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<p>The blue lines still there when eyes closed? Had something like that once in a while, more like a halo of dancing multicolored triangles. Mentioned it during an eye exam and the doctor said it's a form of migraine [even when not accompanied by a headache].</p>

<p>Strongly agree with the person a few pages back who said they never should have gotten rid of the dials [for shutter speed, ISO, etc.] in the first place. Good for them for putting them back -- and consider extending that feature up and down the line, or offering it as an option.</p>

<p>for a couple years i was bicycling around taking environmental and street shots with three cameras: a 35 mm rangefinder [3x2]; rollei and/or yashica 124G [6x6] and a pansonic lumix set on 16x9. for some reason [lack of experience, let's say] i was loathe to crop anything ever, and i was actually seeking out shots based on how the subjects would fit into one of the three aspect ratios.<br>

you guys probably won't want to talk about it -- but square format made a huge comeback in the last three years because of instagram. like the brownie, a photo sharing innovation of historic importance. and it must have people getting used to the potential of a non-rectangular frame.</p>

<p>I like what you're doing but agree with what somebody else said, that you seem to have reached a theoretical limit and are unwilling to progress beyond a certain point. Makes me think you should leave your comfort zone -- maybe a two month cross-country trip or some other way to broaden your perspective -- then bring that experience to bear on your everyday tasks.</p>

<p><img src="http://cameraquest.com/jpg6/VCBTch1.jpg" alt="" width="348" height="305" /><br>

Not sure if it qualifies as a 'classic' since it's of recent manufacture. But it has all of the same features.</p>

<p><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3597/3677381921_da56ffc0be_z.jpg?zz=1" alt="" width="640" height="428" /><br>

voigtlander bessa T with 21mm skopar.<br />bought it new in '08 but it's been conked out for three years now with a jammed shutter. i should get it fixed. looking through some old photos and remembering how much it got used.</p>

<p>I'll bet it won't be that hard to find out who the artists are, once you really start looking.<br>

<a href="http://www.streetartunitedstates.com/">http://www.streetartunitedstates.com/</a><br>

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/StreetartRetards">https://www.facebook.com/StreetartRetards</a></p>

 

<p><em>"... my main problem with the waist level viewfinder is it's too difficult to use in situations where I need to raise the camera high."</em><br>

hold it upside down, peering up into the finder from below.</p>

<p>MM, thanks for taking the time to write all that. Very valuable and getting me to rethink. The G-1, G-2, G-10, G-H1, and G-H2 are sounding a little better. Maybe small size isn't so valuable, if I'm going to be lugging around extra lenses, adapters, flash, etc.<br>

Are there any other significant differences between the E-P2 and E-PL1 besides what you mentioned? [besides video capabilities, that I'm not much interested in.] The pop-up flash is pretty worthless, I am guessing.</p>

<p>thanks, people. very helpful!<br>

akira, think i'd like to use manual focus exclusively anyway.<br>

frode, that blog post was fascinating. an elaborate workaround, i wonder how they even discovered it? but seems to achieve the desired results and i'm sure i could replicate the steps.<br>

mukul, the longer ones seem more useful for performances, when sometimes you can't get as close as you would need to if using a 20mm prime. don't really need zoom, though -- willing to move around the floor/aisles as needed -- and varying the viewpoint is a good idea anyway.</p>

<p>I have substantial investment in MF and 35mm film gear, with various capabilities and strengths. Mostly I've been shooting quirky urban landscapes and casual portraits. <br>

Lately I've had the opportunity to shoot events and performances. I think I could start doing a lot more of this sort of work. Most others who do this use higher end DSLRs with long zoom lenses -- having a hard time making that jump, but feeling limitations of working with 35mm. Need to use flash a lot of the time, and that can be somewhat disruptive. <br>

I also like the idea of using a different than typical approach, if you know what I mean.<br>

Have been using a Panasonic DMC-LX2 for a couple years [first digital, bought used] -- it is great in daylight and for landscapes but not much good in available light and low light. The autofocus drives me crazy, and the durability of the camera has been an issue.<br>

Was thinking about either a GF-1, EP-2 or EP-1. Adorama is selling the EP-1 with both 14-42 and 40-150 zooms for $699... seems reasonable. It would probably do everything the DMC-LX2 can do, and still be small enough to take everyplace. [i could also adapt it to use my Leica M [Voigtlander] lenses, eh?] But would it come very close to the DSLR for musical/artistic performance? In terms of ease of use, eliminating shake/blur and image quality.</p>