On Wed, 24 Jul 2002 11:39:28 +0100, "John Strain" wrote:

>I have a Contax G2 outfit. I like it. The lenses are brilliant. But I do
>have doubts about the AF and wondered about returning to manual. The Konica
>Hexar RF looks attractive although expensive if you buy an outfit with all
>the lenses.
>The Voightlander R2 also looks attractive and the lenses are reputed to be
>excellent.
>I have no personal experience of the Konica or the Voightlander and wondered
>if anybody could advise and compare.

I like my Bessa's VF and rangefinder (and I don't generally
like rangefinders' VFs compared with the best SLRs'), and
the Voightlander lenses appear to be outstanding, at
surprisingly reasonable prices... (even the 12mm is better
than one would expect, at any price). As I recall, the
Konica is limited to 1/250th top speed(?); the Bessa isn't.