MJFerron
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Just got my first photos back from the lab and I am impressed. Here's a brief rundown of how things went. My G2 and 45 F2 were purchased used from Adorama. Both were in great shape and were shipped quick. The build and finish are superb and the heft of this little camera surprised me. I downloaded a manual from the Contax site so I wouldn't be guessing.
I was worried about the "so called" quirky, noisy autofocus as I'm use to modern Nikons including the rocket fast F100 and D2h. Well the G2 might not win an AF race with the latest DSLR's but it's fast enough and locks quick with no hunting. My hearing is not quite what it once was but the AF sure didn't sound noisy to me. I loaded a roll of Fuji Superior 100 for my first test roll only because I had it laying around and could get same day processing at the local lab. 24 of 25 shots were razor sharp. I blame myself for the one that wasn't. Both the color and contrast were impressive.
The metering was right on for most shots. I just used the auto setting with no compensation. A few shots looked a bit overexposed. I'll have to keep my eye on that. Also the viewfinder size is not bad at all. I read a lot of complaints about it and though the front opening is small the view inside looks ok. Besides you're not using it to focus, only frame so I don't see it being a big deal.
I did a lot of research before buying this camera and noticed the reviews varied greatly in opinion. My take is anyone having trouble with the autofocus are just not use to AF or they're use to working with a camera set up to focus in closest subject priority. I always use the center sensor on my Nikons to lock focus and then re-compose so the Af operation was similar and familiar to me.
Overall I think this is a great camera to use, hold and yes even look at. 🙂
Mike
I was worried about the "so called" quirky, noisy autofocus as I'm use to modern Nikons including the rocket fast F100 and D2h. Well the G2 might not win an AF race with the latest DSLR's but it's fast enough and locks quick with no hunting. My hearing is not quite what it once was but the AF sure didn't sound noisy to me. I loaded a roll of Fuji Superior 100 for my first test roll only because I had it laying around and could get same day processing at the local lab. 24 of 25 shots were razor sharp. I blame myself for the one that wasn't. Both the color and contrast were impressive.
The metering was right on for most shots. I just used the auto setting with no compensation. A few shots looked a bit overexposed. I'll have to keep my eye on that. Also the viewfinder size is not bad at all. I read a lot of complaints about it and though the front opening is small the view inside looks ok. Besides you're not using it to focus, only frame so I don't see it being a big deal.
I did a lot of research before buying this camera and noticed the reviews varied greatly in opinion. My take is anyone having trouble with the autofocus are just not use to AF or they're use to working with a camera set up to focus in closest subject priority. I always use the center sensor on my Nikons to lock focus and then re-compose so the Af operation was similar and familiar to me.
Overall I think this is a great camera to use, hold and yes even look at. 🙂
Mike
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