Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Félix, You wouldn't have any of the above problems if you were using a Contax G2 or - if you could forego the zoom - the Konica Hexar. If these issues really presented problems for a photographer, it would make little sense that he use an M6. Guy" Guy, Thanks for your suggestion, but actually I am using a G2 with 16,21,28,45 and 90 lenses. I never wish to rectify or correct a judge from other members of the list. I am member of Leica, Nikon,Canon,Contax,Hasselblad and Bronica lists and "everywhere" I always intend to convince other members that appreciate our gear does not lead to understimate others gear. The very common "mine is better" is a topic in every list and in many senses is true as every gear has some excellent characteristic. But my problem is that I own and use cameras of all of the brands mentioned( and some others) so that I cannot say mine is better; which one? Therefore I've developped a big respect for others equipment, specially the more humble one. Inmedialty something that can be a scorn appears I cannot avoid to comment something but never trying to bother anyone. I started to use Leica this year, as I got a M6 with 50mm Summicron, as a Xmas gift. I added by myself a 90mm Summicron 2 Asph and I'm awaiting a 28mm Summicron 2 Asph. I honestly can say that these lenses are excellent. Only Carl Zeiss and some Schneider lenses can match this quality. Hasselblad XPAN 45mm is absolutely incredible too but only used 24x36 not 24x65. But some other lenses from Canon and Nikon are not too far in terms of quality. They are cheaper, they have a sometimes usefull autofocus, a really very good metering system, they can be loaded in a hurry and have long teles, tilt lenses, convenient zooms whose weakness lay much more on distortion and flare than in sharpnes which is on pair of many primes, and some potent and reliable flash systems. My first picture was taken with a SuperIkonta, that still is at home, 52 years ago with my father's help. After that I liked to change of gear very often depending of the class of pictures that I'm going to take. Traveling pictures with car (EOS 1V without booster a 17-35, 28-135 and a 100-400 zoom, plus tripo), traveling pictures light luggage (Contax G2 plus five lenses, and soon M6),landscapes (Hasselblad SWC and/or a 500C plus four lenses) or covering some happenings if someone ask me to take a graphic testimony (you know wedding, etc..) (Nikon F5 and its outstanding flash). I'm not tryng to be ostentatious but to clear up that everybody has many reasons to be proud of his equipment as every photographic tool is deign of beeing appreciated and it not deservs others scorn. I've found a lot of knowledge in these lists and, perhaps, my pics have improved. My english for sure not! Kind regards Félix