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Originally Posted by edmontonenthusiast
There aren't any Rangefinders in digital. The M9, EP1, etc. are a different 'genre' all together, they're the Micro Four Thirds System. Finally the digital world gets something other than dSLRs for professional quality. These are reminiscent of the rangefinders back in the filmie days but they are different I think.
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No the M9 is actual true digital rangefinder just like the M8 before it and the Epson R-D1. All these cameras use the old Leica M mount, not the new Micro Four Thirds mount. They all use a real rangefinder viewfinder, rather than LCD or electronic viewfinder.
The Micro Four Thirds format does seem very interesting, but the implementation of it leaves a lot to be desired. The design of bodies so far are quite bad (why a bulky SLR-like design?) and they lack a focus distance scale and depth of field scale on the LCD/EVF for manual focusing. Otherwise I would not bother with a rangefinder.
It is sad there are no available digital cameras for me, aside from the M9. Way too many "me too" cameras out there now. The Canon G11 comes close to what I need though, but it is too similar to my current camera, the 5 year old Olympus C7070. Funny isn't it? Five years have passed, and there has not been a single suitable (and affordable) upgrade to the C7070. Oh well, I can still take good pictures with it so i shouldn't complain.