>From: "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>which would be the better deal for about the same number of dead
>presidents' pictures: a new 5050, or a LNIB E-10 from KEH?
The correct answer to any question of moderate or greater complexity is, "It
depends." :-)
My personal bias is that it isn't a camera if I can't look through the lens.
And I don't count so-called "electronic viewfinders" or the silly little
preview LCD displays as "looking through the lens." That alone puts the E-10 in
a different class. But as I said, that's my bias -- not shared by the
Leicaholics who abound here, no doubt!
For general "snapshot" picture taking, the 5050 is smaller and lighter, but the
E-10 has a LOT going for it for pro use, like hot shoe, PC terminal (about half
my work is on a copy stand with strobes), two media slots (for on-site gigs, I
back-up my shots IN the camera!), wider aperture range, available high-capacity
battery pack, intervalometer, white balance calibrated in degrees K, etc.
But if I were to be considering an E-10, I'd concentrate on looking for an E-20
instead. It has numerous improvements, besides the obviously larger sensor.
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