T2 vs T4?

[siri]

Hi, I am new. Doing my research after the fact ;) I bought a T2 on Ebay for $30 because of the Zeiss lens -- I did see the T4 but it was a lot more expensive! What's the difference?

[btgc]

Hi here!
I'm not into T-series, got only original T which had defect.

My speculations are - different lens (despite all wearing Zeiss and T*) and haven't checked, though probably T4 has more steps in AF and better flash, not aware early models have fill flash so useful on sunny days.

I think you made seller happy :)

[raid]

Do you mean a Yashica T2 or a Contx T2? The Contax costs about $200+.

[sevo]

The T4 was a "designer compact". Much more sleek and compact, and originally far more expensive than the T2 - but to cut down on the size they gave it a less good lens...

[siri]

Hi Raid, Btgc, Sevo, Thank you for your replies! I am hoping that both Btgc and Sevo are right and that the two cameras do have different lenses and the T2s nicer ;-) Raid, it is a Yashica, not Contx -- anyhow must take some photos today and see how they come out!

[btgc]

siri, come back with pictures!

[FrankS]

Are you guys talking Contax or Yashica?

[jolefler]

I had the pleasure of a collection of the T* series from the T thru the T4/5 (with the prime 35mms, Kyocera added the T5 zoom later). They all were absolutely terrific point and shoots that delivered sharp contrasty prints. I don't believe that if I threw all the pics from the different models into a box, I could tell which ones came from which. Actually, the T4 handled metering slightly better.

Congrats! You'll enjoy it, I'm sure.

Jo

[siri]

Thanks for the encouragement :-)

[morback]

I love my Contax T3, it has an amazing character.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3058/2996692140_e79f4ffe84.jpg?v=0

I'm working on a small (4 images) series shot in color one Sunday before Christmas, but it's not ready yet. The colors & sharpness of this little thing make images so lively and attractive. It has vignetting though, but I think it's part of the charm.

[md2008]

Morback - great photo with lovely contrast and tones. What film/developer combo is this? Thanks.

[morback]

Morback - great photo with lovely contrast and tones. What film/developer combo is this? Thanks.

It's my first love: AGFA APX400 dropped off with a lot of hope and prayers at a shop in Manhattan.
It's also a drum scan, so it has an almost print-like quality (to me!).

For color shot with that tiny thing you can see my friend's pictures here (http://www.meykermen.com/pages/sector2/01.html). It's not quite the photography we're all used to here, but some show the character and color rendition.

The film used there is Kodak Portra NC.