Comments on: The Camera I Want http://tleaves.com/2006/11/08/the-camera-i-want/ Creativity x Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bill Hunt http://tleaves.com/2006/11/08/the-camera-i-want/comment-page-1/#comment-3380 Bill Hunt Sat, 16 Dec 2006 14:51:28 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=713#comment-3380 Hi Great article, and I completely agree with you on the downfalls of digital cameras - I've had many of the frustrations you describe. I was particularly disappointed with the EVF on a Leica Digilux 2 bought a few years ago. You mention the Epson RD-1 which I decided to invest in a few months ago, and I have to say I'm over the moon with it. It handles really well and takes some great pictures with a whole range of lenses - very sharp with great colours and great tonality on black and white shots. Having been spoilt with fully automatic cameras, getting accustomed to a manual took a month or so (particularly having to estimate distance with none-rangefinder coupled wide-angle lense. But (admittedly having taken many duff pictures), with a bit of practice I now feel comfortable with it. The price is the definately the main issue, but I picked mine up on Ebay, in perfect condition at a reasonable price - and I suspect the fact that the M8 is on the market (and a RD-2 is rumoured to on the horizon), prices should drop even more. Did you make the leap to the M8? If so, would love to know what you think of it. Bill Hi

Great article, and I completely agree with you on the downfalls of digital cameras – I’ve had many of the frustrations you describe. I was particularly disappointed with the EVF on a Leica Digilux 2 bought a few years ago.

You mention the Epson RD-1 which I decided to invest in a few months ago, and I have to say I’m over the moon with it. It handles really well and takes some great pictures with a whole range of lenses – very sharp with great colours and great tonality on black and white shots.

Having been spoilt with fully automatic cameras, getting accustomed to a manual took a month or so (particularly having to estimate distance with none-rangefinder coupled wide-angle lense. But (admittedly having taken many duff pictures), with a bit of practice I now feel comfortable with it.

The price is the definately the main issue, but I picked mine up on Ebay, in perfect condition at a reasonable price – and I suspect the fact that the M8 is on the market (and a RD-2 is rumoured to on the horizon), prices should drop even more.

Did you make the leap to the M8? If so, would love to know what you think of it.

Bill

]]> By: r. http://tleaves.com/2006/11/08/the-camera-i-want/comment-page-1/#comment-3379 r. Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:45:21 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=713#comment-3379 if it'll help your petition any, I could do with one of your cameras as well. too bad no one will make it for us. if the panasonic lx-2 had a smaller sensor (in mpix) and thus less noise, it'd be getting close. maybe it's time to dust off the oly xa and spend some dough on film again.. if it’ll help your petition any, I could do with one of your cameras as well. too bad no one will make it for us. if the panasonic lx-2 had a smaller sensor (in mpix) and thus less noise, it’d be getting close. maybe it’s time to dust off the oly xa and spend some dough on film again..

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