Leica C11 APS
Leica C11 APS
USER REVIEWS
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[Mar 31, 2001]
Jan Saver
Intermediate
Strength:
None
Weakness:
None I feel now confident enough to recommend this camera to anyone in the market for an aps. Here's an update on my previous posting: the pictures taken with lower speed film (200 ASA) came out wonderfully. What's more: blow-up to about 7 by 12 inches actually revealed even more detail than was in the original prints ! Something you wouldn't expect at all from aps :-) The focussing still can be off at times, so beware what object you center when pressing the button. Similar Products Used: None |
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[Apr 17, 2001]
Allan Gobin
Casual
Strength:
Good looks.
Weakness:
Poor pics. I am not sure if it's the camera or ASP film but the pics the camera took were on par with a cheap 35mm camera. I tried ASP film from both Fuji and Kodak 100,200,400. Before this camera I had an Olympus Stylus Zoom. Now that was an excellent P&S camera. This is my first Leica, they are suppose to be good, but I don't know. The camera looks great, a little bulky but unfortunately I cannot recommend it. (I have a feeling it's the ASP though...) Customer Service None need. Similar Products Used: Canon Elph Jr. |
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[Jun 23, 2001]
yoindisdad
Intermediate
Strength:
design is nice with simple controls, zoom extends and retracts smoothly and quickly, the flash(though very limited range) does a great job with fill flash. portrait type images are sharp. very little vignetting (hardly ever)
Weakness:
The viewfinder is a little awkward. colors are a little thin appearing but accurate, the case is cool but bulky when you take it off the camera without a strap of its own. lens is a bit slow so not great for action shots. seems to have more parallax than other cameras. I'm not a fan of automatic flashes, I prefer a camera that requires you to pop up the flash to tell it you want to use it. This camera tries to use the flash most of the time even if the subject is far out of its range. I bought this camera because I like the APS format and wanted a high quality P&S APS for my wife to use rather than my big Pronea. I got it second hand. I think for the price, around $200-250, it is a good camera, but probably not the best. The colors on my vectis 2000 were richer, but it had tons of vignetting, this camera produces almost none. Customer Service Warranty only good if bought from an authorized dealer, so if you get one refurbished (as I did), then no warranty. The lens cover on my unit is a little gimicky but functional. Similar Products Used: minolta vectis 2000 |
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[Jul 11, 2001]
Marc Attinasi
Intermediate
Strength:
Nice fast focusing is a real plus. The high resolution lens is very nice with excellent contrast and color. The camera is very reliable and nice to look at. A very usable point-and-shoot with the benefits of APS and the resulotion one would expect from a budget Leica.
Weakness:
Distortion at edges in widest focal length (Do not put important subjects too close to the edge of the frame unless you are at a longer focal length). Overall it is a very nice camera with a good lens and a balanced set of features. And, it looks fantastic. My only complaints are that the flash is so close to the lens that red eye is particularly bad with this camera, and that at the widest zoom setting there is considerable distortion at the edges. Customer Service NA Similar Products Used: Leica Z2X (35mm) |