Re: [Leica] Rollei QZ35

["Robert Lin" <robert@digilord.com>]

Jiri, Tom, Guy, and Alastair,

Thanks you for sharing your experience and comment.  I am quitely agree wit
Alastair that QZ is a better choice for someone who wants a "primary"
camera, and the Minilux for those who want a "secondary" p & s camera.

Robert

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寄件者: Alastair Firkin <firkin@netconnect.com.au>
收件者: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
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日期: 2000年10月11日 AM 07:44
主旨: [Leica] Rollei QZ35


>I intend to buy a high quality point & shoot camera with zoom capability
>when I am traveling.  I am considering Rollei QZ35 and Leica Minilux Zoom.
>QZ35's advantage is it has a f2.4 aperture and wider zoom range (38-90),
and
>Minilux's advantage is it's much light weight and Leica's lens.  Where can
I
>find the dialogue you guys discussed this topic before?  If not, can anyone
>give me comment?
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>Robert,
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>I have a Rollei QZ35T, and a Z2X, so I cannot make the direct comparison
>with the Minilux zoom. I have of course "handled" the Minilux, and have
>advised friends to buy it. For me, the Rollei was an act of love as well as
>a desire to have a great P&S compact, so when it fell "dramatically" in
>price, I took the plunge. It is a fine camera. It is NOT light, and is the
>same size (give or take a bit) of the M series cameras. Beautifully made,
>stylish, and quite functional (though the manual focus is a bit of a
>"trial"), it produces images of superb quality, contrast and colour BUT:
>1. it is now a 5 year old design
>2. Rollei are "flogging" them off at a much cheaper price than originally,
>and "may" not see a long term future in the "breed". Afterall, they have
>not altered the design or function in all the time its has been on the
>market
>3. as an electronic camera, I suspect it does have a limited life
expectancy
>4. if you want to use flash, you have to use the large handle-bar flash
>gun, which has a "unique" plug. In my experience, flashes are the least
>long lived part of the camera world, and when they go, the spare parts have
>also "gone". Will Rollei support/repair/replace a dead flash, or make
>another one for this camera -- I doubt it, and you cannot use other flashes
>with the camera. Although, I do not like "on-board" flash, it is handy for
>a "snap" camera, and the QZ does not have one. It does not have as many
>creative options with flash as the minilux
>5. the lens cap/remote, is in reality a pain in the "arse". It is "bulky",
>and catches easily on camera bag edges etc, and is therefore prone to
>falling off. You really do have to "wire" it to the camera to save it from
>accidents. Cute yes, practical NO.
>6. you cannot attach filters such as a polarizer
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>For me the Minilux may be the better choice. Leica are contantly refining
>the minilux lineup. It has a superb lens, and is smaller than the QZ -- for
>me the QZ is a better choice for someone who wants a "primary" camera, and
>the Minilux for those who want a "secondary" point and shoot camera. I
>suspect that Rollei could not quite make up their minds with the QZ and
>never really decided on a target market. Like so many of their products,
>they just kept improving it till it was really too much camera for a P&S
>and not really versitile enough for a primary image making machine. Oh but
>I do love mine, and love using it. It "role" in my hands is a bit
>uncertain, and it acts as my P&S for the moment.
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>cheers
>
>Alastair Firkin
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>http://users.netconnect.com.au/~firkin/AGFhmpg.html
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