Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Joe Codispoti wrote: > > I have used Contax since the late seventies when it was introduced. Since > then I have tried and used many bodies and most lenses. I have never had a > failure. The Contax RX is the best buy in the manual-focus group and offers > the most features including integrated winder. What I like most about Contax > is the lack of mirror slap in making the exposure. The electronically > controlled vertical shutter is very smooth and precise. The lenses are > superb and cost half the price of Leica R. Soon I will replace my > manual-focus system and the 10 lenses I have with the new N1 series, > especially since Contax will introduce a high resolution digital body in the > Spring. > > Joe Codispoti At pro photo here in Portland Oregon yesterday there was a guy looking at some older Contax slrs's on the counter. I was immediately interested becuae I've had my eye on an RTSIII as i keep saying. He said he'd been using them for years. I asked him where he takes them for when the break. He said "I don't know, none of mine has ever broke." mark :) rabiner updated temporary Website by "Foxy": http://spokenword.to/rabiner/ (consisting of late night E-mail descriptions of photos)