Re: [Leica] Question re: Z2X

[Marc Attinasi <marc@attinasi.org>]

I have a Z2X and I bought one for my Dad - both have been flawless and 
have seen a lot of film - print, b&w and slide. I highly recommend it 
for a $200 point and shoot.  My Dad says it is the best pocket camera he 
has ever used (he is a Nikon guy).  My only complaint is that the focus 
is passive and is a little slower than I would like, especially compared 
to the Mini III or the Minilux, but they are not zooms.

Personally, I prefer the Rollei Prego 90 with its 28-90 zoom.  It looks 
a lot less elegant, and it is a lot bigger, but the lens is amazing 
(mine has the Schneider but the later Rollei lens is reported to be 
identical) and it focuses a lot closer. If you can stand the larger size 
I would highly recommend it.  My top AF P&S cameras are, in order:

Leica Minilux (40mm Leica lens, $~400)
Rollei Prego 90 (28-90mm Schneider lens, ~$160 - no longer produced)
Leica Mini III (32mm Leica lens, ~$125 - no longer produced)
Leica Z2X (35-70 Leica lens, ~$200)
Olympus Stylus 90 Wide (28-90mm Olympus lens, ~$250)

I have not tried the Minilux zoom - too much overlap with my existing 
P&S cameras for that kind of money, and they stupidly dropped the 
aperture-preferred metering mode that I use almost exclusively on the 
Minilux.

The Z2X is plentiful in the used market, and Tamarkin usually has them 
new for a very good price (in black I think).  There is a really cool 
green version too, and a blue one, but they are generally a bit more pricey.

Get one, you will love it.

- - marc "I love point and shoot cameras" attinasi



Daniel L. Schmutter/Beth R. Stearns wrote:

>Just joined the list, and I already have to confess that I am not a user
>of Leica rangefinders (although at a party the other day a friend of
>mine tried to convince me to sell all of my Nikon equipment and get an
>M6, as he had recently done).
>
>I do, however, have a question that I think could be answered by users
>of Leica rangefinders (I hope).
>
>Anyone on the list familiar with the Z2X point and shoot? I have a
>Yashica T4 that I'm satisfied with optically, but I could use a P&S with
>a zoom. I'm not expecting miracles from a P&S, but I was wondering if
>the top quality of Leica optics carries through even at
>the consumer priced P&S level. There are a lot of P&Ss out there and I'm
>not particularly interested in something just middle of the road.
>
>I need to stay in the $300 or less category for this particular
>purchase, but I'd like to get the best optics I can in that price range.
>
>One might expect that even for something as basic as a consumer priced
>P&S, Leica would attempt to put something out there that is optically
>top notch compared with the competition.
>
>Does anyone know if the Z2X is anything special or is it just another
>P&S that's not particularly better than the rest.
>
>Thanks
>
>Dan
>
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