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Tips for Using a Point & Shoot Camera
I bought a Leica Z2X couple months ago and went to New Orleans. The Z2X was such a
pleasure to use and I got some of the most wonderful pictures of the old French Quarter.
These are some of the best pictures I've ever taken using any P&S.
-- Clarence Ng, August 5, 1999
My perspective may not be especially alternative. I too own a T4 I purchased it almost 3
years ago shortly after having many years worth of Canon equipment stolen. Well, I have
been thrilled by the results this camera gave, so much so that I am thinking seriously of
trying to stay with Zeiss Contax lenses. I am not sure what the difference is, contrast,
colour balance? but I prefer the colour to anything shot on my Canons....go figure.
HOWEVER, BEWARE!!! service in Canada is another story!!! Last Christmas I
dropped it in a hotel parking lot oops and owww! The lens cover was broken, more than
$100 dollars later, (well we can't expect warranty to cover impact damage can we) I
happily gave it a little hug and proceeded to shoot again....problem, vignetting?!?!
Telephone Yashica and explain, after sending directly to him with explanatory note,
several weeks later it comes back with same problem, this time when I phone the
manager had not seen it, techie had fixed by "adjusting" the meter??? After bitterly
complaining, I have re-sent my camera and they are forwarding to New York. I hope
your US service is better or I will not be able to talk myself into spending the kind of
money necessary for some Contax gear. That said, before breaking, the T4 (T5 here) is a
beautiful little camera. Highly recommend for hiking, biking etc. Graham North
-- Graham North, September 7, 1999
Good photography is in the eye of the user.
My wife has no concern for obtaining adequate quality photographs. She merely wishes
to obtain images which will induce a memory recall of the event. What I consider trash,
she values. The P&S is geared toward those of my wife's bent where the object is not to
produce art but rather physical records of prior events. By automating the artistic control,
the average quality increases but the average art value diminishes.
In contrast, I use photography as an artistic outlet. I shoot 35mm b&w, with a spot meter
using the zone system and do my own printing. If I have no darkroom set up, I don't
shoot. I haven't shot in years.
Two extremes.
Perhaps if I gave up some control, I would obtain more even if I enjoyed it less.
My compromise is using a GR-1 with negative film. I will use store printing for my
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