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The reason I began using the G again was kind of roundabout. Earlier this year I got a pro pack of Kodak Portra 160 and

shot a weekend full of stuff with my SLR. I loved the look of the film after scanning. So I began shooting more of it. Then I

got new glasses and my eyes got tired using manual focus, or at least I thought they did. So I poked around eBay. There

was a green label G1 with a 35/2 for about $300. I bought it, never having used a G1 before, always a G2. I found that I

preferred it to the G2, a surprise to me. The AF never bothered me before and it doesn't bother me now. It focuses exactly

where I want it to focus. The 35/2 turned out top be a great lens except at f/2, where it is OK. I don't care about that,

because I don't really like shallow depth photography all that much. <p>So all in all, I found myself using the G1 more and

more this summer. If you haven't used it before, you will find it much smaller-feeling than the G2, even though the

dimensions are only a few millimeters different. It is dirt cheap now. A 45/2, one of the great lenses of all time, costs about

$120. The 28/2.8, another all-timer costs about $225. Unless you break them, you will be able to sell the bodies and lenses

for what you paid for them, so the entire experience is essentially free. It's a great time to shoot film these days.

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Orville, thanks.

 

Sheesh, a guy posts a video that costs absolutely nothing to view and gets chopped at the knees for doing it. Maybe some of us like being able to see what's in the box, or even how it's packaged. For me, it was the first time being able to get a clear idea of what size the new charger is. That alone was worth a couple of minutes vs. the 2 hours I would have to invest driving down to the dealer and back. Much more time for those not near a Leica dealer. It seems to me that these videos serve a purpose for many. If it's not your cup of tea there is no need to be rude about it.

 

It's so nice to know that some here are ABOVE viewing such videos. (Although you just know that they simply couldn't turn away, statements to the contrary notwithstanding).

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Eh, you got jostled a bit. No one meant any harm. No killers here. Hey Andy, you've got me tempted to check out G1. For some

reason I'm burning to get another camera. Just not sure what to get. Considering another digital point-and-shoot, an SL2,

another M5, an Alpa (I always wanted to buy an Alpa but can never justify the cost for what they deliver in terms of modern

conveniences), another Konika S2, or a Nikon rangefinder S2 (used to own one then gave it away to a friend with the 50/ƒ1.4;

sweet combination). Wish I could afford them all!

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Didn't look at the video. Seems like a dumb idea that has absolutely nothing to do w/ photography (I thought this was a photography site. Maybe I am wrong), and just illustrates why people think Leica people are, to put it gently, a bunch of pretentious nuts. Thank goodness for the Classic Manual Camera Forum. These type of postings are what finally drove me out of RFF and it's been great avoiding that type of "photographer".
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Leicanuts are a strange bunch? Not as strange as non-Leica users feeling the need to constantly criticize Leica users over anything and everything. It mystifies me that those types of people even come to the Leica forum.

 

And who said that the size of the battery charger was a critical component of any buying decision? Maybe I was simply interested in seeing what changes were made. I'll say it again - Sheesh!

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<I>Graham Thompson , Nov 18, 2008; 05:48 a.m.

Lot of Leicas in Italy as in "I Leica de pizza" And they come in boxes also. For instance "you leica de pizza indy box?"

They have really nice pizza boxes there - a certain glow to them.</I><br>Graham - good stuff there. Funny.<br>But, this is

a serious topic. Hey - anybody know why they don't pack the charger and battery at the TOP of the box so you can open

the freaking box and get the battery charging? Or, have I been drinking too much herbal tea this morning?

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