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Re: [OM] Olympus confirms a new 4/3 body

Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus confirms a new 4/3 body
From: "List, OM" <om-list@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:50:51 -0700
Nikon F: 146.1 x 101.6 x 95.3 mm  1049g
OM-1:     136 x 83 x 50mm  510g
Dawid I have a SUV that is in practical terms as good as a Mercedes G-class
SUV that I will sell to you for only half the Mercedes list price of
$113,000. Of course delivery not included. http://jkeller.com/P8190020.jpg

Don't make me provide a comparison shot to prove it is just as ugly ...

jeff


On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 6:14 AM, Dawid Loubser <dawid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> LOL, a Nikon F with plain prism *is* small. It's not much more bulky
> than a Leica M3 or an OM-1 in practical terms. All three can be carried
> all day by one's side with no problems - faithful, mechanical companions
> that fit in the hand, can be operated by feel more or less (OM-1 is the
> best in that regard), and are quick and unobtrusive to use.
>
> snip ...
>
> Don't make me take comparison shots to prove it to you :-)
>
> Dawid
>
>
> On Sun, 2012-08-19 at 13:54 +0100, Piers Hemy wrote:
> > I can't believe nobody has taken Dawid to task on the little throwaway
> > comment that a Nikon F is a small 35mm camera!  Granted, no Photomic
> prism,
> > but still!
> >
> > But I have to agree that m4/3 (and OM-D especially) seems to have
> delivered
> > on the original promise.
> >
> > And, Nathan, yours was E-420:
> >
> http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/4253606_netUM#!i=316912721&k=TzHpA&lb=1&s=A
> >
> > Piers
>
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