Re: [Leica] G system and Leica IN YOUR DREAMS

[ray tai <razerx@netvigator.com>]

I also own the G2 and a set of lenses including the 21mm and 28mm Biogons.
Though I do not have their respective Leica M counterparts for a comparison,
the Zeiss lenses are indeed very very nice but with a cooler color rendition
than Leicas.  However I do not like the body because it functions like an
advanced P&S and worse without visual focus confirmation.  I prefer the manual
control of M Leicas and scale focus-able wide angles lenses, so as a total
system the G does not cut it for me.  If someone out there can convert the two
Biogons into manual focusing M mounts for a reasonable price I would do it
immediately!

So there you have it: a system is much more than the quality of its lenses.

Ray

Mark Rabiner wrote:

> I did not suggest and I do not think that it is the case that Erwin did
> an comprehensive article or test comparing the G to M systems. I do
> recall him mentioning a few of the G lenses in passing and in those
> writings implying that they were between 10 to 30 percent less good than
> the M. So he would have had his hands on a few of them. This is just
> from memory as I don't have the quotes or articles in front of me. I
> imagine someone who has the articles handy will straighten me or us out
> on it with dispatch.
> I just read the link you gave us for the first time. Who wrote it? Tom A?
> I'm almost positive Erwin has mentioned the Contax G lenes in his articles.
> Mark Rabiner