Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Uta, I bought a Minilux for my wife a couple of years ago. Before deciding I shot two rolls in paralell, one in my Contax T2, and one in a Minilux. I preferred the pictures from the Minilux over the Contax. Particularly the color rendition. My wife takes very good pictures with the Minilux, better than she has done with any other camera. In part this has to do with the viewfinder image being small and making the frame very noticeable. With other cameras she finds that her eye wanders in the viewfinder finding interesting spots without noticing their relation to the frame. The Contax T2 is a slightly smaller and definitely smoother package than the Minilux. I think this makes the T2 easier to carry around. Still, If I had to choose between those two cameras today, I would probably have preferred the Minilux based on my preference for it's picture qualities. Depending on how you will use your new camera you may want to consider the Nikon 28 Ti. I have never owned one, but looking at the pictures I actually take with the T2, I might have been (even) better served with the 28 mm lens than the 38 mm on the T2. Maybe you'd like to do what I did. Borrow a couple of cameras and spend a few hours shooting with them in parallel. If you only go with an in-store demo you may end up deciding by your own feel for the controls, but by other peoples opinions for everything else. Regards, /Tore - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of ulrich.faber Sent: Tuesday, 31 March, 1998 10:00 To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] leica minlux After selling my Nikon N90x (to heavy for every day and situation) I plan to buy a new camera. So I think about the Leica minilux. I heard from my dealer in town, that Leica will bring a new Model this year. Do anybody know anything about it ? Does any altenatives are better than a minilux. Greetings from good old Germany Uli Uta + Ulrich Faber Gr. Brunnenstr. 23 22763 Hamburg GERMANY tel. +49 (40) 39 35 69 fax. +49 (40) 2546 2517 e-mail. u.faber@im-inter.net