Come on guys - put a plain-prism next to an OM-1 and a Leica M3 on the
table, and they are all equally compact in practical terms. Yes, the
giant Photomic metered prism almost doubles the size of the thing, but I
am specifically referring to the plain-prism variant.
Now, next to those three, plonk down an Olympus E-5 or a Canon 7D, and
go "OMG, what a huge, blobby camera".
That's what I'm talking about.
Dawid
On Sun, 2012-08-19 at 23:50 -0700, List, OM wrote:
> Nikon F: 146.1 x 101.6 x 95.3 mm 1049g
> OM-1: 136 x 83 x 50mm 510g
> Dawid I have a SUV that is in practical terms as good as a Mercedes G-class
> SUV that I will sell to you for only half the Mercedes list price of
> $113,000. Of course delivery not included. http://jkeller.com/P8190020.jpg
>
> Don't make me provide a comparison shot to prove it is just as ugly ...
>
> jeff
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 6:14 AM, Dawid Loubser <dawid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> > LOL, a Nikon F with plain prism *is* small. It's not much more bulky
> > than a Leica M3 or an OM-1 in practical terms. All three can be carried
> > all day by one's side with no problems - faithful, mechanical companions
> > that fit in the hand, can be operated by feel more or less (OM-1 is the
> > best in that regard), and are quick and unobtrusive to use.
> >
> > snip ...
> >
> > Don't make me take comparison shots to prove it to you :-)
> >
> > Dawid
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 2012-08-19 at 13:54 +0100, Piers Hemy wrote:
> > > I can't believe nobody has taken Dawid to task on the little throwaway
> > > comment that a Nikon F is a small 35mm camera! Granted, no Photomic
> > prism,
> > > but still!
> > >
> > > But I have to agree that m4/3 (and OM-D especially) seems to have
> > delivered
> > > on the original promise.
> > >
> > > And, Nathan, yours was E-420:
> > >
> > http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/4253606_netUM#!i=316912721&k=TzHpA&lb=1&s=A
> > >
> > > Piers
> >
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