Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Ted for the informative and prompt reply. Someone has offered to purchase my Contax RTS II with 25mm, 60mm and 85mm f1.4 lenses for $1500. Another gent has offered an even swap for an excellent condition 100mm Macro Elmarit (Non-ROM) lens. I am thinking of going for the Macro Elmarit swap deal. Do you think this lens is truely a cut above the Zeiss lenses I will be trading away? I would next add another Leica R wideangle lens as I am not exactly thrilled with my Canon optics. Take care, Mike >From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> >Date: Tue May 17 09:05:46 CDT 2005 >To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Looking forward to a week of shooting with the DMR >Michael J Herring asked: >> How are your results with the Leica glass on the Canon digital? >> I am thinking of going that way and starting with the 100mm Macro >> Elmarit.<<<< > >Hi Mike, > >Given there are a number of us on the list already shooting in this >fashion, >Canon 20D and or other Canon models using Leica lenses via adapters of some >make, I know we'd all respond in similar fashion....... it works extremely >well. Actually better than that! ;-) > >There is a definite difference between image quality with Canon glass and >Leica lenses. One would surely hope so. I've found the Leica lenses do what >they usually do on film, nice crispy excellent colour renditions. So far >I've used the following R Leica lenses on the 20D with excellent results, > >R15mm >21-35 zoom >35-70 zoom >100 2.8 macro >80-200 zoom >80mm 1.4 >280 2.8 >400mm > >And whatever else is kicking around here. Sure there's a focal length >change >due to the sensor, but who cares, it goes with the territory, live with it. >But the bottom line is..... it works! Very well. > >This is one of the reasons I'm not wringing hands nor crying over the Leica >situation of nothing but delays over their digi back for the R8-9. Simply >because, why should we? I mean it might be different if I had a few million >$'s invested in the company, I don't! However I do have a very sizable >amount invested in their glass and I'll be damned if I'm going to sit >around >whining, crying, peeing my pants waiting for Leica to get their act >together... if ever about this digital situation. > >Certainly when there's an excellent ready to go offering from Canon or >other >digi camera manufacturer. And getting excellent results using what most >people say... "I use Leica for the lenses!" And if that's the case, why >sit >around waiting for a DMR back when one can have great fun gaining >experience >in digital right at the moment. > >And in the event you still wish to pop a dozen grand to go DMR in the >future, you'll be rockin' & rollin' in digital shooting experience and be >able to put the DMR into immediate use. > >But right now? heck man I'd go Canon, whatever model in a heart beat! It >can't get any better and still use those wonderful Leica lenses. I mean >after all, surely you didn't buy them to sit on the shelf? > >ted > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information