CH, I agree with you. Even with the vaunted Zeiss lens, I couldn't bring
myself to buy a camera with a 40mm scale focusing lens. I'm too much of a
stickler. If it were a 24mm lens, I could see it, but it basically means
that you're giving up the wider apertures of the Rollei for relatively near
distances. Not for me.
So the Minox and the Rollei have never been home with me. I bought a
Contax T2 instead (fabulous pictures from that camera). The Contax T is
also viable with it's RF, but it's now pricey. The Zeiss lenses outperform
the little XA's Zuiko unfortunately (I've had an XA for 15 years). I do
take the XA out sometimes, you can't beat it for silence and pocketability.
Skip
I got a T3 about 6 months ago. Wonderful images and lots of control
for a P&S although not quite as good as the T2. Independent focus
button. They also solved the leaf shutter high speed corner
darkening with clever design. Not cheap, but considering it is about
the price of a good 35mm WA lens, you get the camera for free.
Winsor
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Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
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