[Leica] Canon 20D ;-)

[bladman99 at yahoo.ca (Dan C)]

My local dealer has a couple of 13x19s (printed by an Epson 2000 or 2200)
of a small child, one made with a  6mp Canon 10D and the other by the Canon
1Ds (the 11 mp version in case I misnamed the model).

They are almost indistinguishable, and both appear exceedingly sharp.  The
dealer pointed out some differences in the eyes of the child, but other
than that I can't tell one from the other (did I say that they appeared
indistinguishable?)  ;-).

 At 02:19 PM 03-12-04 +0100, animal wrote:
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>Hope you dont mind a question but here goes
>do you think that 16.7 megapixels will look better then 10 mp for hand held
>shooting?
>My reasoning to get the digital back for the R is that for (tele)handheld
>shooting 10 mpixels should be enough and that for tripod shooting film would
>be superior to 18 mp sensor for 35mm .
>I that would be untrue then to even consider the back would be foolish no?
>best
>simon jessurun
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>> You'll find that the Leica lenses are substantially more difficult to
>> focus on the 20D than on the R8. The viewfinder for the 20D is
>> designed for autofocus. So mount the 100 APO (which is now 160) but be
>> wary. You'll have to really zoom in on the image after you've shot it
>> to find out if you were in focus. I actually think you'll gravitate to
>> autofocus lenses for precisely that reason.
>>
>> As was mentioned elsewhere the 24-70 F2.8L is a VERY fine lens. Not a
>> Leica lens but very very nice. The digital shots from the southwest
>> were all made with it although I was using a 10D and not the 20D.
>>
>> Actually I think B. D. is right - the digital answer in the state of
>> the art is a 1Ds MkII that is full frame, 16.7 MPixel. This camera can
>> mount, and focus, Leica lenses and offers a wide variety of focusing
>> screens. At $8k US it's about the same price as a new R9 with a
>> digital back - assuming you can get one (and assuming you can buy the
>> Canon also since my dealer can't even extort a price quote out of
>> Canon on one at this point.)
>>
>> Still, I'm glad you're having a great time exploring the 20D. I
>> strongly recommend turning on the extended range and seeing what you
>> can do at ASA 3200. Frankly I'm amazed. Digital noise isn't the same
>> as grain in very fast films and you may not like it, but I think it'll
>> open your eyes about shooting in natural light. Today I was out
>> working at 800 and 1600 to explore these very features. I'll post a
>> couple of examples.
>>
>> Adam
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>>
>> On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 21:30:37 -0800, Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> > Karen Nakamura offered:
>> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon 20D ;-)
>> >
>> > > The adapter is a pain to get on and off a lens. basically there is so
>> > > little clearance between the lens and the adapter that there is no
>place
>> > > to put a release switch. So it's easier to just leave it on the lens
>and
>> > > use the body release switch -- and get an adapter for each lens you
>> > > use.<<<<<,
>> >
>> > Hi Karen,
>> > Thank you, will do so after I've given the adapter-Leica lens rig a try
>next
>> > week.
>> >
>> > > Canon  L zooms are sweet but you'll be disappointed in their build
>quality
>> > > compared to Leica glass. A lot of plastic and polycarbonates used even
>in
>> > > their highest end zooms.<<<,
>> >
>> > Well I'm not so concerned about how the things are put together or of
>what
>> > as long as the glass produces sharply cut images. So far the 16-35 zoom
>I
>> > have is quite an amazing image cutter on the memory card. Or so it
>appears
>> > on the screen. But what I am most interested in is... the effect of
>using
>> > Leica glass with this digital camera.
>> >
>> > So far from the comments of others using a Leica-EOS adapter system the
>> > Leica lenses work extremely well, which I expect to find out shortly
>myself.
>> > However, although being of quick hands at focusing manually for many
>years,
>> > I am becoming, ( never thought I'd admit this in public,) ;-)  But I'm
>> > becoming very skilled at "auto-focusing" the subject. ;-)  we shall see.
>;-)
>> > ........"to be cont'd" ;-)
>> >
>> > ted
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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