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From: KPETERS=20
To: Leica List=20
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 1999 7:47 PM
Subject: [Leica] re: Konica and Contax
"Because - and this is only based on what I've read, not hands-on
>experience - the Konica is a real camera, while the G2 is a really =
snazy P&S
>with interchangable lenses."
What kind of crap is this? Obviously someone who knows NOTHING about =
the G series contax cameras. They are definately not "point and shoot". =
They are worthy rangefinders that require some concept of photography =
to make them work properly.=20
Errr... Can you tell what will be in focus or out of focus? Can =
you set focus by DOF? No? You mean that you have to trust the camera =
(even in its "manual" mode)? In my book, that makes it a point and =
shoot... a damn fine one to be sure, but nothing that I could ever get =
comfortable with. The "G" series always looked to me like it was an =
extention of the "T" series as compared to a "true" rangefinder...
The lenses are comparable to Leica lenses in most situations and the =
finish and functioning is intuitive to one who knows photography. They =
don't even offer "full automated" function-- you have to set at least =
the aperature, etc. I have shot many many cameras, both old and new, =
and only a few approach the "feel" of an M6, but the G series cameras =
are one... Kpeters
True, fit and finish are pretty good, but the camera is =
distancing... In other words, the camera is *always* making at least =
some of the decisions for me, and that makes me feel as though I'm not =
part of the process any longer... I have a feeling that this is the =
primary rap with Leica "M" shooters, not the potential image quality.=20
Isaac
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 05, 1999 =
7:47=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Leica] re: Konica and =
Contax</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>"Because - and this is only based on what I've read, not=20
hands-on<BR>>experience - the Konica is a real camera, while the G2 =
is a=20
really snazy P&S<BR>>with interchangable lenses."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>What kind of crap is this? Obviously someone who knows =
NOTHING=20
about the G series contax cameras. They are definately not =
"point and=20
shoot". They are worthy rangefinders that require some =
concept of=20
photography to make them work properly. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> Errr... Can you tell what will =
be in=20
focus or out of focus? Can you set focus by DOF? No? You mean that you =
have to=20
trust the camera (even in its "manual" mode)? In my book, that makes =
it a=20
point and shoot... a damn fine one to be sure, but nothing that I =
could ever=20
get comfortable with. The "G" series always looked to me like it was =
an=20
extention of the "T" series as compared to a "true"=20
rangefinder...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> The lenses are comparable to Leica lenses in most =
situations and=20
the finish and functioning is intuitive to one who knows =
photography. =20
They don't even offer "full automated" function-- you have to set at =
least the=20
aperature, etc. I have shot many many cameras, both old =
and new,=20
and only a few approach the "feel" of an M6, but the G series cameras =
are=20
one... Kpeters</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> True, fit and finish are pretty good, but the =
camera=20
is distancing... In other words, the camera is *always* making at =
least some=20
of the decisions for me, and that makes me feel as though I'm not part =
of the=20
process any longer... I have a feeling that this is the primary rap =
with Leica=20
"M" shooters, not the potential image quality. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Isaac</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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