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Glad to see this had a good ending and cooler heads prevailed.
Blog Note Update
I'm happy to say that Sean Reid of Reid Reviews and I have had an exchange of emails and have come to an understanding. He says I misunderstood him regarding the lawsuit issue. It's true that he never said "I intend to proceed with a lawsuit against TOP." What he said, specifically, was that he ...
What I really like on the X1 is the control scheme. Not many compact cameras have nice manual controls and the X1 looks good here.
Even before Kirk Tuck wrote his article about a new strategy for buying cameras I decided to spend more of my money on lenses. If this was a m4/3s lens I probably would of spend extra money on it. I've really wanted a nice manual control scheme on a compact camera. I probably would of spent a bit extra just to get it in a m4/3s body. No matter how good the lens is, I'm not spending $2000 dollars on it if I can't move it to another body.
Digital has come a long way and cameras now are high quality, but it's still moving very quickly. I'm sure some will still be shooting with a X1 years from now, but the technology will be eclipsed in two years.
AF would still be an issue, but I wonder how the X1's reception would have been if Oly's 17mm had been a great lens rather than a so-so one.
Leica's Back
Over the past handful of years we've reported that Leica has had its problems. Well, with a new team in place, a passel of smart new products, and (clearly) a dynamic intelligence behind its long-term strategic thinking, it's safe to say Leica's back. In fact it may be in a better position now t...
Do you have a link for amazon.co.jp?
Open Mike: Snow Leopard Reminder, Blog Notes, Mike Notes
I was hurt to the quick of my Scots soul the other day (I blame my "cheap gene" on my Scottish heritage—this is naught but base bigotry, so, sorry, all you Scottish people), when several readers revealed they had bought extremely expensive cameras recently but forgot to use my links, even though...
I'd really like to see j/k as next and previous messages. it's a lot less finger twisting and it's a fairly common standard. especially for vi users. I believe gmail and reader use that as standard too. Anyway, very welcome improvements.
Mouse-less conversation navigation
Our latest subtle improvement to the forums are keyboard shortcuts, probably doesn't sound significant but if you're a forum regular you'll probably find that the new shortcuts make navigating and responding to a thread a much quicker and easier proposition. Additionally we've tried to keep the...
"If the camera relies on software to correct lens distortion, is it going to be fully compatible with other manufacturers' micro 4/3 lenses? Hard to see Olympus being in a rush to tell it how much adjustment is needed for a Panasonic lens."
This information is part of the lens firmware and passed to the camera, so it should work fine no matter what combination of body and lens you use.
The Olympus E-P1, Briefly Held
By Eamon Hickey First, a tiny bit of background: Like many, many others (notably, the publisher of this very website), I've been pining away for a small but serious digital camera for a decade or so now. (Yeah, a decade. Shame, shame on you, camera companies.) By "small but serious," I meant ...
Great pictures! I love the write up too. I wish I could write half as well. Hope you learned a lot and I'll be looking forward to your pictures in the future.
-Charles
Alfie's 40th Birthday Beach Party
Saturday June 6, 2009 Kaneya Cafe Mabori Kaikan, Japan My photography teacher, Alfie, invited me to his 40th birthday party bash at a beach cafe this Saturday. Unfortunately, rain was predicted. Being from California, a beach party in rain, seemed, well... uncomfortable. But given he is an ...
I have to say I'm confused about which Leica too. In particular would you recommend something without a light meter, or with? (M3/4 vs M6, as an example) I've been interested in RF cameras for a while and this is finally pushing me over the edge. There are a lot more variations between the cameras then I expected and picking one is difficult.
Why It Has To Be a Leica
I honestly didn't mean this to be a big thing on the blog this week, but I guess, by popular demand, I have to elaborate. But please see the note at the very end of this post. First of all, what I'm suggesting is an exercise. Young people think a year is a very long time. All us older people kno...
I'd like to hear your half dozen reasons. :)
Do you agree with the other posters that it needs to be a manual camera? I haven't really shot manual before. Is other equipment required, or should the camera have specific features?
The Leica as Teacher
Apropos the video we linked the other day, I would just like to throw this out there for what little it's worth...if any young or beginning photographer of real ambition within the sound of my voice would like to radically improve his or her photography quickly and efficiently, I suggest shootin...
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