Steve, Get a used G2 and see for yourself - I'm always curious how the autofocus is so "hit and miss" for a lot of people. As long as the subject is in the focus frame and there's enough contrast it's a 'no brainer' for me to get consistently good results.
With respect to flare and shooting with the lenses wide open; I've never had any issues with any of them, including the 21mm f2.8. The only lenses I have not tried are the 28mm and the 16mm. The manual focus on the G2/G1 series isn't exactly great; I'd have to agree but I was used to a "weird" manual focus from using the Canon G1 digital. Really, I'd call the manual focus for the Contax G2/G1 more like "manual-by-wire" since you don't actually focus using the lens. Here, definitely the Leica or Bessa would have an advantage - once again though; you'll have to remember that we're talking Rangefinders so how much critical manual focussing (i.e. not taking macros with them) will you be doing? Cheers, Dave Original Message: ----------------- From: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 14:10:07 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: OT: Contax G1 and G2 Really? That seems like a considerable disadvantage, to say the least. Is this true for both manual and AF? Unfortunately, the price precludes any serious consider consideration of the Lieicas. Bessa, anyone? Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/01/03 06:41PM >>> 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
