Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am a user of Leica M. I would like to buy a AF SLR recently because of the needs for shooting children, quick portraits amd fashion shows. I am considering F5, EOS-1V, Maxxum 9, Contax N1 and Pentax 645N. Which one do you prefer? Which one is best suiting the taste of Leica user of both optical and mechanical qualities. I know each system has its own advantage over others, but it is a really a difficult decision. Here is my comment of those system: Nikon = Wonderful built quality, but I don't like the pictures taken by Nikkors because of the cool colour and too sharp. Canon = Wonderful AF speed, large range of lenses, wonderful IS technology, but poor built quality. Minolta = Good optical quality, but slow AF speed and no digital body. Contax = Best optical quality, but no flagship body. I also need some lenses like 16mm fisheye, 28mm PC and 300mm F2.8. Pentax = Large film advantage, but I don't know that is it convenient to use? Thanks for your advice! Terry Sham