What about the Nikon 35Ti and 28Ti?

[phototone]

I know these are autofocus? But, surely they are in the same league as the Konica fixed lens camera (Hexar?) and they sure look nice and well built, from the photos. I have never actually held one in my hands.

Wonder if anyone has any insight on these cameras? Is there no interest in them?

 

[pvdhaar]

Picture quality of the 35Ti is as good as the Hexar. I guess that the main differentiator is the viewfinder. The Hexar's finder has moving parallax corrected projected framelines that float within a larger field. So like many rangefinders, you can see outside the periphery of the actual frame..

 

[Sonnar Brian]

Top quality lenses, these are Nikon's entry into the "Luxury Compact" field.

I could never get past the "Chronometer" needles on the top plate for exposure information, etc. It seemed out of place on a camera.

 

[mtokue]

I could never get past the "Chronometer" needles on the top plate for exposure information, etc. It seemed out of place on a camera.

I love my "chronometer" on the RD-1 hence the avitar... 😀
IMHO, once you get used to it it is a very effective method to display the information
one quick glance is all you need.

But "horses for courses" it may not be everybodys cup of tea.... 😕

Mike.

 

[Seele]

I could never get past the "Chronometer" needles on the top plate for exposure information, etc. It seemed out of place on a camera.

In my group of photographers the display is generally referred to as the "gas meter" 🙄

 

[Leicanthrope]

I have both of these, and love them. I can't compare them with the Hexar, or any other compact in that bracket, as I haven't used them. I find the analogue displays on the cameras easy to use, and like them because it sets them apart from other cameras, but I am sometimes puzzled by the focus distance dial, as, when using autofocus, the needle often points at a distance which seems considerably at variance with the distance I would have estimated, which makes matters confusing when I want to manually focus. Having said that, I haven't had too many focus failures in my pictures.

Of the two, I prefer the 28Ti, although I have used it far less, as the flash control is much easier to use, with a sliding switch to select flash on or off, rather than a tiny button which has to be depressed at the same time as the shutter release.

I would be interested in seeing other opinions, particularly comparisons between the 35Ti and the Contax T3 or Leica CM, and the 28Ti versus the Ricoh GR1.

 

[saxshooter]

I have the 28Ti (bought it in 1995) and it is built like a tank. Image quality is excellent, and the thing I really like about it is the framelines light up red when it is too dark. I had the Minolta TC-1 also and always liked my 28Ti more.

I liked the analog dials a lot -- showed aperture, focus distance, and exposure compensation. How many frames left was a small LCD readout.

On the other hand, I have the Epson RD-1 also and haven't gotten used to the analog cluster on that yet. Guess I'm still stuck on the Leica M layout.

Regards, Charlie