Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill- All the G glass is stellar (as well as moderately priced) in my experience and according to the test results in Popular Photography. Although the G1 might have a tempting price, there are many features on the G2 which make it worth the price, such as a better viewfinder, better AF (active infared mode for low-light situations), 4fps motor drive, 1/6000 top shutter speed, and more. If the G1 is definitely your price limit, I'm sure you will enjoy it as long as you don't plan to use it for low-light photography. > My understanding is that the glass is supposed > to be good, but that the G2 is a large improvement in the VF > and AF areas. I doubt my dad would go "wider" than 28mm > anad the G1 seems to be somewhat discounted right now. Any > thoughts would be greatly appreciated. I'd like to help him > out (after all, he gave me the Canon RFs that got me > started!) He lives in a small town where simply going to > the local pro shop isn't an option, so if the G1 isn't a > great idea, I can save him the effort of a wild goose chase.