Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I use a small Rollei S during cycle trips. Even the very nice Sonnar lens is not up to my Summicrons ( a few years older), especially at infinite. Mickey Rosenthal Stanislaw Stawowy wrote: > Hello, friends! > > As for P&S I hereby recommend Leica Mini, especially first > one, with exceptionally sharp Elmar 3.5/35. Small, light, > good meter, good lens... Tested again Olympus XA and Stylus > Epic/mjuII was sharper, and a lot so. Also has virtually no > flare; if someone want - I may post a shoot into sun I did > with borrowed one. > It is cheap thing (50$ on eBay?), nice handling and > dirtproof. > > As for final word: AVOID ZOOMS! until you want thin photos > (zooms have teens of elements, Elmar has 4 in groups, Epic > has 4 in 4 groups. More elements is less contrast. Amen.) > lots of distorsion (P&S zooms have usually a lot of this), > vignetting (you CANNOT make wide zoom with small front > element without vignetting!) plastic construction (all P&S > zooms with "ASPH" elements I know about have these made from > molded plastic - some SLR zooms have this 'feature' also. > More: big number of P&S camers have plastic lens > elements..). Zoom P&S are also dark (like 6.5-11), so with > film like Velvia you will use flash or heavy, stable tripod > :-). Don't go into GR1 and 28Ti, as 28mm is really hard to > master, especially in P&S. 35mm is he f.l. to go :-) > > Best wishes in your quest! > --St. > > ----------------------------------------------- > FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com > Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com