Re: Rafe's new camera

["Dave King" <kingphoto@mindspring.com>]

>On Wed, 28 Jul 1999, Dave King wrote:
>
>> Another thought for you Rafe -- that Contax G2 is a *very* sweet little
>> camera, especially for personal work. Zeiss lenses.....
>>
>
>What in particular recommends this camera?

It's a little technological jewel.  Feels good in the hand, compact, fast
auto focus, quiet, good motor built in, great lenses. But it is pricy, and
it is a rangefinder type viewing system to boot - good for some, not for
others.

>The choices are bewildering.  I *used*
>to think Nikon was king of the hill, but
>not quite so sure anymore.  Some of the
>"new" lenses seem very cheaply built.

Nikon is certainly still as good as any, and better than most. I thought
that about the lenses too, but mine are holding up well.

>What about my existing Nikon lenses?  Is Zeiss
>better, in your opinion, than the old
>(1980s-vintage) Nikon lenses?

Measurements wise, maybe a little. Practically speaking, the Nikkors from
that period are still about as good as anything out there.

>Others have advised me that FE bodies can be
>had "real cheap" on eBay, but I haven't bothered
>to look for myself yet.  I had figured $350 for
>a "mint" FE body, but maybe better deals can
>be had.

Go for mint.


>And very suspicious of these new wonder-
>cameras, though wondering what-all I might
>be missing !

Well, there's a fine can of worms for you.  To my mind, it kinda boils down
to whether you ever need to work fast in bad light or not.


Dave

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