Stylish way to carry an SLR? - Page 9

There's a lot to say for digital (I certainly don't miss spotting prints or trying to flatten them), and my Lightroom/D700 combo gets close to the feel of the old days...

But there's nothing in a digital workflow that compares to seeing a print come up in Dektol for the first time.

In my experience, 95% of the frame is enough. The Nikon F and F2 show 100%. Not sure about the Leicaflex's coverage. Probably about 95%. My point was that the Leicaflex viewfinder is BRIGHT! By comparison, a friend's Nikon D80's viewfinder seemed dim and muddy.

I really miss darkroom work, but there's just no way for me to do it at this point. Fortunately, I have an excellent local lab.

Wait, what were you talking about?

You should really be comparing to the d200/300 or d3 class if you're going to compare to leica. The viewfinders are generally bigger and brighter in the semi-pro and pro dSLRs, as opposed to the prosumer stuff like the d80. I know it's that way for Olympus and I'm pretty sure Canikon do the same thing. My e-3 has more coverage than my older olympus, but it's also much brighter. The d300 seemed similar when i was testing it out, although i didn't pay a huge amount of attention to it since it was good enough.

I'm pretty sure that the viewfinders in the d200 and the d80 are very simmilar. On the other hand D3/D700 versus anything aps-c is a much bigger difference. The key differences in DSLR viewfinders are because of sensor size and wether it uses a pentamirror or a pentaprism system.

I can easily enough do this comparison if the local Nikon showroom has a D3 or D700. However, I think the exercise for any of us is purely academic, since I'm not in the market for a Nikon DSLR and you're probably not in the market for a '70s era film camera that weighs as much as a panzer tank. (When Slim accused me of just being nostalgic, he was basically right when it comes to the Leicaflex. In any case, I can use the lenses for it if I get the digital R10 when it finally comes out.)

The brightness of the Leicaflex viewfinder was achieved by dispensing with the conventional fresnel lens, using a full glass lens instead, and substituting a very fine microprism field for the groundglass field around the central focusing spot. The only thing I've seen come close for brightness is dropping an H focusing screen (full field microprism) into my Nikon F2, but the performance doesn't compare if you try to preview dof.

Anyway, this is all just for whatever it's worth at this point.

this is usually the best way to carry around a camera, unless you enjoy wasting 2-5 seconds ripping the camera out of your bag & trying to snap a fleeting moment on the street.

just get a comfortable strap & don't worry about your camera getting beaten up unless it's a fragile piece like a brownie.

If it's a Brownie, don't worry about it getting beaten up because you can find another for $20.

fixed Olympus micro four thirds concept. rumor is lecia is working on one as well. no viewfinder though =(

I couldn't see the pic you provided, but I was wondering if the Olympus cam you referenced is the identical model to the Panasonic G1?

If so, I was interested in looking into one for my wife when available, however I was shocked to see the price-tag, given it's priced directly in the middle of the starter DSLR territory.

fixed above. the Olympis concept is very compact and reminiscent of rangefinders like the Lecia in style and size.

It's obvious I was thinking of something else, but the camera you posted looks quite nice from an aesthetic point. I can't wait to see price and reviews.

.....I just wish it had a viewfinder.

Nice looking camera. Very similar in design to the Leica D-Lux 3 & 4. Adding a viewfinder would probably make the camera too large to be pocketable.

Yep, although some will have an evf. They could be a very interesting selection in a couple of years time, but right now, the glass isn't good enough. That is a very attractive camera though. I'd love to have one that I would always keep on me.