[Leica] re: minilux or hexar

[Alexey Merz <alexey@webcom.com>]

Rolf Hanson <rolf@cortex.med.cornell.edu> wrote:
>on the Ricoh GR-1 are better than both the Minilux and T2, and the
>camera costs $379. The GR-1 is also much smaller than the T2 and
>Minilux. The lens on the GR-1 is excellent.

The GR-1 is down to $319 at the Camera World of Oregon store, and their
mail order prices are usually a bit lower. I'm gonna get one- it's the
snazziest little out there if you can deal with a 28mm lens, 
regardless of price. It might be a bit much for someone who wants to
just take snapshots though.

BTW, Ricoh sells the GR-1 28/2/8 lens in an M-mount in Japan. 
Has anyone on the LUG tested this lens?

Another option is the Yashica T4 Super (T5 in Europe) with a 35 mm 
f/3.5 Zeiss Tessar. I gave my sweetie one; loaded with Superia 400 
the results are almost indistinguishable from my 35 Summilux ASPH. 
(Which proves that 400 speed films, as good as they are, still leave
something to be desired.) A T4S can be had for $150 or so. My only 
complaints about this camera are that it's mildly bulkier than some
other p/s cameras, and its shutter lag is longer than I'd like. 

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