Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Phillippe, Good suggestion. I have heard good things about the GR1 performance, although not such good things about its reliability. I was even playing with one at a recent camera show in Montreal. But as I have compact 35mm cameras up the wazoo (Rollei 35SE, Petri Color 35, 2 Konica Auto S3s, Chinon Bellami, Contax TVS, Minolta CLE, Olympus XA, XA-4 and Stylus, Yashica T4 Super D, Hanimex EE, 3 Voigtlander Vito Bs, 2 Vitos, etc, etc., the last thing that I need is to get more. I've actually interested in selling one ot the Konicas rather than acquiring a Ricoh. Other than the Rollei, Contax TVS and Konica glass, the Tessar-type Color Skopars on the little Vito Bs are also better than the glass on the Olympus XA, by the way. I love the Vito Bs, which are cameras at their simplest -- just a very high quality compact body with an outstanding lens and a simple leaf shutter. Everything depends on the skills of the photographer, not on the bells and whistles. Which brings me to the non-Leica question, what compact, reasonably pocketable beater camera is preferred by people on this list? Mark On 5/20/05, Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote: > Mark, > > May I suggest to try the Ricoh GR1s? > I had both the Rollei and the Contax (T) and the Ricoh is on par if not > better IMO. > The Olympus XA is a wonderful and fun camera, too, but indeed not in the > same league. If you compare price vs. quality it's a very good buy, though. > > Philippe > > >