[Leica] Canon 20D ;-)

[nathan.wajsman at planet.nl (nathan.wajsman@planet.nl)]

Mark,

If the scenario you paint pans out, I will be very pleased to put my
Leica R lenses on a proper Leica R digital camera and my M lenses on a
digital M--if I can afford to. I will probably still keep my Canon stuff
around, the investment is relatively modest in Leica terms.

A big IF for me is the price of all those wonderful things. I am willing
to pay Leica prices for Leica lenses but not for digital bodies. Those
have to be competitive with a $1500 Canon DSLR (this does not mean that
the price must match, but it cannot be triple or quadruple
either)--otherwise I might as well put my Leica lenses on the Canon.

Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Almere, Netherlands
http://www.nathanfoto.com
http://www.fotosevilla.com

----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
Van: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com>
Datum: vrijdag, december 3, 2004 9:03 am
Onderwerp: Re: [Leica] Canon 20D ;-)

> Skip to a year and a half from now.
> The Digital back would have been out awhile and gone down in price.
> Part of the reason would have been that the digital body had come 
> out and
> had proved itself to be pretty sweet. All that Leica R glass out 
> there for
> chump change to put on it. The prices going up again as the Leica R 
> systemhaving proved itself digitally was grabbing a bigger share of 
> it's mini
> market.
> Plus the Leica Digital M will give us a high price alternative to 
> the Epson
> R2D2 out by then. The Leica M glass lineup would have been tested 
> tried and
> true for digital use.
> 
> What kind of a quandary are we going to be in maybe none? Ted and 
> Tina and
> Henning having gone digital with Canon. Others and myself with our 
> Nikons.All these magic silently focusing plasticy wonders of glass! 
> Just short of
> true Leica magic... Will we be able to part with them? Will we want 
> to trade
> them in and regain the true meaning of our basic Leicaness?
> Tune in then and fine out.
> 
> I think some of this silent wave Nikon glass I've got will retain a 
> lot of
> it's value and really be able to sell for something. The question 
> is will I
> want to sell the stuff and migrate to a new system? Leica R would 
> be new to
> me. Leica M is existing and by the way I've  been shooting like 
> crazy Leica
> style as I've been loving my new 40 Summicron. Film is expensive 
> but fun!
> But color and mono c41!  Having your whole roll scanned during 
> processing is
> mainly a great thing but has it's drawbacks other than financial. I 
> walkedseveral miles with my M6 and 40 with very new Cosina 
> Voigtl?nder finder
> tonight. That lens is so light with finder it makes for a compact
> lightweight package on my M6. Fits right into a nice bag I've got 
> with my
> wallet, keys and a box of 4x5's.
> 
> I probably won't be selling off Nikon stuff in a year and a half 
> from now
> when I predict Leica has established a firm foothold into digital 
> seriousphotography. Integrating digital bodies into both it's R and 
> M systems. I'll
> have to summon up the cash from elsewhere.
> Eaaaarrrrn it. 
> 
> 
> Mark Rabiner
> Photography
> Portland Oregon
> http://rabinergroup.com/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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