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Re: [OM] Leica, Contax, etc (was jump)

Subject: Re: [OM] Leica, Contax, etc (was jump)
From: Gary Schloss <schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 00:16:47 -0800
Denton Taylor wrote:

>Now I'm not trying to bash Oly but a R6.2 grey-market body is only a bit
>more than a 3ti and an R7 is less than a 3ti.
>
>An Aria is only a bit more than _half_ the cost of a 4ti while weighing
>less, including a winder.

Now, now, Denton!  Maybe, in the interest of full disclosure, you ought
to mention that your own experiences with the Aria don't speak well of
its reliability.  May be prudent to wait for release 1.1 :-)

>Yes Leica lenses are ridiculous but Contax, when compared to the fast
>Oly lenses, _can_ be reasonable.

Hmm, IMHO when in all the ads Contax lens prices are marked "CALL", it
is pretty safe to assume that "reasonable" is NOT in the vocabulary.

Sure, CZ lenses may produce slightly superior color rendition.  However,
unless the picts are ALWAYS viewed on a first-generation medium (read:
transparencies on a high-end light table, using a high-end loupe), the
edge one gets using CZ lenses may quickly disappear, mostly due to the
inherent imperfections of digitization, printing, internegatives, etc.

Cheers,


/Gary Schloss.
Studio City, CA
schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx



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