Personal ramblings on photography
Lloyd Chambers wrote an open letter to Leica:
The M9 felt like 2 year old technology the day I got it, with many disappointments.
And yes you are allowed to bad mouth Leica. I believed that the M8 was a mishap – evidence that Leica didn’t really know what to do. Apparently the M9 is too. And very expensive. Chambers has already written very extensively about the M9 (sorry, paywall).
And I have read a lot of praise about the Leica M9 too.
News from the micro Four Thirds front:
Panasonic GF-3: more compact than the GF-2, still no viewfinder, even more stripped down:
DC Resource preview (archive) – DPReview
In July 2011 with the 14mm f2.5 for US$699. August for US$599 with a kit zoom.
Leica Summilux 25mm f1.4 DG: fast sharp “standard” lens:
DC Resource (archived) – DPReview
Price unknown, for August 2011.
Popphoto has an article about 12 film cameras worth buying right now.
The tragedy in Japan has made the current DSLR market a scary place, making this a perfect opportunity to get (back) into film.
Their list (in alphabetical order):
It seems to cover all the bases from medium format, compact to reusing lenses from your DSLR. But the most awkward in the list is the FM10 as I think they should have recommended an older model instead, one solidly built. Also notably absent are TLR or 35mm rangefinders like a Bessa.
What is interesting to see is that Ricoh is still in the same line of products with their Ricoh GR-Digital: highly praised compact camera.