Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am using a Canon 10D (just, I had a D30 until recently) with Novoflex adapter. It is great with the 280 f2.8, which I almost always use wide open or 1 stop down. With other lenses the lack of auto stop down rather rules it out - off the tripod. I can live with stop down (or no) metering but composing and focusing at full aperture is a must for me. Frank > The $7.5K price tag for the RD is still a rumor---like the RD itself. > And > as for supporting its base, there are limits to how far back one can > go. > > RD or not, with my resources if I were burning up to get into R > digital, no > question I would get a Canon 10D for $1500 and a Novoflex EOS-R > adapter. > But I'm ok for now--when I can stop laughing about the Contax ND. I > just > found one on-line in EX++ condition for $3495. Whew, it was $6999 > not too > long ago. It does not pay to be on the bleeding edge. > > Gary - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html