Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Luis, A 35 Summicorn it will probably be. Cheers, Philippe Op 10-feb-07, om 23:18 heeft Luis Ripoll het volgende geschreven: > Hi Philippe, > > I'm not very attracted for the digital and I'm classical mad, in other > words, actually I only know the Leica and Rolleiflex TLR, for me > digital is > attractive as a complement and for me it has the following > inconvenients: On > Leica I would prefer the format 1:1, you are dependend of the > batteries and > of the technoly that changes very fast, when you shot you should > thinking > before which kind of image do you want to use finally depending if you > enlarge or not, printing B&W gives not a tonal range as the > chemical process > (I'm sorry I never say analogue, IMO this word can be applied on other > processes, but not on photography). The advantage of digital is > that you > have onky one camera (Color & B&W) and you can shoot every picture > at a > different sensibility. > > I don't know anything about the 5D, I only see the Nathan's > pictures and the > optics looks very great. > > I don't know which is your outfit..., but I would try to keep the > classical, > I'm very happy with my 2 35mm lenses one Summicron 4th generation > and the > Summilux pre-ASPH, both are really compact and this is what I like. > > I hope with my opinion not give you more troubles > > Saludos cordiales > Luis > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En > nombre de > Philippe Orlent > Enviado el: s?bado, 10 de febrero de 2007 19:14 > Para: LUG Group > Asunto: [Leica] not entirely OT: the recurrent dilemma > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >