Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> The big downside on the T2 for me is that you can only get f2.8 as a maximum aperture if the camera is in program mode. It just seemed a lot simpler to go for the manual system in the Rollei. Also, since I have all of the features of the T2 in the TVS, the Rollei gave me something that the TVS didn't have. On the other hand, I was giving up autofocus (and a rangefinder) and a nice built in flash. On the other hand, I have no trouble guesstimating focus, particularly with a widish angle lens (I grew up in the floorcovering business, so guessing distance is second nature to me), and I can mount almost any flash on the Rollei -- with some of them, it looks like the Rollei is mounted on the flash. Mark > > > Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 19:07:37 -0500 (EST) > From: "Rei Shinozuka" <shino@panix.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Most portable Leica M outfit > Message-ID: <200203090007.g2907bX08215@panix1.panix.com> > References: > > > From: Mark Langer <mlanger@ccs.carleton.ca> > > > > I was thinking of getting a Contax T (I have a TVS) but held back > > for one important reason -- control. I have used Olympus XA and > > variants for some time with great pleasure. I love the rangefinder > > on the original XA and have had postive experiences with the quality > > of the lens. The glass on the XA-4 is really something to write > > home about. But neither of them offers total control over exposure. > > The Contax T has the same aperture-preferred system of the Olympus > > XA. So, from my point of view, it just wasn't worth acquiring the > > Contax T. Instead, I bought a Rollei 35 SE, which offers full > > aperture and shutter speed control and has a 40mm f2.8 Sonnar that > > is close enough to the 38mm f2.8 Sonnar on the Contax T for me. Is > > the Rollei 35 an ergonomically-awkward box compared to the other > > cameras I've mentioned? Yes, but it offers a feature that none of > > them have, and one that is important to me. > > you're right... my wishlist for the T2 (before they made it) was at > least an exposure lock button. on the plus side, you can get quite > good at spinning the ASA wheel and dialing in the compensation you > need very quickly. (just remember to reset it!). > > i've been intrigued by the diminutive rolleis, but not having any > form of focusing aid seems a daunting prospect, especially to > those of us who like available light photography with wide apertures. > > - -rei > > - -- > Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html