Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was recently traveling to a family reunion, and chose to only bring a Yashica T-4 Super. I haven't used it in a very long time. No Leica, no contax III a color dial, no Nikon,... The color print, slide, and B&W results left me somewhat sticker shocked. I haven't used this point and shoot for some time, and was stunned by the high quality results. I showed the prints around to my photog friends, and they got depressed, too, until they realized that their Canon, Leica, Nikon gear have the added advantage of wide selections of lenses and accessories. I guess all that differentiates a pro from the rest is the accessories. They also have the added advantage of being able to spend obscene amounts of money on these items. They were still stunned by the quality of the prints,... Sure, the lens testers can prove the differences on the test bench. Nothing like an advantage at f2.0 but nowhere else, and it only costs $1000.00 more. But good luck actually seeing a difference in your prints. Good thing the quality P&S makers have not figured out that they only need to make interchangeable lenses to wipe out the spendy competition (remember Retina). Oh well, I am contrary enough to feel I "need" a Leica. I just can no longer prove it. VEK