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Subject: [OM] GF1 substitute / remote finder, was: [IMG] Carlos' PAW 2011 (3) Nature and Technology
From: "Carlos J. Santisteban" <zuiko21@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:34:05 +0100
Hi Chris, George and all,

From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>For me, the new Olympus Pen (E-PL2) is the threat to my ownership of the
GF1.

Well, I'm very happy with the GF1, but since I got it with the 20/1.7 only,
I had "wide-angle" hunger ;-) Despite being able to use all my film lenses,
RF included, the crop factor made the wides nearly useless -- and RF lenses
do not perform very well at the corners on the GF1.

I thought about purchasing a m4/3 wide, like Panny's 7-14 or Oly's 9-18...
but then I ran into an affordable, second hand M8, which could use my RF
super-wide "arsenal" decently (just x1.3 crop) . I'm sort of a RF guy, thus
was very pleased with it and forgot about m4/3 wides.

Anyway, any RF (film or digital) has its limitations -- close-up/macro and
(long and/or fast) teles. But then, the GF1 does it very well -- the crop
factor being an advantage here. Only the EVF is lacking some refresh rate
and *a lot* of resolution :-( The LCD is faster and has more (about twice)
pixels, but it's hard to see in bright backlight and its use impairs
steadiness -- one of the reasons I got the EVF.

But I fell in love with the X100... A digital camera with a clear, beautiful
finder _with_ all info superposed (unlike an external optical VF) *AND* a
nice EVF with 7 times the pixel count of mine? And classic controls?? I
*must* support that! ;-) ;-)

If everything goes right, it will replace the GF1 as the "take-away" camera,
leaving it as the (long) tele body. Shame for the EVF, now my question goes:
is there a chance of Panny providing a better finder (like the E-P2's), or
is it a limitation of the signals applied to the port?

From: "George Themelis" <george@xxxxxxxxx>
>Another advantage:  The tripod socket is centered right at the center of
the
>lens.

Always a nice thing...

>So I can put two cameras bottom-to-bottom (so they come as close as
>possible) perfectly aligned with only one single piece of 1/4"x20 piece of
>screw.  The spacing of the lenses in this configuration is around 65mm
which
>is perfect for general use.

Never thought about that. I presume most SLRs will give a somewhat larger
distance, but not much, am I wrong?

>Another advantage:  Use of the 3d lens (even though it does not
>"communicate" with this model)

I believe the body needs a firmware update for the 3D lens to work as
intended. Not sure if it's available for the GF1.

>Final potential? advantage: I am having a specialist see if he can separate
>the accessory viewfinder from the body

As already discussed, it shouldn't be difficult, except for finding the
propietary connectors. Maybe if the output signals are too weak for a
reliable transmission...

Meanwhile, as a gross experiment... has anyone tried the GF1's HDMI output?
Does it work while in live-view mode? It could be linked to one of those 7"
compact TV monitor with HDMI input. This one (<
http://store.zacuto.com/Marshall-7-inch-LCD-HDMI-Monitor.html>) looks
suitable, although expensive.

Cheers,
-- 
Carlos J. Santisteban Salinas
IES Turaniana (Roquetas de Mar, Almeria)
<http://cjss.sytes.net/>
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