[Leica] Which camera would you always carry on your pocket?

[philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)]

Had the Contax T. Sold it. Had the Nikon Ti. Sold it after 2 days: it  
fits in your pocket, but due to its weight, you have to (let them)  
get strengthened. Had the Rollei 35. Loved it, but sold it. For the  
quirkiness and the guesstimate reason. Have the Oly XA. For my  
daughter. Had the Ricoh GRs. Sold it. Felt very sorry. Bought a GRD.  
Never been happier.


Op 5-sep-06, om 06:18 heeft Bartphotog@aol.com het volgende geschreven:

>
> In a message dated 9/4/06 2:58:44 PM, luisripoll@telefonica.net  
> writes:
>
> << Some days ago I was reading B.D. recommendation to carry always  
> a camera on
> your pocket ... I'm thinking on different possibilities and I would  
> like to
> know your
> experiences and opinions. >>
>
> I've had a lot of satisfaction (often a result of having the camera  
> with me,
> whereas I wouldn't have had a larger one because I wasn't really  
> anticipating
> good shootng opportunities!), and very fine pictures, from my Nikon  
> 35Ti.  It
> has autofocus (in my experience quite accurate, with a clear in-finder
> indication of the focusing spot) and a manual infinity setting);  
> programmed or
> aperture-preferred matrix autoexposure, with +/- 2 stops  
> compensation in 1/3 stop
> increments; a "T" position for long timed exposures; a very sharp  
> 35/2.8 Nikkor
> lens that focuses to about 16 inches; a quite bright finder with  
> normal,
> closeup, and extreme closeup projected parallax-correction frames,  
> the latter of
> which appear in the finder only when the camera focuses to within  
> their
> respective ranges, and a shutter speed readout; and a built-in  
> flash (with selectable
> anti-redeye preflash) that can be set to default to autoflash or to  
> no flash,
> with the opposite setting available by pushing a button rather than  
> fooling
> with the menus.  The body is solid titanium, and the camera is  
> quite sturdy, as
> I have accidentally proven with a couple of drops.  The lens  
> retracts into the
> body behind a sliding cover plate when the camera is turned off,  
> making the
> camera nearly, if not quite, as pocketable as my Rollei 35.  It has  
> sexy
> analog-needle displays of focusing distance, selected aperture,  
> frame number, and
> exposure compensation, and they illuminate in red with the push of  
> a button.  It
> takes readily available Li batteries to power the meter, shutter,  
> and (rather
> loud :<( ) motor wind.  I find it a delight to use and handle, with  
> a density
> and precision feel not unlike a Leica M camera!  Try one, you might  
> like it!
>
> Bart
>
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