I do have to say that I generally agree with buying cameras from camera
makers vs. electronics makers. But then what's Fuji's defense in this
case. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 4/4/2012 2:31 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> that the result meets the design specs. I have a sneaky suspicion that
>> it does meet the design specs... back over to Fuji now.
>
> Lucas Electronics all over again.
>
> This is on thing that Olympus gets right almost always.
>
> So, last night I was photographing a school musical. Sitting right in
> the front. I used the DMC-L1 with the 24/2.8 and 100/2. Turned out
> great. Only problem is that Panasonic, in their infinite wisdom of not
> actually using real-life photographers in their product development,
> placed a BRIGHT green LED on the back of the camera by the on-off
> switch to let you know the camera is on. Foolishly, I didn't have any
> gaffers tape with me, so I had to have my thumb over the light most of
> the time.
>
> I'm seeing a pattern here. A couple companies have tried producing
> retro (traditional) camera designs which make the heart go all
> pitter-patter at their sight, but end up failing miserably not because
> the overall design is wrong, just the execution.
>
> As another example of the DMC-L1's failure to be designed by
> photographers--when you adjust the exposure-compensation dial, the
> monitor comes on. Normally not a problem. but again, during the
> theature application where you are trying to be stealthy... It's dark,
> your eyes are adjusted to the dim lighting and even dimmer viewfinder
> and you make an adjustment to the exposure compensation. All of a
> sudden the back of the camera lights up like a carnival and your
> eyesight is shot for the next five minutes.
>
> AG
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