Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why can't you use exactly the same technique with the Contax? So at worst, the Contax will be just as fast as the M Leica. Dan C. At 04:59 PM 25-03-99 +0100, you wrote: > >IMHO, it's a mistake to say that ANY automatic camera, let alone a G2, is >faster than a Leica M for anyone but a novice with no understanding of >Leica-M technique. > >As you're stalking your prey -- never taking your eyes off it -- you're >prefocusing and setting aperture and shutter. You have your viewfinder >masking imprinted on your brain. At the decisive moment, you have only to >raise the camera to check framing and click. If you have more time, sure -- >fine-tune the focus. You can still do it faster than a G2, ferchrissake. >But if your aperture gives you enough hyperfocal distance to play with, why >mess? Standard Leica-M technique. Works best, of course, with print film >because of the exposure lattitude, but it still works fine with chromes. >Slower on the street than a G2? -- no way Jose. > >>The Contax wins hands down on flash, shutter accuracy, top >>speed, motor drive, bracketing, and ease of use. > > > > >