Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, it's got the fur flying here and on the Contax G mail group! The fight over on the other group was about which camera released the shutter faster. Like RLB, I own both cameras, an M6 and a G2. Recently shot about 600 frames through both cameras side-by-side during a trip to Arizona. I like both cameras--each camera has things that annoy me, each camera has things I absolutely adore. I bought them for different reasons and probably will continue to use both cameras. Interestingly, a friend and I went to lunch yesterday. We both bought different meals and different drinks and we didn't spend the whole time arguing about which was "right" or which was "better". We simply relished the shared time together. I like to think of the two cameras much in the same way as I think about lunch with a good friend: the best of both worlds--you see both sides of the story and can appreciate them both. Later, Les > > Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 11:39:06 -0800 > From: "rlb" <rlb@triad.rr.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica vs. Contax wars > > This topic is going to get the fur flying! > > I own both brands; Leica M6, Contax G2 and Contax 645. The differences > between Zeiss and Leitz optics is extremely small. Frankly I don't really > care because both are exceptional. Yes, there are some lenses better than > others. However, Leitz has certainly moved the notch up quite a bit with > the introduction of the aspheric and apo application. This has taken place > during a time that Zeiss has not, that I am aware, made any significant > changes and/or improvements in their glass. > > If you are concluding that the Contax is the leader among rangefinder > cameras you must fine tune it a bit. If you measure it on electronics I > would agree with you. The Contax viewfinder is better, in my opinion, built > in motor is a plus and auto-focus is nice to have when needed. However, > the construction quality, resale value, long-term usefullness, flexibility > and high quality/wide aperture optics availability are not even close to > Leica. > > The Contax is going to die after so many years of use. The Leica will live > to pass on to my grandkids and theirs if taken care of. > > The Contax is a serious "point and shoot" camera and it is certainly the > best in that category but it "ain't no Leica M." The Leica M is a serious > photographers tool. > > Bob Bedwell >