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Subject: [Leica] OT Re:Pocket Cameras (was: Minox 35)
From: leica_korenman at hotmail.com (eric)
Date: Sat Apr 2 11:15:39 2005
References: <200504021603.j32FxBdM024791@server1.waverley.reid.org> <424EEEA4.2030707@telefonica.net>

My Yashica T4 is in need of a deep cleaning and lube.
Who do we recommend for plastic P&S CLA?

Eric
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "F?lix L?pez de Maturana" <FELIXMATURANA@telefonica.net>
To: <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 2:12 PM
Subject: [Leica] OT Re:Pocket Cameras (was: Minox 35)


> >So, what is/was YOUR favorite "pocket camera?"
>
>>
>>Only one?
>>
>>Olympus XA 
>>(http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/OlympusXA.html)
>>
>>Two? Rollei 35 
>>(http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/Rollei35.html)
>>Three?  Pen F 
>>(http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/OlympusPenF.html)
>>Four? Bolsey B2 
>>(http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/BolseyB2.html)
>>
>>Ahhh... life is short... too many cameras.  :-)
>>
>>Karen Nakamura
>
> 1.Ricoh G1 -excellent 28mm 2.8 and magnesium body. Full manual aperture 
> besides AE.
> 2.Yashica T4 - excellent 35mm Tessar -Good price unfortunately not 
> produced more. 3.Olympus Miu -also called Epic- one of the best value -by 
> far- for the money
> 4.Pentax Efina- APS. Truly tiny! Never quit my wife's bag -a toy-
> 5.Pentas 110 reflex - a true miniature camera
> 6 Konica A4 -my first AF tiny camera
> 7.Canon Ixus -the first APS camera-
> 8.Nikon Rollei 35AF  -not so tiny but with a nice 35mm f2,8 .In my 
> daughters hands.
> 9.Minox 35 -actually in my nephew hands as I had difficulties setting 
> manual focusing and aperture- Probably one of the better?
>
> I'm not sure if I forget someone, I think not.
>
> I don't like Contax T, Minolta TC1 and Nikon 35 or 28TI for the 
> exaggerated price however the excellent lenses nor the Leicas p&s by the 
> same reason. Probably are the best but I believe they are not reasonable 
> buy.
>
> Regards
>
> Felix
>
> PS Karen: Never are too many cameras!
>
>
>
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