Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/19

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Subject: [Leica] Canon and R lenses
From: Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 09:57:11 -0400
References: <000801c36642$9bb04100$2c5708d4@oemcomputer>

I'm always ready to read of people's experiences with various R lenses 
on the Canon digitals... may go there myself.

Will the 21-35mm work with the 1Ds?

 > PS I'm awaiting from our friend Stephen Gandy a lens adaptor for using
 > my R lens in the 1Ds, mainly the outstanding 21-35mm. If someone is
 > interested in this experience I can give my opinion in few weeks.(Then
 > the mail will be on topic)

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Jim - http://www.hemenway.com


Félix López de Maturana wrote:
>>As for the Canon 1Ds, I downloaded a couple of sample shots (at 
>>random) taken with it from dpreview, and was appaled (sp?) by the poor
> 
> image
> 
>>quality in the corners of the frame.   Perhaps I picked two bad
> 
> examples
> 
>>(I'm sure users of the camera will flame me), but if a Leica lens 
>>exhibited these same qualities, Solms wouldn't hear the end of it.
> 
> 
>>As I hear it this is a limitation of the full-frame chip.  I wonder
> 
> what >point of a full-frame chip is if it's not fully usable?  Aside
> from >marketing purposes, of course.
> 
> 
> There is a problem with corners and borders color fringe in full frame
> digital SLRs. By now I've shooted many pictures with a EOS 1Ds, mostly
> with 14mm and 16-35mm, and I can say:
> 
> 1. There are some pictures with not so sharp borders but same happened
> with these lens and my EOS 1v film camera
> 2. This does not happen always but only when the corners have very
> contrasty objects
> 3. 95% of images are not only usable but the best I've got in 35mm
> cameras digital or not
> 4. I can see this is not a camera for PJs as the huge size of files
> produces makes workflow not very quick nor comfortable.
> 5. I love the camera! But so do I with my Leicas.
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> Felix
> 
> PS I'm awaiting from our friend Stephen Gandy a lens adaptor for using
> my R lens in the 1Ds, mainly the outstanding 21-35mm. If someone is
> interested in this experience I can give my opinion in few weeks.(Then
> the mail will be on topic)

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In reply to: Message from Félix López de Maturana <fmaturana@euskalnet.net> ([Leica] Re: OT What a prosumer camera is)