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Subject: [OM] Re: Now is that a sweet camera or what?
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 18:48:39 -0500
dpreview reported that the lens on the A2 (same as on the A1 and earlier 
cameras) wasn't quite able to resolve the 8MP of the sensor.  Same would 
hold for the A200 which has the same lens and sensor.

Chuck Norcutt

Andrew Fildes wrote:
> I heard about that on the A2 but never used - a friend of mine was  
> waiting for the A3, hoping for a better lens as he felt that optical  
> quality was the only thing stopping it from being the perfect EVF  
> model. I guess he'll be disappointed.
> I suppose that i'll now get flamed by KM- A fans - not my position,  
> just reportage OK?!
> AndrewF
> 
> 
> On 27/01/2006, at 11:08 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> 
> 
>>Notice that I said high res EVF.  By that I mean one that has as much
>>resolution as your computer monitor.  They do exist but no one has put
>>one in a consumer camera yet.  The Minolta A2 (which I've never used)
>>has a 640x480 EVF.  A lot better than the totally inadequate  
>>320x240 in
>>the A1 but still a long way from 1024x768 or 1280x960.  These  
>>higher res
>>EVF's must be expensive since, when Minolta did the A200, they went  
>>back
>>to the 320x240 EVF.
>>
>>A really high res EVF would be much better than an optical viewfinder.
>>When used with a real-time, interline sensor it can be amplified to  
>>show
>>you exactly what the exposure will look like as you change the  
>>exposure
>>settings.  As the light level gets extremely low where it becomes hard
>>to maintain color information it can also be switched to B&W mode and
>>amplified more so you can still see the image.  I think it will be a
>>revolution when it finally arrives.  But at 320x240 it's not much  
>>better
>>than a peep-hole for framing.
>>
>>Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>>Andrew Fildes wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Well, don't know about you but the best EVF I've used is worse than
>>>the worst SLR optical finder. By a very long way. (Can't help it, I
>>>just hate them). It's like looking at a coarse TV image down a
>>>tunnel  with too high a contrast level.  I'd rather chimp on an EVF
>>>until I've got abso-bloody-lutely no alternative.
>>>Interesting to see that the price point on the E-330 is significantly
>>>higher than the 500.
>>>AndrewF
>>>
>>>
>>>On 26/01/2006, at 11:17 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Clever indeed!  However, it's hard for me to see where a high res  
>>>>EVF
>>>>wouldn't produce a camera with superior usability and possibly lower
>>>>cost by replacing all that slow and expensive mechanical/optical
>>>>arrangement.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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