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Woolliscroft said:Can anyone help me to advise a pilot colleague? He wants to get a MF, auto/man, 35mm SLR with a shutter speed priority mode to take air photos and has decided to go for 2nd hand so as to be able to afford the best. ...short list: Leica R4 and 5s and a Contax 167MT... how does the glass compare and which is more likely to be reliable long term under heavy use in a high vibration environment like a Cessna 150 cockpit? .
jon koss said:I am a long-time dedicated Contax user and a less experienced Leica user.
I would heartily counsel the purchase of the 167MT for just about any application except the one you describe. In my opinion, "reliable long term under heavy use in a high vibration environment" excludes both the R4 and the Contax 167MT. The glass for both would be fabulous, well beyond the limitations imposed by handholding on C-41 in a roaring airplane. But I would suggest a more ruggedly constructed body, such as a Nikon F3
Jon
Brac said:Backing the Contax 167MT again... Nor do I believe the Nikon lenses are any better than the Contax Zeiss ones. Equal maybe...
None of the cameras under discussion were built down to a price but you will find you can get a decent 167MT for a lot less than a R4, R5 or F3...
As a final plug for the Contax, it was in production for almost ten years which I think speaks for itself.
The Contax Aria goes up to 1/4000. The AX (autofocus -- discontinued) does also.mikewhi said:So, fast lens, fast film and fast shutter speeds seem in order. I know the Leica R6.2 goes up to 1/2000th. The R6 tops out at 1/1000.
-Mike
Shaggy said:Camclicker:
Since when has Zeiss made Leitz lenses? Just curiosity on my part.
Bruce (Camclicker) said:The Leica 50 1.4 and the Contax 50 1.4 come off the same Zeiss assembly line.
telyt said:This is not correct. They are different designs and made on different assembly lines on different continents.
As for the original question, the R4 is not considered one of the more reliable Leica reflex bodies. I would suggest the R5 or newer including the R-E instead.
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