Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Yashica T4 Super sells at B&H in NYC for ~$150.00. It has a fixed 35 = mm 3.5f Carl Zeiss lens and is very sharp. My recommendation for the a top ranked pocketable compact. To do any better, one would have to go to the Leica Minilux ~$650.00. Cheers, Mike - -----Original Message----- From: pchefurka@plaintree.com [mailto:pchefurka@plaintree.com] Sent: Friday, September 25, 1998 2:08 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] The best Compacts (=A3400-=A3700 approx) Since you don't give a price range... :-) The two that get recommended a lot are the Ricoh GR1 and the Minolta TC-1. Other possibilities include one or more of the Leica models and the Minox series, but I know very little about either (except that the Minox is entirely manual). I have a GR1, and recommend it enthusiastically. It gives reasonable control over the aperture, has a very solid magnesium body, is small enough to slip into a shirt pocket, and the lens is good enough to make very satisfactory 11x14 prints. It's a fixed 28mm lens though, not a zoom, and this may factor in to your decision. Paul Chefurka ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: [Leica] The_best_Compacts_(=A3400-=A3700_approx) Author: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > at internet Date: 9/25/98 3:19 PM I wish to puchase a pocketable high quality compact for a present. Which takes the best pictures? Many Thanks in advance