Re: [Leica] G2 on my new Contax

[Mark Cohen <markc@necronomicon.net>]

I good friend of mine who happens to rep for Contax himself owns an M6. :)

I had the same feeling about the G2 that you had, its not designed for
manual photography. If you want a good point and shoot, why not get a
Minilux Zoom? 

All the G2 is really is a very expensive point and shoot camera. That
isn't even designed very well.

- -Mark

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On Fri, 16 Jul 1999 LEICAMAN56@aol.com wrote:

Hi Paul,

Your statement, "it stops you, then you adjust to it" is what turned me off 
to the original G camera and the G2.  This is also my problem with all the 
"intelligent" AF SLR cameras.  As a photographer, I know what I'm doing with 
a camera.  I resent being locked out of taking a photo if my choice does not 
agree with some computer programmer's idea of what the correct settings might 
be. Who is the boss here, the camera or the photographer?  I also find the 
time delay between pressing the shutter release and the camera deciding what 
the correct exposure and focus will be before the shutter trips to be 
annoying.  Then there is the issue of depth of field scales on the Contax 
lenses.  There aren't any!  How do you set the lens for hyperfocal distance?  
The viewfinder is lousy if you wear glasses.  There's no way to anticipate 
what might be coming into a scene like you can with an M.
Anyway, this has all been said before.  Give me an M camera any day of the 
week.  The G is not for me!

Bill Rosauer