Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks! I went to my local dealer today (where I have spent over $10,000 in the past year alone) and he gave me a G2, 28, 45, and 90 to play with for a few days. What a cool guy! I'll report how it compares to my R8 and R lenses. At 06:25 PM 3/6/98 -0500, John Brubaker wrote: >Francesco - I have the G2 and Zeiss 21mm, 28mm, 45mm, and 90mm. They are >all superb lenses - very comparable to Leica's optics. The G2 camera is so >different from the "M" series cameras, that you really shouldn't compare >them. I like the Contax "G" cameras. but many people don't - it's a >personal thing. You need to live with the camera and use it for awhile to >become comfortable with it. - JB. > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Five Senses >> Productions >> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 4:20 PM >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> Subject: [Leica] contax g2 lenses - comparable to Leica M? >> >> >> I was wondering if anyone had any experience with the Contax G2. >> It seems to be a very cool little unit, and I understand that the Zeiss >> lenses are equal in quality to the Leica M lenses. It seems that >> Contax has taken care of the frames problem and parallax. They have >> also developed AF for their rangefinder before Leica. Any opinions >> on the Zeiss T* lenses? It is the lens that makes the image, not >> the body, so I wonder if anyone has seen results from the G2. >> >> >> >> >> Francesco Sanfilippo, >> Five Senses Productions >> webmaster@5senses.com >> >http://www.5senses.com/ > Francesco Sanfilippo, Five Senses Productions webmaster@5senses.com http://www.5senses.com/