Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Robert W. Clark" wrote: > > A few weeks ago, my wife's Yashica T4 with the Carl Zeiss 3.5 lens stopped > working and the factory said it would cost more to replace it than to get a > new one. We need a point and shoot but not with a zoom lens. I liked the > Yashica but was frustrated from time to time that it tended to focus between > things than on them. Other than that, it was an excellent camera, small > enough to take anywhere, and it has a nice fill flash capability. I may get > another Yashica ($150 or so)but I'm curious as to what the Leica Nation > might be using or might prefer....maybe a Minilux? > > Robert Clark > Lancaster, PA > My wife Karen got sick of being limited to the 35mm focal length on her Yashica T4 with the Carl Zeiss 3.5 although loved the camera. She toyed with the idea of all kinds of cameras, point and shoots, rangefinder older bodies. Finally settled on a Leica M6 with 50mm collapsible Elmar. She's been loving it and getting great shots with it for over a year now. Sometimes she'll borrow on of my lenses. And she's looking for an cheaper older 35mm lens to go on it all her own.. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.markrabiner.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html