Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Contax makes some very pocketable digital cameras that are Zeiss sharp! I hear nothing but accolades from my colleagues. JB At 10:25 PM 2/29/2004 -0500, Bill wrote: >I'll probably regret this but here goes. If you have no digital desires, >quickly hit the DELETE key. > >She Who Must Be Obeyed just returned from 9 days in Italy. Because of the >nature of the trip, she only brought one camera, an Olympus E10. She is >very happy with the results of this camera but got to wondering if there was >not something a bit smaller and perhaps more importantly, lighter. Yes I >know, the M7 with a lens would be smaller and lighter but not as flexible, >and for these trips, she prefers digital anyhow. An R would also be going >in the wrong direction, as would our Fuji S2, so the question is, has anyone >used a smaller camera that would produce as good an image as the E10? I >know there are plenty out there with a higher pixel rating but that does not >always translate into better image as we all know. Just by chance I >happened to be playing with the new Leica Digilux 2 on Friday. Aside from >hurdle of the 1,850 tag, the Nintendo viewfinder annoys me and there is the >nagging question about others that may perform as well. The new Canon G5 >has received some good 'press' from folks that should know good from ok. >I guess what I'm attempting to do is narrow down the search using the >collective wisdom of those that have actually used a digital that they are >happy with the large prints from. Preferably with an optical 4x or larger >zoom, a relatively fast lens, and hopefully an optical viewfinder. > >Thanks in advance for any help. >Bill > >-- >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