Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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) - -- 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) - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html