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Contax T3 vs Contax G2+G35 vs Leica Minilux vs Minolta TC-1 (Test 1)

Contax T3 vs Contax G2+G35 vs Leica Minilux vs Minolta TC-1 Test 1

For your information:
Contax T3: 35mm/f2.8
Contax G2+G35: 35mm/f2.0
Leica Minilux: 40mm/f2.4
Minolta TC-1: 28mm/f3.5

Testing Condition:
RDPIII. f/16. Auto focus. Hand-held. Same object distance of the cameras.
4000dpi with 14 bit and 8x scanning. ICE OFF.
JPEG conversion from TIFF with 12 compression ratio.
Comparison is made by reducing the images into same size.
Contax T3
Contax T3		 Contax G2
Contax G2		 Leica Minilux
Leica Minilux		 Minolta TC-1
Minolta TC-1
T3
T3		 G2 + G35
G2 + G35		 Minilux
Minilux		 TC-1
TC-1
Crop 1 (ICE off)
Crop 1 (ICE off)		 Crop 2 (ICE off)
Crop 2 (ICE off)		 Crop 3 (ICE off)
Crop 3 (ICE off)		 Crop 4 (ICE off)
Crop 4 (ICE off)

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Mike 28-Oct-2014 14:15
Unfair for the TC-1 because of the resizing. It's down to personal preference of focal length. I prefer the TC-1 because it has a 28mm lens.
Jacky Lee18-Nov-2013 12:01
Yes, focal length is one of the factor, but may not be the major factor. Please kindly refer to my other test for reference:http://www.pbase.com/middlehill/focal_length_vs_sharpness
Guest 16-Nov-2013 17:03
I have to say I disagree with the first poster. I think the T3 is probably the best here. The CM is too big and the TC-1 whilst wonderful is too wide at 28mm. The best camera which has been all but forgotten these days is the Olympus XA, it was a tough pocket rangefinder camera with a rather good viewfinder.
Guest 16-Nov-2013 16:59
Well I have to say that the results here are a function of the focal length of each lens.
Guest 26-Jan-2012 08:44
For your information, T3 also achieve her sharpest performance at F5.6 (like TC-1), not F8. Minilux, similar with other Leica lens, always has the best performance in F8-F16 range. It's not surprised Minilux is the winner of this test.

I believe none of the camera stands out from each others. Jacky had done a great job in here. In future, I hope he can try to retest with the best parameters between the 4 candidates.
Matus 20-Jan-2009 12:43
Interesting comparison but a bit unfair - at least for the TC1. There is quite a bit resizing needed when comparing 28mm lens to 40mm the way you did it. Still - one has to admit that the quality of the minilux lens is amazing. Also - you may (if possible) want to try the G2 with the 45mm or the 28mm lens. The 35mm is said to be a notch bellow the other ones

thanks
Guest 30-Mar-2008 15:42
Leica minilux (or CM) is the best compact camera ever made. Konica hexar af is also very good but it's bigger and no compact camera.
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