Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/04

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Subject: [Leica] Which camera would you always carry on your pocket?
From: hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)
Date: Mon Sep 4 16:42:30 2006

Joseph, that camera has a very nice design and specification, I think.
I tried for a while to acquire one of the original T's too.
However these cameras seem to be in great demand as almost a cult thing.
Just like Leica and Rolleiflex, the prices sometimes get disproportionate
due to the collector side

Cheers
Hoppy

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Joseph Low
Sent: Tuesday, 5 September 2006 09:36
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: RE: [Leica] Which camera would you always carry on your pocket?

             Hoppy - for many years the Contax T2 was my constant
companion - never failed to deliver - these
             days I lug a Leica Minilux with the Summarit lens

             Cheers / Joseph / Singapore

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of G
Hopkinson
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 7:16 AM
To: 'Leica Users Group'
Subject: RE: [Leica] Which camera would you always carry on your pocket?

Luis, what about the Contax (Kyocera) T3. The lens is a lovely 2.8 35 Sonnar
design. The exposure system is very good, the ergonomics are great. The lens
retracts fully into the metal body. You have to accept that AF is the
default, though, so not very classical.

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Luis Ripoll
Sent: Tuesday, 5 September 2006 07:59
To: 'Leica Users Group'
Subject: [Leica] Which camera would you always carry on your pocket?

Hi all,

Some days ago I was reading B.D. recommendation to carry always a camera on
your pocket, I'm agree but usually I never do it. Why?, for me a Leica M is
a little too big, a Leica IIIF is just too nice.

I'm thinking on different possibilities and I would like to know your
experiences and opinions.

First at all, I'm "classical" and I prefer a film camera, as you know, I
shot normalIy B&W. I think that could be good options the following ones:
Leica CL (is still too big and maybe too expensive), the small Rollei 35 (I
think with Tessar), Leica Minilux (I think is better the model with Summarit
2,4/40mm than the zoom with a slower lens), Olympus XA, Minox ....

Any recommendations?

Thanks in advance
Saludos desde Barcelona
Luis

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