Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rei has gotten me curious about the Contax T. Anyone know anything much about these cameras? Do they operate like an XA? Manual rangefinder? Aperture priority? Info or links to info would be appreciated. BK > -----Original Message----- > From: Rei Shinozuka [mailto:shino@panix.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 12:33 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Most portable Leica M outfit... > > agree with everything, except that the XA has a > sharp-sounding shutter... > much louder than the T, or an M. i know this because i used to be > in the habit of taking surreptitious photos of people with my > T. when i used > the XA in its stead, i was quickly busted by my would-be subjects. > > the XA has a square aperture hole. and quite a bit of vignetting. > nowadays i find vignetting charming (as in the noctilux), but > back when > i used the XA 15 years ago, i was less enamored of that > characteristic. > > i still have my little XA, with the A11 flash and the little plastic > display case. a lot of ingenuity combined with modest materials > and economical manufacturing. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html