Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/29

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Subject: [Leica] Digital Module R
From: nathan.wajsman at planet.nl (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Mon Nov 29 20:15:07 2004
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Simon,

It is a small matter of price--the 20D is $1500, the Mark II $4000, and 
the 1Ds $7000 or so. In addition, the 1 series cameras weigh about twice 
as much as the 20D, which is no small matter when you want to walk 
around with it all day. But finally, and most importantly, the 20D 
delivers outstanding image quality; the fact that it is 8 MP and not 11 
or 16 MP is largely irrelevant since I do not make poster-sized prints.

As for lenses--yes, I can easily see the quality of the Leica R glass on 
the Canon, certainly with the 100mm Apo Macro. I know there are those 
who say that with digital lens quality matters less since it is all 
"dumbed down" by the anti-aliasing filter and whatnot, to which I say: 
baloney!-because when I look at the images the difference between lenses 
is there to see.

Nathan

animal wrote:
> Why not go  for the 16 mpixel model then?
> Do you notice much difference between the Canon and Leica lenses with your
> camera?
> best,simon jessurun,amsterdam
> 
> 

-- 
Nathan Wajsman
Almere, The Netherlands

General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com
Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com



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