Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That,s nice to know..Thanks for your reply. > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >