Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Luc Janssens wrote: > > Hi, > > I bought a M6 because I found > * That the leica optics are better than the Japanese-made Zeis optics > for the G2. The Leica lenses also have a depth of fieldscale. > * That the viewfinder with the frames of the Leica is better than the > Contax viewfinder. > * The Leica is manual focus (when I need autofocus I use my SLRs) > * A Contax is not a Leica > But you are right the Contax lenses costs much less money. > Luc > > Except for the 90 mm lens, the image in the Contax is bigger for the 90mm. There is also a zoom lens available, though I have not yet tried it. I have and use both and each seems to have its own particular forte. I love my Leica for in close work with people, but I like the Contax to walk about with. They are just different and nitpicking lens quibbles not withstanding both are obviously capable photographic tools. Sometimes I like being able to see beyond the frame line in my Leica, but I can't see beyond the 35mm frame, and sometimes I like the isolating the black surround of the Contax forcing me to concentrate more on what is in the frame. John