Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>Hard to tell a real difference between Leitz and Minolta binoculars, for example, until you look at the price tag. And the lower, multi-levels of Minolta cameras before you hit the Leica level makes complete marketing sense. << Insofar as the camera body is concerned, Leica's AF-C1 is a real dog. That body is by Minolta and never should have been let out of the Leica doors. To their credit, Gasser's of SF exchanged the one I bought twice but the third try convinced me that it's the camera design, not a particular camera. Specifically, the autofocus works poorly, the doubling system produces poor images at 80mm (low contrast), and I found the lever which opens the lens door to be awkward to use. I *have* managed to capture some reasonably good shots at 40mm but I have far less confidence in this camera than with my Ms or Rollei 35s, which always seem to deliver the goods. Lou Caputo