Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Adam: I second the Contax T2. Yes, it's a film camera and yes, people think it's a digital. I bought mine used something like 8 years ago and it's been a rock (especially one time when I dropped it from shoulder level...) More to the point, the Carl Zeiss T* f2.8 38mm lens works really well outdoors or in strong indoor light. Well built (titanium case, synthetic sapphire shutter button and ceramic pressure plate) and fits the hand nicely. It's always in the bag along with my R8 and R9. Amazing images from slide film, if you're so inclined. Regards, Bob On Jan 27, 2008, at 18:09, Richard Coutant wrote: Adam - I ride slowly, but sometimes all day, weather permitting, and hope to keep on riding for a long time. I'll be sixty in April. I usually carry a Contax T2, which is probably the most used camera I own. I also like the Rollei 35S with b&w film and a yellow filter. I have an Olympus XA and a Minox 35GT, but these get used much less often. The Olympus is really a travel camera for long exposures in dark churches. I like how you can hold the Minox upside down against your forehead and use the lens door as a sunshade, but I think the T2 lens in noticeably better. Sometimes I carry a folding 35mm like a Retina or Vitessa, but the need for a handheld meter is awkward. Once in a while I pack a IIIa with collapsible Elmar (on-topic here!). I like bike bags - handlebar bags, saddlebags, etc. I have a canvas saddlebag with little pockets on each side that just fit a small camera. Often I stop and snap a shot without even getting off the bike. As far as digital is concerned, I own a Contax TVS, but I still don't think of it as photography. I do cart it around on my bike. I hope you get back to riding. It is a way to see stuff that otherwise goes by too fast. Richard > Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:49:58 -0800 > From: abridge@gmail.com > To: lug@leica-users.org > Subject: [Leica] small range finder for cycling > > Assuming I get back up on my bike, I'd like to carry a small camera > because, frankly, I see some amazing things out there. But carrying my > M8 doesn't really work: too big and too heavy and it's even more > expensive than my bike although it's a near thing. > > I'd love a small range finder camera or at least one I can compse > without holding at arm's length. > > The Canon G9 is probably the upper limit in size. I don't think high > ISO is an issue. > Suggestions are most welcome. > > Oh, I've had the staples removed after surgery but still a few weeks > before I can begin PT. We'll either buy another Element or a RAV4. > Both have excellent crash safety. Still haven't begun to evaluate my > cameras. I need two working arms for that. > > Thanks to all! > > Adam > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information