Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Edward, Not too much to ask. Thats what joining the LUG is about....I think : ) Wow, you have a hefty set there, great glass. I have never made any scientific comparison between canon and leica so I wont attempt to say which is better in terms of optics. There are plenty of great images using both Canon and Leica out there. I think the latest National Geo has a feature on Bald Eagles and there were shot using Leica R. In terms of saving money, buying a D60 would not be a big hole given that you and I have already put in so much on the Leica lenses. The D60 is about US$2199. I am not sure what you are using your long lenses for but for me the consideration was the following: 1. With digital I can switch between ASA 100 and ASA 400 anytime. This is indispensable when shooting in a forest where light is absolutely erractic. By the way, ASA 400 in the D60 and D30 is excellemt, much better than the slide films that I know of. Very low noise (grain in film) 2. I get a 1.6X multilying effect on my lenses. So my 800 becomes 1280F5.6 that can focus down to below 4 metres..I can shot both far and near and that happens all the time with birds. 3. I get to process my images into useable files/pix alot faster. I dont have develop film and then scan them. Download and process and send even on location. 4. I shot wide open 99.9% of the time so stopping down is not a problem. 5. Most of my work is at www.naturestops.com. Check it out if you have time. Hope that helps. Cheers, Paul www.naturestops.com Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 17:37:10 -0400 From: Edward Caliguri <caliguri@ma.ultranet.com> Subject: [Leica] Long Leica R lenses on Canon 1D/D60 Message-ID: <B93D0946.4E67%caliguri@ma.ultranet.com> References: - - -- Hi Paul- I use Long Leica glass as well (180 F/2.0, 70-180 2.8 zoom, 280 f/4.0 and the Modular system (400 2.8, 560 4.0 and 800 5.6) almost always wide open so I don't see a big problem in doing this. But I wonder is the 'qualities' of the Leica glass we all know and love really stand out in the digital world (as it currently exists) or should I just save my money, buy more film and scan it when I want a digital file? I know it's asking a lot - - but do you happen to have a couple of comparison shots that you yourself can look at and tell us if you see any differences? I would suppose that posting them would not be fair, unless maybe you magnified the centers and a corner. Thanks for the info! EC - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html