Re: [Leica] Question re: Z2X

["Steven A. Melnyk" <melnyk@msu.edu>]

I have a Leica Z2X that I purchased as a small travel camera when I did not 
want to take an expensive camera on the road.  I used it intensively for a 
three week period when I was in Europe (it fit in my briefcase and was a 
travel companion to the Nikon N80 -- I did not want to risk my M6).  The 
shots were uniformly good; the system easy to use.  My only two complaints 
- -- (1) lens speed -- too slow; and, (2) changing settings required that you 
keep pushing the same button over and over again (the system does not tend 
to remember settings when you shut off the camera).  For what I needed, it 
was more than adequate.

Now, if you are limited to $300, then consider the Leica C1.  According to 
the camerareview web site, it is more highly rated (4.00 average vs. 3.6 
for the Z2X).  For more information on the Z2X, see the following 
link:  http://www.photo.net/photo/leica/z2x.

Finally, the C1 can be bought for less than $300 at Tamarkin of New 
York.  I have used them and would recommend them highly.

Steven A. Melnyk
Michigan State University

At 12:08 AM 1/8/2002 -0500, you 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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