Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Bob, I entirely agree with you about the image quality, but to be honest you should also mention the EVER failing electronics. I liked them becasue they are very pocketable and light. I had 3, THREE of them but in the end I gave up, now I got a rollei 35SE, a bit heavier but still pocketable, hoping that the electronics are a little bit better. For some reason I tend to believe that Germany is not that good when electronics are concerned! Ciao Andreas No Archive Dr Andreas Frijdal Casalmonte 50020 San Polo in Chianti (Fi) Tuscany Italy frijdal@tin.it +39-055-8307318 home frijdal@iue.it +39-055-4685332 work - -----Original Message----- From: Afterswift@aol.com <Afterswift@aol.com> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: 29 December 1998 18:41 Subject: [Leica] Minox 35GT >Dear Colleagues, > >The lens of a Minox GT has a remarkable similarity to the 2.8 50mm Elmar. I >think the same group at Leitz developed it for Minox. Very close to its >performance is the lens in the Olympus XA. > >What I find very useful in the Minox GT family is the conventional hot flash >shoe. Very few compacts have that feature. I think one of the pricey Leica >compacts has a hot shoe, after I called their attention to the fact that this >would differentiate the Minilux from most of the competition. But, there >again, Minox was way ahead. > >The Minox GT is a thinking photographer's camera that when preset to DOF >performs better than most AF's. No zoom of course, but if you're where you're >supposed to be, you don't need a zoom. > >Also, might I suggest to our list owner that he keep the list posts short >enough not to require attachments. > >Best, >Bob