Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, David, you can't - But anything you can shoot with an M7 and a 35 1.4 you can shoot with any Canon body - film or digital, and Canon's outstanding 35 1.4, or, if you want to get closer, their 50 1.4, or their 85 1.2...or you could use a Nikon - film or digital - and Nikon's 28 1.4 or their 85 1.4....it simply comes down to preference. B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of David W. Almy Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 11:51 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] It's better than leica glass! And so cheap! Kyle, No, not "any." Imaging formats are not always interchangeable. You cannot use an 8x10 Sinar P to shoot the play action of a football game, just as you cannot use a Yashica 124 to shoot what you might find in available darkness with an M7 and a 35/1.4 or Noct, or an R9 with a 400 or the 19 or 15. Of course, you can interchange formats for some circumstances, but not all. Use what's best for the job. David W. Almy Annapolis - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kyle Cassidy" <KCassidy@asc.upenn.edu> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 9:16 AM Subject: [Leica] It's better than leica glass! And so cheap! > > I'm imagining my R series lenses > > to be better than > > Minolta or Nikon or Canon? > > If you're dying for prints that shame your next door neighbors Nikon shots, > go spend $150 and buy a yashica 124 TLR. It blows ANY leica shot out > of the > water in terms of sharpness and enlargeability. I've got one, it kicks butt. > But as for one companie's pro lenses being better than anothers, I > haven't seen it. Nobody was able to correctly pick the leica shots > from the nikon digital shots from the series of 30x40 enlargements at > my last show, leica shooters included, everybody had their favorites, > but nobody was right. > > There'd been some talk before, and I think this is a fantastic idea, > of mailing around an envelope of prints made by various luggers to the > best of > their ability and taken with whatever glass/cameras they care to and having > people try and figure out what was taken with which. I'd be happy to > participate if someone wants to put it together. > > Kc > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html