Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sigh....how many people (even on a list such as this) think that it is really important that digital images be made with their S and SM lenses? Especially SM, I'm sure there are many people who just can't wait to get their pre-war (and I mean the big one) elmars onto a digital camera and show just what that darn lens is capable of! Different strokes for different folks.... -dan c. And when you say SM lenses, are you just referring to the recent SM lenses that were made by Leica, or are you including all those lenses made from the 1930s onwards? At 08:14 AM 28-07-05 -0500, Ben Marks wrote: >Sigh. Would all Leica M and SM users making digital images without film using their M and SM lenses raise their hands? Thank you. Now, how many of you are using a . . . wait, there is only _one_ current digital camera that will take those lenses. > >I understand that the comment below is hyperbole intended to illustrate the QC problems that ESPON has had with this camera. And I did indeed return the first one that I had. But I have made many satisfying images with its replacement. If Leica had made and marketed a digital camera to take advantage of their great glass, I'd be using it. They haven't; but I am glad to have the tool I've got. > >If the QC problems spook you, don't buy one. If you want to take direct-to-digital images with your M- and SM-mount glass, jump right in, the water's fine. > >Ben Marks > > >>Yes, but the 30D worked and did not have to be returned 4 times by >the majority of users. > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >