Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rei Shinozuka wrote: > > having used all 3 t's, i'd rate them: > T(1): 8, T2: 7, T3: 9. The T1 was a remarkable camera, > simple yet flexible and with a great lens. without the flash > it was a very tiny camera. and i am a sucker for rangefinders. > the T2 took that great lens and connected it to an autofocus system. > while it could also take great pictures, it was SLOW and it also > mis-focused quite a bit. the T3 is a much faster focuser, about as > small as the T1 without flash, and has very intelligently designed > sticky modes for focus and flash and other settings. and you can put > filters on it, lens hood, potato-masher style flash add-on (all absurdly > overpriced of course, but fun nevertheless). i only ding the t3 for > the weak flash, and for the fact that they took out manual focus > confirmation. and i had to make it a 9 because my Ms are all 10s. > > the T3's lesson is that design of the software makes a big difference > in whether you love or hate an automatic camera. and that's something you > can't get from a spec sheet, you really need to use it. the best > software feels like it isn't there... it just does what you think it > ought, to so you don't have to think about it. > > kind of like an M6. :-) > > -rei > > Such a great post makes me glad I'm a Lugnut! Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabinergroup.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html