Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Nathan, Your combo made me thinking. Philippe Op 11-feb-07, om 22:26 heeft Nathan Wajsman het volgende geschreven: > Hi Philippe, > > I am late to this party, but anyway...you know my style, since you > always look at my PAWs. At this time, I have the following Canon L > lenses: > > 2.8/16-35mm: I must have a good copy, since I am quite pleased with > the image quality > > 1.4/35mm: superb lens, comes close to the Summilux; most of my > available darkness images are made with this lens > > 2.8/24-70mm: this is the lens I use most often, simply because of > convenience. The quality is good, but it is IMO not on par with the > fixed focal length lenses in this range, but then again, that is > usually the case with zooms. But the quality is still very good. > The lens is big, and it has a weird form factor, since it becomes > loooong when you zoom to 24mm. > > 2/135mm: From the point of view of optical quality, this is > probably the best lens I own. It is fully on par with the Leica R > lenses I used to own. > > I recently sold my 2.8/200mm--it was an excellent lens, but I like > to keep the outfit small enough to fit into my Domke bag, and so I > got a 1.4x teleconverter instead--when I put it on the 135mm, I end > up with a 2.8/190mm lens, i.e. almost the same as before, and with > a considerably lighter bag. > > When reading my comments re optical quality, keep in mind that I > use a body with a 1.3 sensor crop, so I do not see the > imperfections at the very edges of the image circle. > > Also, the people who have praised the 17-40mm are right--it is an > excellent lens, and the choice between it and the 16-35mm depends > largely on whether you need the extra stop of the 16-35. I do, but > your mileage may very... > > All of the lenses mentioned will seem big compared with Leica M > lenses of similar focal length and aperture, but they really are > not bigger than corresponding Leica R lenses. > Cheers, > Nathan > > Philippe Orlent wrote: >> 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 >> >> > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > Opportunistic Image Acquisition > > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com and http:// > www.greatpix.eu > Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > > Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 > Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >