G Series - G2 / Leica M6 Comparison
You Be the Judge - before you buy your next rangefinder, know all the facts.
|
Feature |
Contax G2 |
Leica M6 |
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| Automatic Shutter | Yes | No |
| High Speed Flash Sync |
Yes |
No |
| Second Curtain Flash Sync |
Yes |
No |
| Automatic Focusing |
Yes |
No |
| Zoom Viewfinder |
Yes |
No |
| Automatic Exposure Control |
Yes |
No |
| Automatic Bracketing Control |
Yes |
No |
| Self Timer |
Yes |
No |
| Automatic Film Advance & Rewind |
Yes |
No |
| Auto Sync |
Yes |
No |
| Electronic Shutter Release |
Yes |
No |
| Diopter Adjustment |
Yes |
No |
| Custom Functions |
Yes |
No |
| Contax G2 |
Features |
Leica M6 |
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| The Contax G2 offers a stepless, electronic, multi-bladed,
composite, vertical travel shutter with high precision, exact repeatability
and a range from 16 seconds to 1/6000 second. Designed in 1994 following
a long evolutionary development path that includes SLR technology � |
Automatic |
Not available.A mechanically based, horizontal travel, rubberised cloth shutter. Sets shutter speeds from 1 second to 1/1000 second. Designed in 1925 with little substantive modification or enhancement. |
| Through The Lens direct, integrated, Contax TLA Flash
system provides real time flash control without manual calculation.
X Sync (the highest shutter speed with flash) is 1/200 second. State
of the art flash system. Easy flash ratio capability. |
High Speed |
Not available. A mechanically based, horizontal travel, rubberised cloth shutter. Sets shutter speeds from 1 second to 1/1000 second. Designed in 1925 with little substantive modification or enhancement. � |
| Flash sync is versatile and may be second curtain synched
with the TLA 280 or TLA360. This allows special motion effects coupled
with flash. |
Second Curtain |
Not available.First curtain flash sync only. |
| External, enhanced baseline, active infrared and phase
difference detection passive autofocusing and manual focusing system.
Developed especially for the Contax G2 in 1996. The user selects from
continuous autofocus, single autofocus or manual. |
Automatic |
Not available.External coincident, optical image rangefinder, mechanically based. Developed by Zeiss Ikon in 1936. Unchanged after Leica's adoption in 1954. |
| Real Image Zoom Viewfinder coupled to installed lens
provides SLR type view. � |
Zoom |
Not available.Six real image bright line frames, two frames visible for each setting. |
| Aperture Priority (AV) or Manual exposure modes. Set
any f stop and the camera will respond instantly in the AV mode with
proper shutter speed. If you need 1/1354th second, the camera provides.
An Auto Exposure Lock allows locking of any exposure. |
Automatic |
Not available.Manual Exposure mode only. Set shutter
speed and f-stop manually to balance exposure. Shutter speeds can be
set only to the full shutter speed. Only f-stop is precisely adjustable
to achieve proper exposure. Technology unchanged since 1925. |
| Allows automatic bracketing with normal, over-exposure,
and under-exposure by either 0.5 or 1 stop. The order of bracketing
may be altered with Custom Function system.
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Automatic |
Not available. f-stop or shutter speed must be changed manually for bracket. Technology unchanged since 1925. |
| Computer CPU timed 10 second delay. |
Self-Timer |
Not available. |
| Via built-in motor drive. Select single frame advance,
continuous low speed advance (2 fps), continuous high speed advance
(4 fps), single advance, multiple exposure, or self-timer operation.
|
Motorised |
Optional Accessory.Standard single stroke manual advance. Manual Advance crank since 1954. |
| Automatic X sync shutter speed is set when flash is charged with dedicated flash. |
Auto |
Not available.X sync must be manually set to X
or longer shutter speed. No change from the late 50's. |
| Electro-magnetic release. A touch of the exposure release
illuminates viewfinder information display, focuses camera, releases,
the shutter advances the film and prepares the shutter for next release.
|
Electronic |
Not available. Mechanical release trips shutter. Film is subsequently wound manually along with shutter recharge. Technology unchanged since 1925. |
| Built-in Diopter (0.3D to -2D), selectable. Additional
optional diopters extend range to +2.3D to -6D. |
Diopter |
Not available. Diopters are optional, clip �on type, range (+0.3D to �3D). |
| AE lock assignment. Order of Auto Bracketing Control, Film end rewind (film leader wound in/out) Focus adjustment for manual focus, Multi�exposure. � |
Custom |
Not available. |
| * All data as of 11/98 |
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