Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Adam, there is a similar problem with the 20D and the 300D (Rebel), must be the pentamirror system. The colours are superb, though a little more DOF would be better, but not much. I think you ought to try the 20D though as a comparison, you may save a lot of cash, the quality is exceptional even in most extreme situations. It got better points for image quality than the 1D mkII in most camera tests in the German Press. Take a look at these (if you haven't seen them already): All with the 20D anf a Summicron_R 35/2 all with minimal post-processing after Raw->Tiff conversion, then resized as jpegs. http://gallery.leica-users.org/TESTS/Bude_0005_RT8_copy Full frame http://gallery.leica-users.org/TESTS/Bude_centre_RT8 centre crop http://gallery.leica-users.org/TESTS/Bude_left_RT8 right of frame The new shot of Posy was taken with the same set-up at Iso equivalent 1600. http://gallery.leica-users.org/TESTS/Posy_0007_RT8_copy full frame http://gallery.leica-users.org/TESTS/Posy_Centre_1600ASA centre crop cheers Douglas Adam Bridge wrote: > Here's one taken on your basic rainy/storm day in northern California. > I went to shoot a "lantern tree" (I don't have a clue about what it's > really called) whose blossoms were this glorious pink on an otherwise > dismal day. > > This was taken with the 10D and the Leica 100mm APO. Shot at ASA 800. > This is slightly cropped. I was stopped down a bit but not enough > really for what I wanted to achieve. This is close. Focusing the 100 > on the Canon is VERY difficult. I should have been using a tripod but > this was a quicky shot and didn't have the tripod in the Element. > > <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2004-December/winterpiercing-frmd.jpg> > > I am going in tomorrow and mounting this lens on a 1D MkII and > checking out the focusing. If it's as good as the R8 . . . well > there's a 1Ds in my future. I can see it. > > Adam > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >