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Thanks everyone. I just bought the G1, £65 green sticker and it seems to be mint condition. For that kind of price there's not much to lose and I can start appreciating what this famous glass can do until I can afford the G2! Now I just need to go buy a lens, i think maybe the 35mm or the 45mm we'll see what prices are like! Cheers

<p>Thanks for your replies!<br> It kind of summarizes what i was thinking but I just can resist to have one of them with me! I only need one of the lenses (35mm which only works on the G1 if you have the one with the green sticker) or maybe two myself so that wouldn't be a problem. <br> However the AF is the very reason why I always have second thoughts about buying either of these two cameras, the quality of the lenses on the other side it's amazing!<br> Maybe it's worth the wait for the G2 then.....</p>

Hi everyone, I've wanted a contax G2 for a long while but I never seem to have the budget for it. It's going for at least £250 for body only. So I was thinking of maybe buy a G1 for a cheap price (£50) and start buying the lenses which I can then use once I get a G2. Is this a good plan or will I hate the G1? Are they really that much different? Thanks, Guille

Hi everyone, A couple of years ago I decided to start shooting film. I have plenty of experience with digital with a couple of Canon 5DmIII systems. My first experience with film was a medium format when I bought a beautiful Bronica ETRSI which I still use extensively. The sharpness and quality of the pictures taken with the Zenza lenses still impresses me to the point of preferring it to Canon L glass on the 5D. However, I shoot lots of street photography so I needed something lighter (35mm) than the Bronica. Last year I bought a Nikon FE2 (lovely camerA) with a set of series E Nikon glass (28, 50, 100). After lots is rolls, I'm not impressed by the overall sharpness, and quality of my 35mm. I use it lots but when I compare the results to the Bronica.....not in the same league, just my opinion So the question would be, is it because of the glass I'm using (series E)? Or will I never be satisfied with 35mm when compared to the medium format? If the problem is my Nikon glass/camera, which other system should invest my money in? (Leica is out of budget BTW) I don't mind if it's rangefinder (in fact it's probably better). Voigtlander, Contax? Anyway, I hope I made sense and thanks for your help! Cheers