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#CONTAX G2 FLICKR MANUAL#
#CONTAX G2 FLICKR FULL#

G1: Odd top plate focus wheel does have distance markers on it and you also get focus confirmation in the viewfinder.Focus distance is indicated on the top plate and there is no in viewfinder confirmation while toggling focal distance. Hexar: You press the MF button and then toggle buttons back and forth.Hexar controls are a well documented odd affair while the G1’s controls are rather reasonable. But when you wish to impose your will on the camera a bit the G1 pulls ahead. Used purely as a point and shoot they are equals. Titanium beats plastic and metal on paper, but the Hexar is impressive in hand. I am a sucker for both the look of the G1’s titanium body and the simplistic Hexar. So how do the Hexar and G1 stack up in a direct comparison?Īs seen in the picture the two cameras are roughly the same size.The G1 is a bit heavier w/ lens, but not prohibitively so.īoth are lookers in their own way. Having both nearby the Hexar is much more reminiscent of the G1 in my experience.

#CONTAX G2 FLICKR MANUAL#

Better and more intuitive manual overrides across the board.an add on flash that makes a larger camera even larger. Lower top shutter speed (1/250s compared to 1/500s).The Hexar offers little value advantage and loses to the T2 on near every other count in my book: True program all auto is available on both, but otherwise not a fair comparison since the T2 would wipe the floor with the Hexar in my opinion. Sidebar: Some may wonder why I do not compare the Hexar to the Contax T2. No need for an answer because photography is the wrong hobby if you need it all to make sense. More than once I have wondered why I am even messing with the Hexar. The Contax G1 has been looming in the shadows vying for the crown of the best AF rangefinder-ish film camera all along. The Hexar haze lifted and it is going back.īut the Hexar has had another issue from the start. The last bullet was the last straw for me. Restart focus acquisition, grab focus again, and take the shot.Maintain the half-press focus as desired and take the shot as expected.

#CONTAX G2 FLICKR FULL#

But on full press one of three things would happen:

The copy I tested was priced approaching Contax T2 crazy.

Multiple exposure is available on the silver where it was not on the black model, but I would rather have stealth mode.

I did find the steps to reprogram the Hexar, but they were lengthy, pedantic, and ran the risk of bricking the camera.

Due to copyright issues or some other thing stealth mode is disabled on the silver model.

Silver model is a looker… But I do prefer the all-black model if I am honest.

That concerned me a bit, but it did not shake the Hexar haze I was in.

While testing the black copy Wilson shared with me that the shutter on his Hexar AF copy quit and he had to ship it off to be repaired.

Sure the Hexar has obvious weak spots like the 1/250s maximum shutter speed and the rising price of entry, but neither of those were the issue here. Then after a bit more information, I fell out with the AF.