[Leica] Canon 20D ;-)

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At 09:50 PM 12/2/2004, you wrote:
>Canon 20D! :-) :-) :-)
>
>Hi Tina,
>It's a whole new world out here! :-) Dang I'm having more fun than a 
>barrel of monkeys! :-) The same kind of fun and awe feelings of the very 
>beginning times of learning photography. :-)

It really does make a difference to see what you get immediately!  I love it.

>I have the Leica-EOS adapter on order from Stephen Gandy, hopefully it'll 
>be here early next week. I wondered if I shouldn't have ordered more than 
>one and put them on the Leica lenses I would use most.

I got two and keep one on the 80/1.4 and one on the 19/2.8.  Occasionally, 
I change and put them on the 60 or 100 Macros.  They aren't too hard to 
change and I usually know if I'm going to be using the macros ahead of time.

>   The other thought I had was, I'd see how well I worked with the Leica 
> lenses doing manual focus on the tiny screen viewfinder, or look at a few 
> fast Canon auto-focus lenses. Simply because the auto-focus is so fast 
> and right on the mark it's quite amazing. Besides, I'm sure my tired old 
> "one eye" ;-) is slipping sharpness slightly even with the R8 and it's 
> brilliant screen as I seem to take longer to feel I'm right on the mark 
> sharp.

The Canon lenses are better than I imagined.  Especially the L lenses.  I 
never liked zoom lenses but the 16-35 and the 24-70 are really good 
lenses.  The auto-focus is extremely fast and accurate.  I still like the 
color and sharpness of the R lenses, but it's sometimes hard to tell the 
difference!  When I'm taking photos of my constantly in motion 
grandchildren, you just can't beat the auto-focus lenses.  There's no way I 
could focus the R lenses on them unless the kids are asleep!!

Have fun and let me know what you think!

Tina


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