On 1 Jan 2003 at 13:52, David Chang-Sang wrote: > Comparing the Contax glass to Leica glass.. some Leica-philes will call me a > blasphemer but I didn't note any big difference that warranted the extra price > for the Leica glass. This was a comparison (non-scientific mind you) between > the 50mm f2 Summicron (latest version with extended lens hood) and the Contax > 45mm f2.
Having owned both systems I'd say that the significant advantage of the Leica M over the G system is that you can actually focus the lenses. The G2 is hit and miss, it's very difficult to maintain consistent results using the G lenses wide open, nice glass though. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html
