I'm going to "third" the other suggestions. Most of these criteria fit a
Konica Hexar to a T.
Responses to your criteria:
1. The lens is a superb 35/2, sadly not interchangeable or available in
another focal length.
2. No flash in-camera, small hot shoe flash comes with it.
3. The winder is built in, no option for manual advance.
4. The shutter & winder system absolutely the quietest in the modern world
in the Silent Mode. Most people that use mine in that mode say to me,
"Hey, this thing didn't wind, is it working?". I just smile. It's pretty
quiet in the "normal" mode too.
5. It has "normal" eyelets for strap attachment and looks a lot like what
you'd expect Leica to do if it made a top-end, full size, point-and-shoot.
No remote trigger options though except for the self timer or a "rube
Goldberg" cable release (see http://photo.net/photo/ncliffe/hexarcable.html )
They're not cheap though. I saw one FS somewhere on the net last night for
$550. That's what I'd budget. I paid $700 for a LN Rhodium 2 yrs ago at
B&H (that was about $50-75 too high, but they'd been discontinued then,
only to be resurrected later.) You might pay less.
For product info and reviews, check out
http://www.konica.com/
http://photo.net/photo/hexar.html
(The photo.net page has way more than you need, it's several pages long,
with lots of comments.)
Skip
At 5/20/99 03:42 PM -0400, you wrote:
> I am going in a couple of months to a far off land..... A
> country where some of the people may not appreciate a tourist
> taking lots of street pictures....
> I need a new camera with the following criteria:
>
> 1 It needs to be a point and shoot auto focus with a wide angle
> lens [perhaps 21 or 24 or 28.]
> 2 It needs to be able to completely shut off flash (or maybe not
> even have any flash) - so the flash can't accidentally go off.
> 3 It needs to have a built in winder.
> 3. The shutter and winder need to be relatively quiet.
> 4. It needs to use electronic remote shutter cord.
> 5. The camera needs to have a neck strap so it can be worn around the neck
>and the remote cord attached to the camera then up camera strap and then down
>to a pocket.....
>
> With a camera like this, I can take street shots without causing
> attention
>
> Any suggestions as to which camera???
>
>Cheers
>Ken M
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