Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> In the the first place, you will have to decide if you want a > rangefinder > camera (with the given limitations, AND advantages), or not.=20 > If you really want a rangefinder camera, you should choose between an > AF-Contax G1, > or the MF Leica M6. Judged from your questions, maybe you will prefer > the > Contax, > that has: motor wind and rewind, DX-coding, TTL flash, etc. > Why do I prefer the M6? Well, I do not like the small G1 finder and the > noisy rewind. > And I prefer the Leica lenses. Hans, thank you for your answer AF-Contax G: the AF is useful only if it is fast. AF-Contax is very slow AF-Contax G: lack of accuracy of the focus. The AF collectors are not enough far-off AF-Contax G: is noisy AF-Contax G: the M6 viewfinder with frame is very much better motor wind and rewind : I'm not interested in. DX-coding : not very important I rarely use the 1000/th: I can to pass but 1/2000 is nevertheless usefull (400 iso a sunny day) TTL flash : usefull for fill in. The leica users dont like fill in because... because fill in isn't simple with an M6. It's the only real reason ! exposure : very important to make creative photography and to control your results loading of the film with two part ? you can drop it on the dust It 's only the tree last arguments which bother me Regards Olivier ------------------------------------- | Olivier Guillemain | | | | Responsable reseau | | e-mail: oguillemain@agora.fdn.fr | | | | Carpe diem | -------------------------------------