Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Since I won't be buying an M8, and waiting for an M9 -not being sure if it will be worth all the bucks, and if it will be full sensor- is not really an option, I have some decisions to make. Digital has always been a bit on the side: not that I don't have good digital cameras, but the ones that I have, have their quirkinesses. Until now, that wasn't a problem, because most of the time that I was really concentrating on photography, it was still an analog process. But the beast of full digital has been roaring in my head for too long now. So I've come to the conclusion that, to keeps things simple and pleasant, digital is the way to go, even if my hearth still tends to these mechanical beauties that were made in former eras. I'll go the Canon 5D route, and I have almost decided on lenses, too. I'm pretty sure that a lot of you switched to or embraced Canon, so some first hand experiences would help to smoothen out the 'fear' for the steep costs involved. What are your impressions of the following lenses? Canon EF 24-70mm L f2.8 USM Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS USM Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8L USM And, if you'd only keep one lens on your analog M, which one would that be? I was thinking of selling everything except for one good M body, and then buying a Summilux 35 ASPH to glue on it forever. A perfect B&W street dedicated machine, so to speak. Other -and wise(r)- suggestions? Thanks, Philippe