Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mike, IMO, the Minolta CLE should go digital - but with a better manual exposure option - it's perfectly sized and all the specs I need too - plus interchangeable lenses and dedicated flash. Cheers Douglas BTW- my dream DSLR would be a Rollei 3003 with a digital back as an alternative to the film backs. Mike Stoesz wrote: > Howdy from the cold of Wyoming; > > I was going to post this on the DUG but Yahoo won't take my log-in, so > here it goes. > > I am searching for the "perfect" digital pocket camera and this is my > ideal for my needs. > > 1) pocketable and about the same size and configuration as Contax T-2 > 2) large sensor, full-frame (24x36) or at least APS-C or 4/3 > 3) wide sensitivity range 100-1600 > 4) single focal length lens equivalent to 35mm on 35mm but perhaps > anything in the range of 28-40 equivalent. > 5) very low distortion lens, I hate barrel and pincusion distortion in > most of the P&S zooms. > 6) fast lens speed of f/2 or faster. > 7) simple controls with common ones readily available without going to the > menu-- shutter speed, aperture, ISO > 8) accurate eye-level finder, I dislike LCD only viewfinders, and I wear > glasses. > > Anyone have any ideas? What is your "ideal" pocket digicam? > > Regards > > Mike > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >