Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Let me make a suggestion to those of you who are considering an alternative to the Digital back... Thing seriously about either the EOS MarkII or the D1...Yes, they are infinitely more expensive than the D20. And, yes, you'll get great results with the D20. But IF you were or are planning to spend $4-6K on the digital back (and I mention the higher price because the dollar seems to be heading for the basement against the Euro, which means the price of the digi back has to be going up as we speak), you might consider the higher end Canons, which will be more likely to give you want you're looking for in terms of results. Frankly, the D20 might well provide an image as good as that the digi back will produce, but who knows. And I would suggest that the Mark II and the D1 or D1s will have better viewfinders than the D20 - but they may well not be up to R8/9 standards. (But then no SLR is. ;-)) Actually, the D1 or D1s is probably the way to go, because it will give you the fullframe 35 sensor, which seems to be what most people here want... B. D. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Ken Lassiter Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 8:59 PM To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: [Leica] Digital Module R Like many of you, I am disappointed at the new delays for the Digital Module for the R cameras. I do not want to wait up to another year to get a digital SLR and I don't want to deal with the limitations of my Canon G5 digital for serious work for that long either. So I am considering a Canon 20D with adapter for my R lenses. I think I will get the basic Canon 17-85 mm zoom with Image Stabilization although it is a bit slow. (The G-5 has an f/2.0 lens!) I have not yet been able to find and handle a 20D. So I have some questions: Has anyone used a 20D yet with R lenses? How is the viewfinder? Is the viewfinder bright enough for manual focussing? How is the shutter lag? What are the advantages and downsides of this approach? Any experience and advice anyone can offer will be much appreciated. Ken Lassiter, Boynton Beach, FL _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information