Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Jean, nice to have some figures. However, since the Contax IIIa & III have the built-in meter, a better comparison would be to an M2 or M3 w/MC or MR meter attached. According to my Zeiss Ikon literature: Contax II = 20.5 oz. = 581.16 g Contax III = 25 oz. = 708.74 g Contax IIa = 18.33 oz. = 519.65 g Contax IIIa = ?? (not listed) --------------------- From: Jean Louchet <jean.louchet@inria.fr> Subject: [Leica] camera weights (was: Zeiss Ikon...) To: lug@leica-users.org Hi, some compared weights (* = home measurements, say +-5grams): Zorki (must be close to leicaII) 418 g * M2 (with fast loading kit) 576 g * M6 non TTL 550 g * CLE minolta 386 g * BessaT 385 g Bessa R2 425 g Hexar 560 g ContaxRF with built-in meter 750 g* It comes out that the Contax RF is the winner :-) The Sonnar 2/50 weighs 151 g, probably thanks to its simple mechanism, but this is still more than e.g. the Zorki 1.5/50 @ 142g (plus 12 g for the M/L39 ring). Anyway Contax + 2/50 weighs more than M6 + cron 2/50. More on weights: http://fractales.inria.fr/~louchet/perso/masses.html Jean ===== http://www.furcafe.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail