Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What about a Contax T2? Chuck At 02:44 PM 11/5/97 -0500, you wrote: >Dear Leica-users, > While I'm hot, I'd like to float another question. Sometimes, I wish to >carry with me only a small pocket camera. I used to have what I consider >the very best for my needs: the Contax-T. For those of you who don't know >it, it was a true range-finder and non-AF. I was foolish to sell it. >(The other big mistake of my photographic hobby life was to sell my >Plaubel Makina 6x7 with Nikkor 80mm f2.8 lens. Even Hasselblad can't >match its image quality.) > My pocket camera must be able to focus through glass display cases, >have manual as well as AF focus (or only manual RF -- used mint cameras >are fine) and be fast (ideally f2.8 or better, but I would go to 3.5 if >all other criteria are me.) Any suggestions? The Leica Mini f2.4 was a >disappointment becuase of its active AF which won't focus into glass >displays and because of poor red-eye reduction. Does anyone have a truly >mint Contax-T they want to sell me? Thanks for any advice. > Tom Pastorello, Ph.D. > Syracuse University, NY, USA > > >