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The Pocket Leica has Arrived… or has it?
Well, it looks like the wait is over. We have gone from the prototyped retro-istic Eastern European rock star, with lush color and loads of metal, to this lowly ‘plastique’ abomination that looks like an early Sony CyberShot. I pray to the gods of megapixels that Olympus make the E-P1 in black to hide its shame… Continue reading
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Tagged E-P1, Leica, lens adapter, micro four thirds, new cameras, Olympus, Packworthy, Pen F, photography
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The Micro Four Thirds Game Heats Up…
The 2009 PMA expo has been rather ho-hum. The big three of the camera industry Canon, Nikon and Sony (yes, Sony) seem to be saving up any new gear introductions for a better economy or Q3 2009, whichever comes first. Thankfully we have a growing range of EVIL cameras to keep us occupied until then. Continue reading
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Tagged EVIL Camera, Leica, micro four thirds, new cameras, Novoflex, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, photography, Samsung
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Has Epson Perfected Time Travel?
Announced today is the Epson R-D1x; the third incarnation of a camera only slightly upgraded from the original digital rangefinder released in 2004. Built by Cosina, the company behind the Voigtlander rangefinders, this latest revision has to be a bit of an embarrassment for Epson. Continue reading
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Tagged Epson, Leica, linkedin, new cameras, Packworthy, photography, portable, rangefinder
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Unofficial Micro Four-Thirds Preview
Right now, I am starting work an article for my other (paid) content publishing venue on using Leica M lenses on the new Micro Four-Thirds (MFT) camera. This article is a total gamble as I am hoping at least one of the two rumored Olympus MFT cameras is revealed at the upcoming PMA show in Las Vegas, thusly justifying the article. We have all seen and been titillated by the carrot-colored Werra-inspired Olympus prototype shown at last-year’s Photokina trade show. Continue reading
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Tagged Leica, lens adapter, micro four thirds, new cameras, Olympus, Packworthy, Panasonic, photography, portable
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