Leica Cl VS Contax G1

[F16SUNSHINE]

Reciprocity failure should be of little concern at 1/1000 sec.
About 10 years ago I got a very large bulk lot of tmax100.
It is one of the most sensitive films in regard to reciprocity failure.
On the fast end of things it was safe to calculate exposures that involved up to 1/2000 of a scec (yes fast lens in bright light).
When a reading would call for 1/4000 on my Contax RX the film would underexpose. I never saw any issues at 1/1000.
Maybe some other films would show an issue but, I have not experienced them.
The slow end was a different story where even 1 second required an extra 1/2 stop to be safe.
Very long exposures could be tripled at times with results improving.
Oh, sorry I'm way off topic.
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hi, ForenSeil how do you feel about your decision after half year ? Do you have some pics of the camera and made with it?
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[ForenSeil]

I bought the Leica Cl and was happy with its lenses and size but RF-base and viewfinder were small, use of TTL was a little cumbersome.
Finally I kept the lenses and sold the body and bought an Minolta CLE instead which had better haptics due exposure automatic but it wasn't usable for fast 50mm lenses and now I've finally ended up with an Leica M3, dreaming of an Zeiss Ikon ^^

Final conlusion would be

Bodies:
Leica Cl < Contax G1 < Minolte CLE < Contax G2 < Leica M3 < Zeiss Ikon
or something like that

Lenses:
Sonnar 90/2.8 T* @ F4 is a tack better than Elmar-C 90/4, size is and are price almost identical
Summicron 40/2 is imho better (and smaller) than Planar 45/2 T* but that might be a matter of taste; both are great.

Big advantage of the Contax G System is the cheap 28/2.8 Biogon T* imho - You won't find such a good and "cheap" wide angle for
Leica M. But except that Leica M has a better repertory of lenses.
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