Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gary: Thanks for the feedback. I might have considered the M7 had I been more patient. I just purchased a M6 (but have not received it yet). The auto exposure I might have used occasionally. I seldom use the default exposure that the G2 gives me. I am always messing with the compensation dial. The light here in AZ is pretty intense and the scenes are often very constrasty and I need to thoughtfully meter or hope the film has sufficient lattitude. A great side effect of shooting Velvia exclusively for a couple of years is that my sense of exposure control has had to be pretty good. That stuff has very narrow latitude. SHooting TriX and Delta 400 is a joy and very relaxing. Your assessment of the G2 is very close to mine. The whirring and clicking really got to me this morning; not because I needed to be discreet, but just because it was annoying. The Zeiss lenses are absolute top shelf though. Too bad they dont have a focus ring! I also just bought a 35 ASPH summicron thinking that since this tends to be my favorite lens with the rangefinder (the 35 and 90 were about all I used with the COntax) I would go for the lastest and presumedly best lens I could get. I will try to get a late model 90 also nless there is some real compelling reason to go with an older version. My mind is open. Your thoughts re: a 24 vs a 28 are worth considering. For a long time I was shooting nearly all tele or macro with the occasional WA for scenics. Nearly all my photography was off a tripod as well. I've got some major adjusting to do. thanks cheers Jack McLain Tucson, AZ http://jackmclain-photography.dotcommunity.net > Jack, > > My 2 cents. > > M7 > 24mm ASPH > 35mm pre-Asph Summicron > 90mm Elmarit > > Body. The M7 combines the best features of a manual focus rangefinder, good > in low light situations, convenient to carry and to use, with "modern" > features like auto exposure and an optional motor drive. I am a former > Contax SLR user of 25 years whose last gasp with Contax was the utterly > miserable G2---great glass but a lousy camera, hunt and whine autofocus, dim > viewfinder, really a tricked up point and shoot with interchangeable lenses. > The M7 is the camera I've wanted for a long time, long before Leica even > introduced it. > > Lenses. IMHO 28mm is too close to 35mm and often not wide enough. I bought > the 24mm this year and it's neck and neck with the 35mm as my most used > lens. With the 24-35-90 you have a true wide angle (24mm) a dependable and > fast enough (f2) 35mm (the pre-ASPH is cheaper than the ASPH) and a great > portrait lens (90mm). The latest 90mm Elmarit is quite a bit cheaper than > the 90mm Summicron and is simply a marvelous lens. > > If you buy demo and minty pre-owned the whole package will set you back > about $5K. > > Gary > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html