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Still it is nice to have a flash if I ever needed one.

I rarely ever shoot film with flash and opt for sky high T-MAX P3200 or Delta 3200, use constant lights, or brace myself and wing it if I intend to shoot in the dark. I say вЂњunderstandвЂќ because I have never tried it out. I understand it shares the TTL system with the Contax SLRs so I bought an SLT Contax flash instead for all of $30. Flashes are reasonable also all things considered and come in two sizes/strengths. The finder was the deal breaker though so I went for the lower priced non accessory viewfinder 28mm instead.), 35mm, and 45mm are excellent also, and worth every penny, but will set you back a bit more. I have yet to come across a G1 on the market that has not had this mod.

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The 21mm w/ finder (G1 requires green label mod to use. If you steer clear of the wider 16mm f/8 glass w/ finder the lenses are reasonably priced as well, especially the 28mm and 90mm. While black versions are costly for either model, and G2 Titanium models can creep up on you G1 models are the most affordable Titanium built, Zeiss AF lens using system I can think of. Given my history I am leaning towards the second bullet in that case. Call it a day and continue using the lenses adapted to digital.Other than one friendвЂ™s camera that was a bum unit on purchase that was returned and replaced with another that was fine I have not heard any horror stories other than one user error drop/ruin horror story online. With this much automation if this cameraвЂ™s electronics pack it in you are likely out of luck. Takes all three shots in Continuous and one shot at a time in Single. (Auto Bracketing Control) switch below auto exposure/exposure compensation/shutter speed dial. Allows you to take in a wider view of the world before before final framing.Д«racketing: +/-0.5 and +/-1 3 shot bracketing available via A.B.C.ND filters do not dim your view like it would on an SLR.

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While the G1 has AF and is not a proper focus patch rangefinder you do gain some rangefinder like advantages though: I have MF rangefinders and they are a different use case. I see no point in comparing this camera to MF rangefinders. In addition, as I pointed out in this Hexar AF comparison, it is TTL rather than having a sensor on the body so you do not have to be concerned with accidentally covering the sensor with your finger and you can use ND filters with ease becauseвЂ¦ Like focus I have never experienced a missed exposure with this camera that I can recall. But in every case if that box in the middle is over the subject you are good. While it has not missed focus on me it is a nice way to make sure that the camera is focusing on what you think it is focusing on. It will also give you a rough estimate distance. It will blink to warn you that you are too close. Mind the in viewfinder focus distance indicator and you are golden. To my recollection I have never missed focus with the G1 (or G2 for that matter) regardless of the conditions. While I would not recommend this as your only G lens it does make for a no brainer second lens if you already have one of the lenses between 28mm and 45mm. Rather than launch into lens purchases I decided to start slowly. I cannot think of another better set of lenses. In case more is needed here is a post on the 28mm, 45mm, and 90mm. I lead with saying that this system brings Zeiss glass. The corner stone of any camera system film or digital is their lens line up. That compares the G1 vs the G2, but what is the deal? Why buy back into the G system again at all? Why did I miss it? Knowing that this would be the only G I obtained a cleaner copy this time. When I first bought a G1 I was unsure about the system so I acquired a less than pristine copy. So much so I did not bother creating a separate gallery and put them all in one instead. Lastly I can in no way tell the difference between photos taken with the G1 from photos taken with the G2 I had.The G1 is just that much smaller and lighter that it was the first camera I reached for every single time when I had both.So with that I was left with the G1вЂ™s advantages for me. Quickly after acquiring an AF Zoom I lost interest in having an AF Zoom after one roll.Nice, but 1/2000s bests many other film cameras and is plenty for my purposes since these lenses top out at f/2 and the lenses I use top out at f/2.8.

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Plus the G2вЂ™s focus wheel does not have distance markings which the G1вЂ™s wheel does so if you were to try (me never with this) zone focusing could theoretically be a thing here if one were so inclined to try.

I never shoot burst on film, which the G1 has also, let alone continuous AF burst.

I have never once thought вЂњI wish the AF worked betterвЂќ when using the G1 even when I also owned the G2.

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