Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, To a certain extent I agree, maybe it was a poor comparison when considering SLRs. I was just comparing the price of what you get for your money. Personally I find the viewfinder of the Digital Rebel (EOS 300D) adequate (but no more). For my general subjects, trains, landscapes, seascapes, I hardly ever need the quality required for the long lenses such as the ones you use, for that I still have my SLs, SL2s and Rs. I tend to use lenses between 21 and 35mm the most (and sometimes a 100mm Macro). This does, of course, reveal one shortcoming of the Canon and Nikon sensors, and the Leica when we get it, the muliplication factor of 1.5 or 1.6 when compared with full frame. What I do not particularly like about the DR is that it is way too lightly built. My reason, apart from the dumping prices now being offered in Europe, for buying the Canon was the compatibilty via adapters with about 15 lenses of various mounts(Leica R, Canon,Contax/Yashica, M42) which I have in my cabinet, ranging from 15 to 600mm. If Leica had decided to install a full frame sensor with 10 or more Megapixels and the touch screen palm pc sized monitor/remote control/storage unit I dream of, then my decision to wait for Leica would have been made. I fully understand that for your line of work most Digital SLRs at an affordable price just don't make the grade, and I would be surprised if any digital equipment can, at present, supply the quality we have so often seen in your shots. Douglas Douglas Herr schrieb: >"Douglas M. Sharp" <DouglasMSharp@netscape.net> wrote: > > > >>A slightly heretical question.Does anyone really think that a Leica >>Digital Back, or maybe even an M7D is going to make such >>a difference when compared with, for example, an EOS with Leica lenses >>on it , as far as I'm concerned the breakdown of >>a qualitively good image is as follows, in order of importance. >> >> > >Perhaps I missed this in your list of features, but how much difference >does a good viewfinder make in your photos? Compare the digital Rebel's >pentamirror viewfinder with an M or R8/R9 viewfinder; in my experience a >good viewfinder is a MAJOR aid when using manual focus, and consider that >even if using Canon EF lenses on the Rebel the tolerances for accurate >focus are only +- 1 DOF (vs. better EOS bodies, +- 1/3 DOF). Methinks >comparing the cost of a Leica back with a digital Rebel is like comparing >the cost of a Leicaflex SL with a Practica. > > >Doug Herr >Birdman of Sacramento >http://www.wildlightphoto.com >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- Ihre bevorzugten Shops, hilfreiche Einkaufs-Hilfen und gro?artige Geschenk Ideen. Erleben Sie das Vergn?gen online einzukaufen mit Shop@Netscape! http://shopping.netscape.de/shopping/