Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/02
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Some more answers and evasions to private email questions:
I enjoy the discussion, but remember that I've had my G2 for only a month;
nothing but Leica (in 35mm) for 20 years prior to that.
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>In other words, hard to tell the difference between these two (leica and
>zeiss) ? Have u compared the contax zeiss with Nikon or Canon slr's ?
No, I have no access to those lenses. It's definitely better than the
Vivitar 28 I used with my Minolta SRT-101 in the 1970's. :-)
>If taken care off, can it last as long as 5-10 years ?
I'm expecting it to last as long as my CLE (15+ years), but I shoot only a
few rolls per month. My initial impression of the quality of construction
is: better than my CLE, equal to Leica M6, less solid than my old M3.
>How about night scenes, any difficulty there ?
I haven't yet shot any, but just by looking through the finder, I'd say
it's OK, but definitely darker than Leica.
>If the camera is in manual mode, not aperture priority, how do you know if
>u got the right exposures ? are there arrows similar to the M6 ? would u
>know if u are under or overexposed ?
Yes, you match arrows below the image area. The direction of the arrow
tells whether you are over or under-exposing. In the same area is the
focus scale, with an indicator for the autofocus distance.
Chuck
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Chuck Warman
cwarman@wf.net (Wichita Falls, TX)
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