Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, FWIW, I have just sold my G2 + 28, 45 and 90. I find the Leica M much more precise and predictable in general use and less likely to allow me to mess up in the heat of the moment, IME. The gear was totally reliable and saw use in factories, jungles, rain, snow, desert and the flash system (with Metz TTL flash) was great. As for the lenses - they are quite superb though detectably different in colour rendition and tonality to Leica's. They are certainly in the same league optically IMHO. I believe that if Contax had come out with a G2 with a good M-style rangefinder rather than AF it would have dug very deeply into Leica M sales. Too late now - any further Gs are hamstrung by the focusing system built into the lenses (i.e. no focusing rings). One more thing, being modern formulations (albeit of old classic designs) they are probably better performers than the majority of Zeiss lenses for Hasselblad: as we speak they are in the process of revamping the entire latter line with new mechanics, better baffling and spiffy plastic exteriors (yuk). Bests Adrian Adrian Bradshaw Editorial and Corporate Photography Shanghai, China