Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree on the Contax T. What makes it so good is that its lens is very, very good. Much better than the XA, for instance. I second the CONTAX T I have two, one silver, one black. By far the best "pocket camera" Bob . ----- Original Message ----- From: "eric" <leica_korenman@hotmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Pocket Cameras (was: Minox 35) how about the CONTAX T? The pocketable M. Will never part with mine. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 2:22 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] Pocket Cameras (was: Minox 35) >I may be completely wrong - but doesn't the Minox just have guesstimate > focusing - no coupled rangefinder? The XA has a rangefinder, and a > terrific 35 mm 2.8 lens. If you can find an XA in good working > condition, I'd grab it. > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Luis Miguel Casta?eda > Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 2:10 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Pocket Cameras (was: Minox 35) > > > > On 1 de abr de 2005, at 17:12, Max Weisenfeld wrote: > >> Coat pocket size OK, cargo pocket size better > > 1) Minox 35 GT-S > 2) Olympus XA > > The minox is slightly over that price brand new, but despite their > weird-fragile feeling of the makrolon and plastic body is really > tought. > > > Saludos > ----------------------------------------- > http://imaginarymagnitude.net/blog/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information