luke that is so on point to my original topic. i just took my epl5 to the circus because it was the best tool for the low light telephoto work i needed to do. i'll tell ya' it did a great job, but i had absolutely no fun using it. never do. its slightly less onerous when i have my elmar 90 on it because at 180mm i can manual focus without resort to magnification. but on the whole, it is a 'going through the motions' experience, fully a means to an end.
its much less so with my rx1, because with the grip i have, the fabulous evf and the way ive set it up, i do enjoy the 'feeling' of it, and of course the results are superb.
but thats what was so surprising to me about the rd1. it totally reignited that 'in the zone' feeling. for me it was because it removed every single obstacle between me and the scene, it allowed me to 'see' the scene 1:1, and it almost removed iteself as an intermediary, just kinda leaving me and the scene and my control of the focus. and most surprisingly, i loved the results. that first portrait i posted, i think it is the single best picture ive taken in years. it is perfect to me, just exactly what i wanted in every way.
is it for everybody? heck no! will many react the way i did? i dont know, but probably not. but for those for whom technology has sterilized or removed them too far from the process or from being 'in' the scene, my point was maybe give it a whirl! i waited too long to do so because i was 'stuck' on the mp/old tech thing when i couldve been really enjoying myself! just wanted to provide some inspiration to whomever to not make that mistake.