I did not suggest it before because I did not know you would consider
an expensive camera. Have you considered the Epson RD-1 which is a
digital rangefinder with a DSLR sized sensor. Takes Leica lenses. It is
really a temptation.
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?
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Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Jan 27, 2005, at 8:19 AM, DICK LAGUE wrote:
>
> I really love the G-2. the lenses are superb. I find it works
> terrifically well in both auto focus and manual modes. I have had it
> about 3 years. For a film camera it is superb the G-2 is a huge
> improvement over the G-1. the 90mm lens is a wonderful portrait lens.
>
> I bought a Nikon Coolpix a few years ago to get my feet wet in digital
> and also bought a 35mm film scanner and an Epson 1270. I just found
> that I liked the idea of digital so much more, and I grew tired of
> shooting, processing, scanning and then finally printing. So I too am
> waiting for something like the a digital Leica. I know I will end up
> with an SLR and it looks like I may be building a Cannon system to
> replace the OM stuff I have been selling.
>
> My "interim" digital purchase is a Panasonic LC-1 which I really love.
> Don't ask this list about that camera! I did and got any and all
> negatives from the on-line reviews. Bottom line....yes it is only 5.2
> megapixels, and YES the Leica optics are superb.
>
> If you are interested in a very nice Contax G-2 from a motivated buyer,
> contact me off list.
>
> Dick Lague
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Glenn Stauffer
> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 7:06 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: camera marketing
>
>
> On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 06:58:12 -0800, DICK LAGUE <rlague@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>>
>> Anyone want to buy an essentially new G-2 with 40mm and 89mm lenses?
>>
>
> I have seriously given thought to buying a G2 and have bid on half a
> dozen or so on ebay, but stuff I read about noise and the quirkiness
> of manual focus keeps from doing it. Did you just coincidentally buy
> this camera around the time you went digital or did it just not
> perform as expected? Personally, I have a Canon G2 that I use mostly
> as a snapshot camera. For more serious stuff, I'm still waiting for
> the digital camera that makes me want to give up using my Leica
> M6/IIIc. I could probably find one (Canon 20D) that would make me
> give up my Olympus SLRs, but I have a fair amount of macro gear for
> those and that is all I really use an SLR for, so the investment to
> move to another system would be steep.
>
> --Glenn
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