informative and a pleasure to read;
please keep up the good work.
Best,
Bill
On Nov 8, 2013, at 3:10 PM, Bille Xavier F. <hot_billexf@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Good Day Flexers
>
> As every year, I go to the Paris Photo fair. It's a good opportunity to touch
> and feel the products, to build own's opinion.
>
> As we are Leica in the soul, here is the 'Temple':
>
> http://xavierf.b.free.fr/Temp/salon_photo_2013/DSCF3903_dev.jpg
>
> But to me, the real camera of interest was this one, presented by a charming
> stewardess:
>
> http://xavierf.b.free.fr/Temp/salon_photo_2013/DSCF3901_dev.jpg
>
> The EVF is one of the best I ever tried. Last year I praised the Fuji XE1,
> this year, having tested Oly and Fuji XE2, the former is much easier with
> glasses, thumbs up, I'm almost sold!!!
>
> But the camera has a very complex ergonomy, here are testers, looking like 'a
> chicken in front of a toothbrush':
>
> http://xavierf.b.free.fr/Temp/salon_photo_2013/DSCF3900_dev.jpg
>
> Once the girl at Oly booth explained the basics, it became fairly usable. One
> point you need to know, position 1 or 2 of the lever, the mode dials front
> and rear take their operation from this lever. A wee bit strange since the
> lever is not lockable. If the lever is in wrong position, instead of moving
> the aperture, you end up setting the ISO.....
>
> One point however, Oly has thrown in all possible parameters they had in
> mind, it means that taking a picture is not a matter of composition and light
> but curves, film type, tweaks, 3 modes of face detection, 6 modes of
> stabilisation, numerous white balance presets, etc, etc. It must take a long
> time to master all...
>
> That camera is a pack of features and intelligent auto modes,the traditional
> aperture/exposure set is far buried under other functions. Mind you, I tried
> the new Pentax K3, it is not better. But remember, I still use a Leica
> Digilux3....
>
> However, it is a dream machine to some, after the fair :
>
> http://xavierf.b.free.fr/Temp/salon_photo_2013/DSCF3907_dev.jpg
>
> Now, Sony has re invented "Oscar's film size", Full Frame, they claim, very
> strange as the electronics has helped to produce compact yet very good
> cameras:
>
> http://xavierf.b.free.fr/Temp/salon_photo_2013/DSCF3905_dev.jpg
>
> Finally, I came back home exhausted, noise, french rudeness..... My pack has
> whispered to me their inner thoughts of the digital photography in 2013: more
> and more phones were presented as cameras, it seems mad....
>
> http://xavierf.b.free.fr/Temp/salon_photo_2013/DSCF3907_dev.jpg
>
> It's at Porte de Versailles Folks, till Monday Night !
>
> All images are out of a Point and Shoot Fuji X20, Enjoy!
> #-----------------------------------
> From : Xavier F. BILLE
> mail : hot_billexf@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Maisons Alfort - France
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