[Leica] Leica glass on 20D (was Re: FOM 2 & LEICA - EOS MARRIED.)

[ericm at pobox.com (Eric)]

Ted:

>Certainly when so many say.."Well it's the lens 
>that counts the most with any Leica camera anyway!"

Has anybody done a comparison between the best Canon lenses on the 20D vs.
Leica glass?

Looking at negatives and prints made the old fashioned way, I can tell the
difference from my own equipment.  Once I scan a negative at 4000 dpi, I can
no longer tell the difference in terms of resolution between normal to
moderate telephoto lenses.

On the other hand, Leica wide angles are better than Canon's in terms of
less distortion.  Canon's wide angles are their weakest lenses, from what I
can tell.

I was reading a thread the other day where somebody was comparing a $100
Canon 50mm to a $1000 Leica 50mm.  Somebody else asked, "But did you use a
tripod?"  Well, the tripod use really doesn't matter if you rarely use a
tripod.  I'm wondering the same thing about digital capture.

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Eric
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