Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As an avid Olympus OM user myself, I might want suggest to compare the M6 kit to a similar OM kit, which is often thought of as the M-series of SLR's (mentioned on this list more than once.) 21/2 250 35/2 240 50/1.2 285 100/2 or 90/2Macro 520 / 550 OM4-T 510 Total 1,805 / 1,835 You give up a little speed in the 35 but pick it up in the 21. or substitute the fabulous 35-80/2.8 Zoom for the 35, 50, & 90 21/2 250 35-80/2.8 ED 650 OM4-T 510 Total 1,410 Skip At 9/16/99 09:53 AM -0700, you wrote: >Another point is that you have to compare apples to apples. Let's assemble >comparable systems and compare: > >Elmarit 21 ASPH 300 >Summilux 35 ASPH 310 >Noctilux 50 630 >Summicron 90 ASPH 500 >M6 580 >Total 2320 grams > >EF 20 2.8 405 >EF 35 1.4 580 >EF 50 1.0 985 >EF 100 f2 460 >EOS1 895 >Total 3325 grams > >The additional weight of the SLR system, combined with its additional bulk >(hence, leverage, as the bag will stand out from your body more), makes for >a system that is more fatiguing to carry. > >This is the most fair comparison. Weight could be further reduced for the >SLR by substituting the very good L-series zooms, but you know that they are >not the equivalent of the EF primes, much less the Leica primes. And, they >lack the high speed of the lenses I've included here. Next, you must ask >yourself how the Canon primes I've selected for this kit compare to the >Leicas. - ----------------------------------------------- Skip Williams Westfield, NJ skipwilliams@pobox.com - -----------------------------------------------