Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I bought the Contax Aria last week and the Zeiss 50 mm 1.4 lens. Why? Because there are times I don't feel like lugging my R8 and several heavy R lenses around for certain photo shoots. The Aria is a single lens reflex jewel: smallish, extremely lightweight, has a bright viewfinder that shows 95% of your subject, and the compatible lenses are nowhere near as heavy as Leica's Rs. However, my R8 certainly will not collect dust, for it is clearly one of the most ergonomically designed camera bodies in the history of photography and I crave taking it out weekly. BTW, there is an excellent 4-page article/review on the Aria and available lenses in the Nov/Dec issue of Photo Techniques by Mike Johnston. Terry "Are you wearing a jockstrap?" Kathie Lee Gifford, after David Letterman asked her whether she wore a bra, on the Late Show. (Dedicated to Ted Grant herein) > Mike Johnston wrote: > >I think the Contax Aris is what the R8 should have been.>>>>