RE: [Leica] Small pocketable camera

["Phong" <phong@metrowerks.com>]

I vote for the Minilux; not the most pocketable, but the lens is
absolutely fantastic  (high resolution, excellent contrast).

Three negative points: small, dark squinty viewfinder, losing your
flash setting when you turn the camera off, and push-button user interface.
Positive points: relative low shutter lag, a lot of control (flash mode), very
decent meter, very usable flash, and again excellent, excellent lens.

I also used the Contax T2 for a while, and would recommend it too.
Better user interface than the Minilux, and slower lens, and slight vignetting
in the blue skies.  Over time though, I much prefer the Minilux, once
I learn to ignore its shortcomings.

One more time: the lens on the Minilux is fantastic.

- - Phong



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Logan
> Reinwood
> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 4:07 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Small pocketable camera
>
>
>
> HI,
>
> However a M is not a big camera, it migth be too big sometimes to carry
> along. I have a lomo that I take sometimes in my pocket. But it is more fun
> than really good, the lens is not good at least not good for making big
> prints, etc.
>
> I am thinking to buy something else, and I am considering a Rollei 35.
> The only drawback I see with the rollei is the manual guessing focsussing.
> Is that a problem?
> I was also considering a minilux, but it is almost as big as an M.
>
> What do lugger use as a smalller camera when a M is too big?
>
> any comment?
>
> TIA, logan
>
>
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