Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I have thought about the QZ 35W for a while now, wondering the same about >lens quality. The body is big for a P&S, but the features are tremendous. >I think it was Godfrey who told me some friends had it and liked it very >much. Other than that, I have not found reviews of it. Cameraworld.com has >20% off P&S cameras now, with excellent pricing on the QZ. > >Tom tom, robert, and other potential qz'ers, my wife has the qzt (as opposed to the qzw), and, having used it, i can say that the camera is indeed impressive - the lens is fantastic, the features many, significant, and very easy to use, the flash, dandy enough; all in all, an excellent, high quality p & s capable of creating equally excellent, high quality images. the one or two problems i have with it: the body is a bit bulky, the zoom a bit noisy, and there is the occasional frustration of the camera not allowing you to take the picture you want to take (in my experience, it has been an issue of automation - for example, once i wanted to shoot a landscape, but the autofocus cannot focus on infinity and so the camera wouldn't allow me to take the picture. i later learned that for such pictures, you need to set the focus manually to infinity...) guy >> >Thanks for your reply. I worry about the too small aperture of Prego 90. >If >> >lens quality is the first concern, which point & shoot will be your best >> >choice? >> > >> >Robert >> >> Robert, >> >> I have no direct experience with neither Minilux nor QZ. But if money was >no >> object, I would be tempted by the QZ series, because it seems much more >> flexible; for instance, shutter speed is up to 1/8000 second, there are >several >> exposure modes, including the manual one, I think, multiple exposure >capability >> and that "dandy" little flash. On the other hand, Minilux is probably more >> pocket-able. As far as lens quality, I would think both cameras are >comparable, >> but only someone who used both could tell you for sure.