Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01BF3F51.202A30C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "Because - and this is only based on what I've read, not hands-on >experience - the Konica is a real camera, while the G2 is a really = snazy P&S >with interchangable lenses." What kind of crap is this? Obviously someone who knows NOTHING about = the G series contax cameras. They are definately not "point and shoot". = They are worthy rangefinders that require some concept of photography = to make them work properly. The lenses are comparable to Leica lenses = in most situations and the finish and functioning is intuitive to one = who knows photography. They don't even offer "full automated" = function-- you have to set at least the aperature, etc. I have shot = many many cameras, both old and new, and only a few approach the "feel" = of an M6, but the G series cameras are one... Kpeters - ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01BF3F51.202A30C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>"Because - and this is only based on what I've read, not=20 hands-on<BR>>experience - the Konica is a real camera, while the G2 = is a=20 really snazy P&S<BR>>with interchangable lenses."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What kind of crap is this? Obviously someone who knows = NOTHING about=20 the G series contax cameras. They are definately not "point = and=20 shoot". They are worthy rangefinders that require some = concept=20 of photography to make them work properly. The lenses are = comparable to=20 Leica lenses in most situations and the finish and functioning is = intuitive to=20 one who knows photography. They don't even offer "full=20 automated" function-- you have to set at least the aperature, = etc. I have shot many many cameras, both old and new, and only a = few=20 approach the "feel" of an M6, but the G series cameras are = one...=20 Kpeters</DIV></BODY></HTML> - ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01BF3F51.202A30C0--