Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, - -----Original Message----- From: Oddmund Garvik [SMTP:garvik@groupenet.com] Sent: Saturday, 26 July, 1997 02:01 To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: M use <snip> Men ka i svarten si' du, Tore? Kanskje du har rett! Ka? E du =E5ss=E5 nordl=E6nding, Oddmund? <snip> I thought about that too, but trying out the Minilux didn't persuade me. You see very little detail in the Minilux' viewfinder, compared to a T2, = or a Leica M. Minilux has a 0.36x magnification, T2 has a 0.6x, and most = M's has a 0,72x magnification...(M3 is almost 1:1). Isn't that one of the reasons why we like our M's, BTW? <snip> For my own use I prefer the T2 viewfinder over the Minilux. Possibly = just=20 because the T2's magnification is closer to that of the M6. For my wife = though,=20 it was clear from the first test-roll, that the Minilux viewfinder = helped her=20 become aware of the composition of components relative to the frames of = the=20 picture. I thought this could be Leica's intentional design based on the = targeted audience for their point & shoot. The Summarit lens is better wide open, but from f/5.6 there are no difference, as far as I can see. Then the T2 viewfinder has frames, less accurate though, than the M frames, but you find some tricks. In = addition the T2 has viewfinder information which is logical and sober. Finally it = is probably a matter of habit and taste. I think the T2 is closer to a = Leica M, both in operating and in "feel". Bizarre... Oddmund Before bying the the Minilux, I took it on a ride around town shooting = mostly=20 architecture to compare it with my T2. The pictures came out reasonably = alike,=20 but I think with a better (richer) color resolution for the Minilux. = This also=20 made for more details and a slightly better illusion of the surface = quality on=20 some buildings and on a bronze statue. The Contax is a "smoother" = package=20 though that slips really easily into your pockets. If I lost my T2, I'd = make a=20 careful reevaluation of the Minilux, the T2, and the Nikon 28 Ti. The = latter=20 would be a questioning of which focusing length is actually most = suitable for=20 the pictures I take with my second camera. __ Tore