Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica vs. Contax wars
From: "Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 09:47:02 -0800

Obviously someone who takes pleasure in picking a fight and starting a three
week flaming thread.


- ----- Original Message -----
From: <ARTHURWG@aol.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 6:25 AM
Subject: [Leica] Leica vs. Contax wars


> More to the point than Leica vs. Nikon is the question of Leica  [i.e. the
only professional quaality rangefinder] vs. Contax [i.e. interchangeable
lens point & shoot],
> namely the G2.

<It's become apparent that the Japanese-made Zeiss optics are equal or
better than many/most Leitz offerings.  >

Obviously mis-informed.  See, e.g.e ColorFoto test reports where M lenses
consistently out-score Contax G lenses -- as Leica has said, they can't keep
centering accurate with an AF mount.


<Coupled with a better view
finder>

Huh??????  You can't see to the sides of the frame, and it only goes to
90mm.


<a very good auto focus >

If you want autofocus.

<and much less money, Contax has to be the leader  among  35 mm
rangefinders. Right??>

True, but at what price perfection?

Tom (couldn't resist) Schofield