Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/19

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Subject: [Leica] Re: OT:Canon EOS 1v (feli)
From: FELIXMATURANA at telefonica.net (Félix López de Maturana)
Date: Sun Mar 19 02:06:27 2006
References: <200603190056.k2J0q6Q4071829@server1.waverley.reid.org>

>
> I'm looking for a camera, with heavy duty environmental sealing. Of  
> course
> the lenses should be sealed equally well. I'm excluding the Nikonos  
> series
> for several reason.
>
> I took a look at the Nikon F5/F6, but oddly enough Nikon doesn't have  
> a fast,
> sealed AF 1.4/35 or 2/35 in their lineup. In general, their selection  
> of sealed
> lenses appears to be smaller, than that of Canon.
>
> Has anyone shot with the 1-v and would care to share their experiences?
It's a good choice, Feli; I still shoot with mine and 16-35mm and 
24-70mm which are weather sealed. It's built for support very, very hard 
use. I use too a Nikon F5 but I prefer the Canon. If you start using a 
1v I believe that you'll finally will get a EOS digital too.

regards.

Felix.