Re: [Leica] Someone mentioned Minox

["Simon Lamb" <s_lamb@compuserve.com>]

Jeff

Thanks for the link.

Simon

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff S" <4season@boulder.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Someone mentioned Minox


>
> 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!
> --
>
> Jeff Segawa
> Somewhere in Boulder, Colorado