Half-Handed
Member
I have the Hexar AF and though I like it I don't love it - some very good images but a bit too hefty and the top shutter speed of 1/250 is a bit limiting. I had a Minilux and loved it but it developed the dreaded E02 error message and that was that. So now I use a Leica CM - I'm a big fan of it. Some of the images put my DSLR in the shade.
kellymjones
Member
Pentax IQZoom 928 -- 28-90 zoom. Not many P&S zooms go as wide as 28mm. Exposure compensation.
kuvvy
Well-known
I'm fortunate (greedy) enough to have Hexar Silver, Oly Mju (Epic), Contax T2 and all are, as others have said, super performers. One other camera I have is the tiny 'sardine can' camera, the Fujifilm DL Supermini, also known as the Tiara. See camera here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/xissey/2229200860/in/pool-74574366@N00
Has a fixed AF 28mm Fujinon lens and manual focus option though no choice of aperture like the GR-1 but gives very good results and I think was the only camera to compete with the GR-1.
See some of my pix here http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuvvy/sets/72157604705827596/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/xissey/2229200860/in/pool-74574366@N00
Has a fixed AF 28mm Fujinon lens and manual focus option though no choice of aperture like the GR-1 but gives very good results and I think was the only camera to compete with the GR-1.
See some of my pix here http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuvvy/sets/72157604705827596/
petronius
Veteran
My favourites:
The Nikon TW2AF because of its 35 and 70mm lens; the Konica AF3, that has AF, is silent and manual advanced and the mju-II.
The Nikon TW2AF because of its 35 and 70mm lens; the Konica AF3, that has AF, is silent and manual advanced and the mju-II.
menelo
Newbie
I really like my MJU II its soo small that I am able to carry it wherevere I go/ It's cheap it's funny its just MJU
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whitecat
Lone Range(find)er
I'll have to go with the Contax T3. Non autofocus I would go the Rollei 35SE with the Sonnar lens.
MiChAeLsIo
Newbie
I have had many of them. this is my hit parade:
1 contax t3
2 contax t2
3 leica cm (no zoom)
4 ricoh gr1v
5 leica minilux (no zoom)
6 yashica t4 super
7 oly stylus epic
8 rollei 35 se
the hexar AF is also great but I don't classify it as a P&S due to the external dimensions. otherwise I would rate it between contax t2 and leica cm
my 2 cents
1 contax t3
2 contax t2
3 leica cm (no zoom)
4 ricoh gr1v
5 leica minilux (no zoom)
6 yashica t4 super
7 oly stylus epic
8 rollei 35 se
the hexar AF is also great but I don't classify it as a P&S due to the external dimensions. otherwise I would rate it between contax t2 and leica cm
my 2 cents
craygc
Well-known
Just to jump in; Fujifilm Klasse W, but then again I love my wides
Ming The Merciless
Established
I've fallen in love with the Konica Hexar AF black.
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Simon Larbalestier
Guest
Yes i second this in fact the GDR2 has taken over its slot so i'll be selling my GR1s (with hood and orange filter) at some point.
I had the Leica Minlux but it never delivered as well as the GR1s when i was making prints from the negs. YMMV.
Paul T.
Veteran
Hexar AF. Bigger than the others, but better.
Colman
Established
I was sort of fond of my Yashica T5, which I've just discovered is worth about €100 on eBay. Hm.
muf
Well-known
Minolta TC-1. I've had a Contact T2 and thought it was great, just not at the TC-1's level. I've also got a Ricoh GR1v and boy does that take nice photo's, just not as good as the TC-1's.
I'm still looking for that TC-1 beater. I have just acquired a camera that might just beat it. Not put a roll of film through it yet but it has the best specs I've ever seen on a p&s. It's got Aperture priority, or shutter priority, or auto everything. It's lens has aperture's starting at f2.8 going to f22. The shutter goes from 16 seconds to 1/8000 of a second! Wowsers!!! It's all aluminum chassis finished in titanium. It has a zoom from 28mm to 60mm. It also has a memory function which allows you to call back any shot you've taken within the last 3 rolls of 36 exposures. Meaning you can call up a shot and it will provide the shutter speed and aperture you took the shot at! Digital capability before the digital evolution! It's the Rollei QZ35w(there is also the Rollei QZ35T with 38-90mm lens). I can't wait to put a film through this beast. And it is a beast. It's the size of a Leica M8 and weighs about two pounds. But what a camera!!!
I'm still looking for that TC-1 beater. I have just acquired a camera that might just beat it. Not put a roll of film through it yet but it has the best specs I've ever seen on a p&s. It's got Aperture priority, or shutter priority, or auto everything. It's lens has aperture's starting at f2.8 going to f22. The shutter goes from 16 seconds to 1/8000 of a second! Wowsers!!! It's all aluminum chassis finished in titanium. It has a zoom from 28mm to 60mm. It also has a memory function which allows you to call back any shot you've taken within the last 3 rolls of 36 exposures. Meaning you can call up a shot and it will provide the shutter speed and aperture you took the shot at! Digital capability before the digital evolution! It's the Rollei QZ35w(there is also the Rollei QZ35T with 38-90mm lens). I can't wait to put a film through this beast. And it is a beast. It's the size of a Leica M8 and weighs about two pounds. But what a camera!!!
wjlapier
Well-known
Nikon 35ti. It has a great 35/f2.8 lens and a lot of controls that belong in an AF SLR. And I have one!
I'll second that. I also have the Epic as other's have mentioned. But I really like the 35Ti for slides. Excellent meter and very sharp lens.
fidget
Lemon magnet
One for the MF P&S here.
The Fuji GA645 has manual modes and will run as a full P&S.
Big, noisy and great pictures.
When I need something pocket sized, the MJU fits well. I had a few years with a GR1v on slides, that was good, but 28mm seems a little wide for my B&W work. 35mm suits it well.
The Fuji GA645 has manual modes and will run as a full P&S.
Big, noisy and great pictures.
When I need something pocket sized, the MJU fits well. I had a few years with a GR1v on slides, that was good, but 28mm seems a little wide for my B&W work. 35mm suits it well.