Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, your dealer sounds like a cool guy! When you use the G2, try to forget about your Leica SLR, and just use the Contax for what it is. DOF is very shallow at close distance with wider aperatures - it's easy to get into trouble with DOF because everything is sharp through the viewfinder. I realize these things sound obvious, but if you primarily shoot with an SLR, some things need to be re-learned. It takes more than a couple of rolls to get comfortable with the focus system. If your dealer will let you borrow a TLA flash, try it also. The TTL flash exposure system is great. Sorry for so much Contax talk on the Leica list - I do have a Leica M camera also - they all have their place! - JB. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Five Senses > Productions > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 8:08 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us; leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] contax g2 lenses - comparable to Leica M? > > > Thanks! I went to my local dealer today (where I have spent over $10,000 > in the > past year alone) and he gave me a G2, 28, 45, and 90 to play with for a few > days. What a cool guy! I'll report how it compares to my R8 and R lenses. > > > > At 06:25 PM 3/6/98 -0500, John Brubaker wrote: > >Francesco - I have the G2 and Zeiss 21mm, 28mm, 45mm, and 90mm. They are > >all superb lenses - very comparable to Leica's optics. The G2 camera is so > >different from the "M" series cameras, that you really shouldn't compare > >them. I like the Contax "G" cameras. but many people don't - it's a > >personal thing. You need to live with the camera and use it for awhile to > >become comfortable with it. - JB. > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Five Senses > >> Productions > >> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 4:20 PM > >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >> Subject: [Leica] contax g2 lenses - comparable to Leica M? > >> > >> > >> I was wondering if anyone had any experience with the Contax G2. > >> It seems to be a very cool little unit, and I understand that the Zeiss > >> lenses are equal in quality to the Leica M lenses. It seems that > >> Contax has taken care of the frames problem and parallax. They have > >> also developed AF for their rangefinder before Leica. Any opinions > >> on the Zeiss T* lenses? It is the lens that makes the image, not > >> the body, so I wonder if anyone has seen results from the G2. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Francesco Sanfilippo, > >> Five Senses Productions > >> webmaster@5senses.com > >> > >http://www.5senses.com/ > > > > > Francesco Sanfilippo, > Five Senses Productions > webmaster@5senses.com > > http://www.5senses.com/