Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/08

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Subject: [Leica] Slightly OT: Canon FD Optics
From: Douglas Cooper <douglas@metaversalstudios.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 18:38:32 -0800

Okay, I did it.  Bid on a Canon F-1 (the Lake Placid model, ie. the second
version of the old F-1 -- completely mechanical, with mirror lockup).  Got
it for about $180, with 50mm, which I take it is a good deal.  Now I have to
know:  how about those FD lenses?  Which ones are good, and how do they
compare in general to Leica, to Canon LTM, to new Canon stuff?  I take it
they're much more Leica-like than Zeiss-like...

Anyway, I'd love to hear from LUGgers who've used both systems.



Douglas Cooper
http://www.dysmedia.com