Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pascal: > >> Minolta = Good optical quality, but slow AF speed and no digital body. > > Forget Minolta. Tina: Why? Minolta was all I could afford before I got my Leicas. They are fine cameras with some pretty good lenses. The 85/1.4 is a fantastic lens that I still use and the fast 200 is very good, too. Phil: Aren't several Leicas made by Minolta? The CL is obvious, but I've been told several of the SLR's and point and shoots are made by Minolta. I can show you a portfolio of twenty excellent photos (putting aesthetics aside, we're just talking sharp, contrasty 11X14's from 35mm) and you won't be able to tell me which camera took which photo. Any quality camera in the hands of a quality photographer will give quality results. In the 60's I shot with Minolta SLRs and Leica M's. (Mostly hand held Tri-X.) Side by side, the Leica shots were a little sharper in the corners. Like picking a puppy from a litter, I suggest that you pick up these cameras, look through the finders, and see which feels and looks right to you. You can make great images with any of them. Phil Stiles