Re: [Leica] EOS out of running; now R8 vs. M - wife has spoken

[George Day <george@rdcinteractive.com>]

Mitch,

Before you throw your EOS out the window, how about actually trying some of
the high-end Canon lenses?  The 100 and 135/2, the 28-70 and others are
easily (here come the flames) on par with the best optics, including Leica,
out there.  They are made for professionals with professional expectations
and they perform.  EOS makes a great second system to an all-manual M
system, but it's not fair to judge L lenses or the system itself by the
standards of consumer OEM lenses.

on 11/14/01 6:29 AM, Zeissler, Mitch at mzeissle@gcipoa.gannett.com wrote:

> All...
> 
> What a difference a couple weekends make!  1) I got the film back from
> our recent vacation and was able to get it all scanned.  2) My wife and
> I also had a low level [below the radar] discussion about SLR glass and
> photo wants.
> 
> When I broached the subject of new SLR glass, she was very specific
> about what she would like to see if I pursued that direction.  Leica and
> nothing else, as close to what we get with the M glass as possible [I
> *KNEW* that would make Mark Rabiner happy!].
> 
> When I scanned the images we captured using the longer lenses [90mm M
> and 135mm M glass vs. old 70-210mm Vivitar SLR, new 35-135mm ASPH Sigma
> SLR, and Canon G1 digital glass], the Leica glass won hands down.  The
> Leica images were all much clearer, sharper and haze/flare free.
> 
> The wide-angle shots were all with Voigtländer glass and were pretty
> decent [crisp, good contrast and detail], except for *any* with direct
> light source lens flare.  The lens flare from the 21mm Voigtländer is
> the worst I have ever seen and contains very strange artifacting.  I'll
> post some examples after I am finished processing everything.  All of my
> Voigtländer lenses are going to be replaced by Leica glass shortly.
> 
> At this time I am ruminating about the next step in the decision
> process: R8 vs. M.  I am considering the R8 with the 35-70mm f/4.0 Elmar
> and the 70-180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit.  I am also considering the following
> M glass: 75mm f/1.4, 90mm f/2.0 APO ASPH, and the 135mm f/3.4 APO.
> 
> How do these R zooms stand up to the M primes in terms of wide open
> image quality?  This is how I like to shoot for the majority of the time
> and will figure greatly in my final choice.  The SLR configuration would
> also address some desires I have for different shooting [macro, long
> telephoto, etc.], but much of my shooting these days is wide-angle to
> 90mm.
> 
> Any light you can shed on this is greatly appreciated, as I am
> completely in the dark concerning R gear.  I realize I give up a lot by
> not going with Canon, but if it keeps my wife in my court, I'll gladly
> compromise.  ;-)
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> /Mitch Zeissler
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