Comments on: The Olympus E-PL7 Rangefinder Style Camera/2023/02/03/the-olympus-e-pl7-rangefinder-style-camera/Fri, 03 Nov 2023 07:38:59 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: a Tiny Every Day micro 4/3 Camera – Part I – Open Source Photography/2023/02/03/the-olympus-e-pl7-rangefinder-style-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-925Fri, 03 Nov 2023 07:38:59 +0000/?p=9299#comment-925[…] in February 2023, I wrote about “The Olympus E-PL7 Rangefinder Style Camera.” So, I already had a smaller camera than the E-M10 or E-M5, but my goal then was to get a […]

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]]>By: Marc R./2023/02/03/the-olympus-e-pl7-rangefinder-style-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-637Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:01:36 +0000/?p=9299#comment-637In reply to danielm.

Hello Daniel,
The sharing was my pleasure entirely.
Thank you for your detailed reply and insight.
Yes, I love this type of camera too, and the Olympus Pen F may be less compact, but then again it’s a real gem!
Unfortunately it is also very scarce and when you find one, also quite expensive here in Belgium.
I just hope that the new company JIP, or OM Digital Solutions, manages to keep its head above water, these are difficult times for camera makers, and the competition is fierce.
It would be a shame if Olympus had to disappear, and it would also be very difficult for Panasonic then to keep the M4/3 system alive.
Again, thanks for reading,
and a fine day to you !
Marc.

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]]>By: danielm/2023/02/03/the-olympus-e-pl7-rangefinder-style-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-636Fri, 03 Feb 2023 12:02:21 +0000/?p=9299#comment-636Hi Marc,
Thank you for sharing your thoughts about experimenting various “rangefinder” digital camera styles. You are right underlying the absence of electronic viewfinder (EVF) as the most inconvenient aspect of many otherwise interesting camera models. For a more traditional photographer it is an almost unforgivable flaw.
Some years ago (!) my modest interest into the Micro Four Third (MFT) sensor format has started with the very competent 12MP Olympus EP-3 / M.Zuiko 14-42mm II R combination but it is only with the addition of the Olympus VF-2 excellent viewfinder that I have started to really appreciate to work with the EP-3. Another fine products such as the diminutive Panasonic Lumix GM-5 or the more performing GX7 and GX85 most often been used with the pancake Pana Lumix G Vario 12-32mm OIS were almost perfect and discrete travel companions.
Although the Olympus digital Pen-F stays in my view the pinacle of this “rangefinder” style digital camera category, it is in many ways a less compact photo device but still a wonderful and esthetic tool of its own!
We love those off-center EVF cameras and we can only hope that the photographic gear manufacturers keep an interest to produce and offer them.
Have a good day!

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]]>By: Olympus E-PL7 with 9mm f8 Body Cap Lens – La Gallerie/2023/02/03/the-olympus-e-pl7-rangefinder-style-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-635Fri, 03 Feb 2023 05:42:09 +0000/?p=9299#comment-635[…] Photos to support my review on Open Source Photography : The Olympus E-PL7 Rangefinder Style Camera and Olympus 9mm Fisheye Body Cap Lens. […]

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