[Leica] film vs. digital in my brain.

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

At 10:54 PM +0000 9/27/06, mcyclwritr@comcast.net wrote:
>Ah, ha, finally we have something to work with. You have a 70-200mm 
>f/2.8L. Get your hands on a 5D, click that zoom into the mount and 
>go shoot some close-up, portrait-type stuff at f/2.8. Or, shoot 
>close-ups of nearly anything, for that matter, just go for 
>bokehesque background.
>
>Why?
>
>The 1.6-crop-factor sensor hobbles this thoroughbred glass. Use it 
>full frame and let the big horse run. If you have an 85mm f/1.2L in 
>the stable, let it out, too.
>
>If that doesn't relieve your digital malaise, try going superwide on the 5D.



The 5D with a good copy of the 12-24 Sigma is pretty spectacular.



>And all the things you hate about the 10D's electronics and 
>mechanics are long gone with the 5D.
>
>-Chris Lawson
>
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
>From: "Philip Forrest" <photo.forrest@earthlink.net>
>
>>  Perhaps it's the handling of the instrument then.  I hate the 
>>viewfinder, I hate the warm-up time, I hate the lag between shots 
>>as the camera saves to the card, and I really don't like the crop 
>>factor.  That's 30% of my 70-200 L series lens that I don't get to 
>>use. 
>
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