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Subject: [OM] Re: Everyday camera
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 13:31:07 -0800
No. I considered buying one and after a lot of reviews decided against 
it.



Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Jan 4, 2005, at 9:30 AM, DICK LAGUE wrote:

>
> Have you actually used one?
>
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>
>
> It is a very nice small sensor digicam with a nice lens. Considering
> that you can buy the same size sensor in a $300 Coolpix or Canon, $1600
> seems to be a bit pricy no matter how nice the camera. If you have ever
> tried to manual focus with an EVF, you will understand that the
> beautiful manual focus lens will never be used. You will probably end
> up only using the autofocus option. In addition it does not have an
> autofocus lamp and you will have probably have autofocus problems in
> dim light. At the end of the day you will still have have a low
> resolution noisy, except in perfect conditions, image that is typical
> of the sensor size.
>
> Considering that it weighs a bit over 1.5 pounds and that something
> like a Canon 300D weighs 1.8 pounds with the kit lens I do not see the
> advantage of the Panasonic/Leica. The new Oly and Pentax may be lighter
> yet. A small DSLR with an everyday LENS is a so much more capable
> combination in every way while not giving away much in size or
> convenience. That said, I use a tiny camera with the same size sensor
> for just slipping into my pocket on the off chance there will be a
> photo, but if I had to hang it around my neck I would just take the
> DSLR.
>
>
>
> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
> On Jan 4, 2005, at 7:40 AM, DICK LAGUE wrote:
>
>>
>> I know this thread is dead......but my dailies lately have been XA-4
>> and
>> Contax G-2. [like the focusing!....may sell it].
>>
>> Any opinions here on the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC1 ????  looks very
>> interesting to me.....I know it is not an Olympus.....But....
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