What does Panasonic, Matsushita, Leica and Olympus have in common?
Well, soon to have anyway. A brand spanking new SLR.... finally.
I have been a photo buff ever since my mom gave me my first manual camera. ..ye old Canon AE-1.
My second SLR was a Minolta Maxxum which was eventually sold to a friend during a time of need, it was replaced by a Canon Elan 2 which I enjoyed so much playing with its Eye Control thingy...also sold to my buddy when I realized I'm more interested in the story than the quality of the pix - hoping to replace it with a Contax G2 - very small and very retro... but then the digital camera got my attention and I scored my first one with a very crappy $120 ebay camera , (its so crappy cant remember its name) it took approx a week to resell it. I shopped and found a sale at $350, it was a high-end (that time) Casio 1.2 megapixel lunchbox, errr camera. From thereon I have been a very unfaithful camera owner, changing models from time to time. I had the Exilim - too shaky , gave it to my mom, the Kyocera with Contax lens - defunct, sold away. At present I am just having fun with my Lumix FZ5. At 430mm equiv zoom, basic manual controls - I couldnt ask for anything more..well a sharper image perhaps. Nothing is perfect, I had to do away with the picture quality to be able to have a good camera all the time. Thank goodness for pix editing softwares. Anyway, I've dreamt of having a Canon SLR or a Nikon perhaps? (para kay Marvin and his Nikonian philiosophies) , but everytime I try it out - the bulk and weight just turns me off...I want it portable demit.
So, I've got something to drool about again, I hope it aint that big but the specs are really promising; Leica Vario Elmarit lens with (take note) built in stabilizer (yey tripod free) Olympus sonic dust removing thingy working with the Venus III engine (parang spaceship). ..but then It'll probly cost a fortune...sighs, grabs the ol camera' and cleans the lens...hope that helps.
2 comments:
I wonder how much that would cost given it uses a Leica lens. I'm guessing the Leica lens isn't as pricey as the rangefinder lenses for their M system (as the current big SLR R system I think is a lot cheaper than the M).
I just got my Nikon D200 and I heartily recommend it. According to the most trusted reviewers out there, it's almost the quality of the D2X for a third of the price. In any case, it's a huge improvement over my D70 (not just in quality) Nikon and Canon always leapfrog over each other, so it's really a matter of preference.
As for the size and weight, I've learned to deal with it. The D70 seemed bulky enough because I only used a Canon S40 before I bought a DSLR. Now the D200 is even heavier thanks to the magnesium alloy body (it's weather-sealed, too). But I don't really mind. It feels good and solid (and more balanced with my lenses) and simply a joy to use.
wow, dami mo nang naging camera. yup that sure looks impressive. in case you get it, please post a review and the price... hey marvs thanks a lot for the D200 review. big help. am now seriously thinking of getting a "serious" camera.
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