VELUWEH@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Can't give you any comment on those two Olys, but I'm very content with
> the quality of the Yashica T5 (that's how the "T4 Super" is called
> outside the US). I gave this camera last year to my girlfriend
> (allowing me to take over her OM-10), and it gives very good results.
> The 35/3.5 Carl Zeiss T* lens is very sharp and produces no visible
> distortions or dark corners. Its light metering system is very precise;
> it allows you to use slide film. Autofocus works good, but is
> unfortunately a bit slow; it gives a nasty time parallax between
> pushing the button and taking the shot, even when AF is locked. A
> unique property of this camera is its secondary top viewer which can be
> used for ground level shots w/o the need to lay down, shots over
> people's heads and stealth shots at waist level.
>
> Hans
Your comments are quite consistent with the reviews that I've read in
Popular Photography as well as Phil Greenspun et al.
Bob
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