Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/26

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: G-1
From: captyng@vtx.ch (Gerard Captijn)
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 08:00:03 +0200

>At 12:31 PM 7/26/96 -0700, you wrote:
>
>>>It is also a camera containing sophisticated electronics which are in turn
>>>dependent on batteries.  So no batteries, no pictures.
>>
>>True, enough. And, to add this, rumoured to be replaced by a G2 this
>>Photkina. I doubt it, but maybe. It does have a few flaws that need to be
>>rectified. Like slowness and noise.
>>
>>===================
>>Eric Welch
>
>I heard a lot of talk about the G2 too.  Apparently, the G1 is not up to
>expectations.  Many who rushed into buying it when it was first launched
>with great pomp & fanfare have developed after purchase regrets and sold
>them soon after.  However, many Contax diehards are holding onto them and it
>is claimed that the Hologon lens itself is good enough reason to hang onto
>the G1.
>
>Pity Leica does not presently produce something equivalent to the Contax
>Hologon.
>
>Dan Khong
>
>It seems that the Japanese optical company Kobalux (they make 2 lenses for
the M-Leica's: 21 and 28mm) is working at a Hologon for M-Leica's.

Gerard Captijn,
Geneva, Switzerland.
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