Re: [Leica] Minilux vs. T2

[Roger <contaxaholic@yahoo.com>]

I have a T2, although both are great cameras with
great glass. The T2 has a smaller profile and fits in
my pocket better. The shutter speed range lights up
only when it is inbetween the upper and lower range.
It may mention this in the manual. If not, then I
might have learned it from another knowledgeable
Contax user or the Contax Rep, Blake Zeigler. 

Being small cameras, both have limited flash
capability (range), but since they are point'n'shoots
this will not bother most users. 

Most photog's will be happy with either one.
 
- --- Paul Arnold <osprey@bmt.net> wrote:
> Denton Taylor wrote:
> 
> > That real competitor to the Minilux is the Contax
> T2, recently
> discontinued
> > but still available new. Better finder with frame
> lines, and the flash
> > won't go off unless you want it to. Titanium body,
> Zeiss 2.8 lens, simple
> > to manual focus, simple exposure comp, and simple
> to switch to aperture
> > priority instead of program.
> 
> What you say is succinct and accurate; however, you
> omit the fact that with
> the T-2 you do not know (either before or after the
> shot) at what speed the
> camera is going to shoot. That is not entirely
> correct, as the T2 will tell
> you by bracketing; for instance, it might tell you
> that the shot you are
> about to take will be at somewhere between 1/30th
> and 1/125, which is more
> or less useless information.
> 
> The Minilux, on the other hand, will tell you
> exactly at what speed it is
> about to shoot. If that is not the speed you want
> for that subject, then you
> can change speed by adjusting aperture.
> 
> Also, the Minilux is noticeably quieter. I suppose
> this is because the
> Minilux runs its lens out during the focusing and
> the T2 does so when the
> shutter release is pressed.
> 
> Before buying my Minilux I shot it and a T2 for a
> weekend (both non-zoom)
> and quite a few rolls of film. Both have excellent
> lenses, but before I even
> developed the film I'd decided to buy the Minilux
> unless the T2 lens was
> substantially better.
> 
> When shooting the T2 I had the feeling I was
> shooting a P&S with a bit of
> added control. When shooting the Minilux I had the
> feeling I was shooting a
> manual camera with some automatic features. In that
> sense, my decision was
> entirely subjective, but it was an easy one to make
> after shooting both
> cameras.
> 
> In a camera-shop comparison I'd imagine that the T2
> would win every time, if
> only on the basis of its great viewfinder.
> 
> Others may prefer the T2, but this was my personal
> experience and decision.
> They are both good for what they are, and both
> lenses give my 50 Summicron a
> run for its money.
> 
> -- Paul
> Paul Arnold
> 22 Sunrise St.
> Dillon, Montana
> Visit MY GALLERY at:
> http://www.geocities.com/osprey59725/index.html
> 


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