Contax g1, should I ?

[rich815]

The 45 Planar and 28 Biogon are truly spectacular lenses and unsurpassed IMO...

 

[akptc]

The other thing about these cameras is that they feel like you are holding a Bentley. This thing has been crafted by Leonardo out of Platinum plated Moon rock, blessed by Moses and Jesus, then delivered by Audrey Hepburn wearing her birthday suit.

Really, I don't see how anything can compare.

Oh, it takes great shots too! 🙂

AMEN TO THAT!!

 

[lawnpotter]

Thanks for all the replies. I ended up buying a a broken meter leica CL. After having a digital for a little bit, I got over welmed by too much gadgetry so I ended up going in the complete opposite direction. I put an add in my local craigs list for a G1 and I got 3 calls in 3 days so I was tempted. It looks like a great little camera, maybe I will still get one some day.

 

[George S.]

You won't regret buying that CL, good luck with it. And since you said you were overwhelmed by too much gadetry, you made the correct choice. I had all the same peoblems with my two Gs as described by myoptic3 above. These problems were intermittent and didn't happen all the time, just when a shot was important it seemed. The Gs lenses are amazing, but unfortunately the bodies aren't.

 

[tyrone.s]

It's interesting that you chose the Leica CL from a 'too technological perspective'. I've just made the jump to a G1 with 28/45/90 off of the back of (happily) using a Voigtlander Bessa R and Leica IIIf. Of course my rationale is always that this is the last camera that I will buy (hand on heart). But of course it never is. Just spun through my first roll of film and enjoyed the process enormously - for AF AE it's much more thinking than you would credit for being. If I remember I'll post results and follow up with further comments after I've received my print back.

 

[der.chris.tian]

Can one use the af center weighted?
In terms of loudness: How is it compared to... say.. a Ricoh GR1?