Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images@infoave.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 11:21 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon with Leica Adapter > At 04:46 PM 11/9/2004, you wrote: >> > The fair comparison would be a Canon 20D with a Leica/Canon lens >> adaptor against a Leica R9. >>Surely you jest. >>Doug Herr > > Why? Don't knock it if you haven't tried it. The Leica R lenses on the > Canon digitals are the best of both worlds. Beautiful, clean, digital > photos with Leica bokeh! > > Tina > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > Well if you buy a new R8 for 1700 US$ and the new digital back for 4500? and have no need for fast sports action you would be off a lot cheaper then any comparable system I think. According this http://clarkvision.com/imagedetail/film.vs.digital.summary1.html you need about 16 mp for velvia quality and 17 or more for films like techpan. Cameras with those kind of sensors would be this that costs about 8000 US$ http://www.dpreview.com/shop/merchants.asp?id=canon_eos1dsmkii or this versatile back for about 30 000US$ http://www.sinarbron.com/sb54sam_new/sysarch.php The 10 mp Leica back would be enough for most of the applications while the 1700 dollar camera can still use the best films. And as a bonus you can mount the best lenses ever made which you might allready own . The more then 2000 US$ difference will buy about 4000 feet of techpan film with chemicals i believe I fail to see the clear advantage for one above the other best simon jessurun amsterdam