Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/21

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Subject: [Leica] new 1ds mark II
From: bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Tue Sep 21 12:06:13 2004

Wow, you sure rack up those numbers fast...$1500 for CF cards? You can
get a 1gig, 80x card for about $139 - call it $140. So even if you need
four of them, that's $560, not $1500! And disk space? I just bought an
external 250 gig usb2/firewire drive for $299. Where are you getting
these numbers? :-)

Yes, if you already have a fortune invested in an R system, and don't
want to dump it, then it might make sense to go with the back...But if
not...My point is that you were saying the full-frame Canon is
expensive, when in fact it offers infinitely more in the way of both
features and image potential than the R back, yet is virtually the same
price as the R back. So if the Canon is over priced, what's the R back?
;-)

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Feli di Giorgio
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 2:16 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: RE: [Leica] new 1ds mark II


On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 10:50, B. D. Colen wrote:
> Well, Feli, think about this for a minute - For 8K you get a 16.7 mp 
> FULL frame, 4 fps, autofocus, full featured camera that can use the 
> vast array of Canon AF lenses and all accessories; and for , what, 6K 
> you get an R9 with an add-on digital back that is NOT full frame, has 
> a, what, 10-11? Mgp sensor, is manual focus only - and you are in all 
> seriousness saying that the Canon is expensive? Get a grip, man! If 
> the Leica price is reasonable, then you have to say that Canon is 
> GIVING that beast away! :-)

Expensive for little old me, mon a mi.
8-)

$8000 bucks for the body, plus $2000 for the 24-70/2.8 L and 1.4/50.
Then you'll need a pile of CF cards, so figure another $1500, plus 
$1000 for disk space to get the ball rolling. That's a lot of cash.

Now, if it was $4500 and I made a living as a photographer and had to
shoot digital I would be tempted.

To me the Digital-R back really only makes sense if you have a lot of
money invested in R glass/bodies and I only own the humble 2/50
Summicron for my R6.2 and SL.
;-)

Feli


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