Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]After owning and selling a Minilux, a Yashica T4 and a Minox, I bought a Contax T3. The T3 is a super compact camera with super sharp optics. Plenty of bells and whistles to fiddle with if or leave completely alone. Pricey but an absolute gem of a camera. My M7 and T3 fit every need I have. Eric - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 8:18 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Opinions on Leica C1 pocket-sized model sought > I'm going to assume that you are using one of the XA models as you said > "years" > > If you can stand no zoom then the following have really fine optical quality > Contax T and T2 > Rollei 35 especially with the 2.8 lens > Leica Minilux > Nikon 35Ti > Minolta T? the little credit card size thing with a 28mm lens > Ricoh GR1 > Leica IIIc or IIIf with a 50 Elmar or the new Cosina 50mm 2.5: you know I > had to get on topic somehow. > > A compact zoom > Minilux zoom > Leica C1 > Canon Z115, Z135, Z155 > > My experience with the newer Nikon, Minolta, and Olympus compacts has been > that they are somewhat fragile and don't deliver at specific focal > length/aperture combinations. > > 2 cents > > Don > dorysrus@mindspirng.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html