Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/11

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Subject: [Leica] not entirely OT: the recurrent dilemma
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Sun Feb 11 09:53:20 2007
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Thanks for the feedback, Brian.
The M8 really is not an option for me.
Kind regards,
Philippe



Op 10-feb-07, om 23:27 heeft Brian Reid het volgende geschreven:

>
>> 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
>
> I have all of those lenses. I'm not much of an ultrawide guy, so I  
> use the 16-35 only for architectural interior shots, and I get it  
> off the camera as fast as I can. The 70-200 is a great lens, but  
> it's tremendously heavy and increases the weight of an already  
> heavy camera. The IS works, but you wouldn't need it if the camera  
> weighed less.
>
> If I'm shooting people with the Canon, I put the 85/1.2L on it and  
> stop thinking about the lens. It's a lens of the same quality as a  
> Summilux 75 ASPH but it requires that I lug around a giant Canon  
> DSLR. If I'm shooting anything else, or if I'm just carrying the  
> camera around in case I need to shoot something, I put the  
> 24-70/2.8L on it.
>
> But these days I mostly carry the M8 and keep hoping that my IR  
> filters will come in the mail.
>
>
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In reply to: Message from philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent) ([Leica] not entirely OT: the recurrent dilemma)
Message from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] not entirely OT: the recurrent dilemma)