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merciful

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... is a digital version of the Hexar AF. Large sensor; fast 35mm-equivalent fixed lens; impeccable (well, nearly), fast, quiet AF. I'd pay a lot of money for one, no problem. $1500, sure. I don't care that it's limited, and that I could get "far more" camera with a dSLR: I hate SLRs.

Every time one of these new hero compacts comes out, I think it'll get me by, and I start thinking about a purchase. LX3: silly menus and no proper VF. DP1: Slow AF, slow lens, no proper VF. G10: crap image quality at reasonable ISO.

Someone please just make something I can work with. Despite having the world's supply of Rodinal cornered, I have trouble finding the time to develop and scan right now (and I certainly can't leave that to the idiots at my local lab).

Dammit. Surely there are more of us! Is there any hope?
 
The DP2 would have to improve a lot before it works for me, as Hexar devotee. I have some hope that either a Panasonic G1 (once they release a lens worth having on it, of course) or the Olympus MFT camera (perhaps the add-on VF will be a good one) will do the trick.

I have a wedding to shoot in August and I'd like to be able to shoot digi and film, with similar cameras. I can borrow a D300 for the day but the idea is not at all attractive.
 
merciful said:
... is a digital version of the Hexar AF. Large sensor; fast 35mm-equivalent fixed lens; impeccable (well, nearly), fast, quiet AF. I'd pay a lot of money for one, no problem. $1500, sure. I don't care that it's limited, and that I could get "far more" camera with a dSLR: I hate SLRs.

Every time one of these new hero compacts comes out, I think it'll get me by, and I start thinking about a purchase. LX3: silly menus and no proper VF. DP1: Slow AF, slow lens, no proper VF. G10: crap image quality at reasonable ISO.

Someone please just make something I can work with. Despite having the world's supply of Rodinal cornered, I have trouble finding the time to develop and scan right now (and I certainly can't leave that to the idiots at my local lab).

Dammit. Surely there are more of us! Is there any hope?
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Ditto. And a large sensor, please. APS-C or larger.
 
Like you, I want a LC2 with an M mount. They said the camera looked unlike a DSLR. Well hey, it looks like a RF, so what's wrong with that? :bang:
 
Well, perhaps I'll give one a try. I do need to go bigger, though: folks seem to like to buy my prints at 20x30; and then there's the stock thing.

I wish they made a modern version. Bad competition for the M8, I imagine.

photogdave said:
I've made 13x19 prints from jpeg with mine - plenty of detail. I guess if you need to go bigger...
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Myself I would rather see GRDT myself. The add-ons are WAY to big and bring in special issues all to themselves. Put a 50 or a 60 on the GRDII body and I'd be OK, not really happy but OK.

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Old thread revival, but soon the Fuji X100 will be here. That's probably all you want.
 
Yes. The DOF at the 35mm equivalent of 23/2 is unacceptably large to me.

Anyway, I bought an M9 so I don't much care anymore.
 
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