Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Many thanks for the recommendation of the book. I will definitely search for it. Regards KW Ow. Pascal wrote: > On 23-06-1999 00:45 okw5555 wrote: > > >Like to seek and discuss about the little tricks that we can do on this > >camera with anyone out there! > > > >Hope to hear from someone soon. > >KW Ow.. > > Hello KW Ow: > > I have a Minilux since about a year now and have used it frequently on > both business and holiday trips. As primary camera on business trips > because of size and weight considerations, as secondary camera on holiday > where I am often using the R8 system for slide film and the Minilux for > color prints. > > Like Christian Payot said, I too was not overly optimistic about its > qualities after the first couple of rolls. I found the results of my > Nikon 35 Ti slightly better. But after using the Minilux more, I must > conclude this is a very capable camera. It has some design quirks (too > much pushing on buttons, the values you set get lost after you switch off > the camera and so on), but the results are very good indeed. Obviously > not like an R8 with R optics, but still. > Even slide film is very well exposed, rather exceptional for a compact > camera these days. Here, the Nikon 35 Ti is much worse, slides tend to > get a little overexposed. Print film is good for both cameras. > > A pain is that you have to use +1 efc. on snow and very bright topics (no > zone metering like Nikon). No big deal but you will have to push many > times if you want to set +1 for one pic and then go back to zero, and on > top of that, your values get lost when you switch off the camera. > > If you are interested and can understand German, I can suggest an > excellent book on picture taking with the Minilux and Minilux Zoom. It > contains many tips and tricks. Here is the info I wrote in another > message a while back: > ----- > I have finished reading the new book by Joachim Giebelhausen, "Leica > Minilux, Leica Minilux Zoom: Technik, Tips und Tricks", Umschau/Braus > Verlag, 1998, 143 pages + hardcover, ISBN 3-8295-7202-6. > > This book gives an excellent overview of both the Minilux and Minilux > Zoom cameras, equipment and contains many experience and result-based > tips and techniques in practical photo shooting. All this is very nicely > illustrated by many pictures. The book is a very good mix of theory and > photographic praxis. Print quality is excellent too. > > The book is clearly designed to allow readers to get the maximum out of > the two Leica compact cameras. I would highly recommend the reading of it > for (happy) Minilux and Minilux Zoom owners. At this stage, however, the > book is only available in German. I am unaware if an English version > exists or is planned. > ----- > > Hope this helps. > > Pascal > NO ARCHIVE > > -------------------------------------------------------- > See my photo pages at http://members.xoom.com/cyberplace/ > ------------------------------------------------------- > Who else than Leica could make a camera like the R8 ? > With that unique design and above all: that ergonomics. > Nikon ? Canon ? Nobody but Leica ! > ------------------------------------------------------- > <<< PGP public key available on request >>>