Re: [Leica] Someone mentioned Minox

[Jeff S <4season@boulder.net>]

Simon Lamb wrote:
> 
> Someone suggested taking a Minox to the hospital (for photos after baby is
> born, not because it is ill!)
> 
> I have a Minox brochure and understand that they are now made by Leica.
> Cameraworld have a Minox GT-S with a 35mm lens and totally manual.  The GT-S
> is not in the brochure, is it a new model?  All that is in the brochure is
> the GT-E and GT-X.
> 
> Can whoever mentioned the Minox put up any images so that I can look at the
> quality?
> 

You can find out more at www.minox-web.de

I have the original Minox 35EL which doesn't appear much different: It's
got good optics and is really easy to carry about and I've taken fine
Ektachromes with it. It's aperture-priority automatic but you can gain
some degree of manual control by manipulating the film speed control.
Newer models have a permanently attached skylight filter which seems
kind of strange. I haven't used it much since buying my 35mm Summicron
for my M-camera; parallax correction is nice to have after all!
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Jeff Segawa
Somewhere in Boulder, Colorado