I've used a G2 once and the AF was really noisy and manual focus was essentialy useless.
Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Łukasz Kacperczyk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 9:28 AM Subject: RE: [OT] Contax G1/2 vs. Fuji GS645s > Hi Rob, > I wouldn't consider buying a Contax were it not for the vibration-free > shutter and the solid feeling similar to the Canon P rangefinder I have, > plus it's way quieter than my MX (not to mention the Super A :). Also, I've > just learned that the Fuji GS645s is not a folder, which was a major > advantage for me (I want portability). The GS645 that actually IS a folder > has got a 75/3.4 lens - focal lenght I already have on my Rolleiflex, and > the GS645s with a wide lens (non-folder) is not really smaller that this > TLR, so I guess I have my answer :) > > Regards, > Lukasz > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 1:10 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [OT] Contax G1/2 vs. Fuji GS645s > > > On 3 Sep 2002 at 0:10, ukasz Kacperczyk wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I've almost decided I want to trade my Canon P rangefinder for one of > these > > cameras. Firstly I thought about the Contax but then I remembered how much > I > > loved the look and the prospect of shooting the Fuji (plus the medium > format is > > very tempting). I'm still leaning towards the Contax but who knows... > > > > I know these are two very different beasts, but I'd like to see opinion of > > happy/unhappy users. Maybe someone will persuade me :) > > Hi ukasz, > > If you are at all pleased with your Pentax 35mm kit then don't bother with > the > Contax. I owned a G2 +16,21,28,35,45 and 90mm lens kit and whilst I can > attest > to the quality of the images produced by the kit they didn't happen as > regularly as I might have liked. The problem is that the G2 has a lot of > user > quirks that must be overcome before it becomes truly useful and then it > still > has some obvious limitations. I'd vote for the Fuji GS645s, it would be a > much > wiser way to spend your money. > > Cheers, > > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html >
