Gary Schloss wrote:
> Denton Taylor and Stephen Kudlacek wrote:
>
> DT> OK, everyone, I'm going to unload a lot of my Olympus
> DT> collection to move to Contax, who is still demonstrating a
> DT> commitment to making quality manual focus cameras and lenses.
>
> SK> I made the same decision a couple of months ago. I didn't want
> SK> to invest my hard earned money into a dying system. Contax's
> SK> cameras are solid, their lenses great.
>
> Frankly, should I seriously consider dumping my OM gear, Contax
> would not be my first choice as a replacement. Sure, Carl Zeiss
> lenses are first rate, and the Contax moniker still carries lots
> of "snob appeal".
>
> However,
<snip>
> Moreover, the current Zeiss lens lineup
> lacks the breadth and depth of the Zuiko or other pro-level camera
> makers' (N*k*n, C*n*n). Same is true of the other Contax system
> components.
>
> <snip>
> DT> Wall Street Camera had a used RTSIII that I really loved. Since
> DT> I also bought a 35 1.4 and a 85 1.4 I got a pretty good deal.
>
I'm not taking sides here, but I sure wish there were 35 F/1.4 and 85
F/1.4 lenses available by Zuiko! Sorta belies your statement above re
Zuiko having better 'depth' than Contax lens selection. <g>
george
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