Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/14

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Subject: [Leica] Sign of the times...
From: telyt at telus.net (David Young)
Date: Wed Dec 14 18:44:25 2005
References: <439DD9BC.8050905@telus.net> <D6AAB339-8D68-47DA-BE81-7DE42B723723@pandora.be> <439DFB0A.1090605@telus.net> <439E0A37.5000202@gmx.de>

Douglas Sharp wrote:

> Hello David,
> Nice to hear you're making good use of PTlens, I had thought of 
> getting a Canon WA zoom for the 20D until I read a few reviews, now
> I'm looking forward to getting a Tokina 12-24mm some time tomorrow.
> From what I've read about it it beats just about everything in this FL 
> range into a cocked hat, and at a reasonable price too - more when 
> I've tried it out.
> Douglas

Good Evenin' Douglas!

I look forward to hearing your report on the Tokina.  I've heard good 
things about it.  Rather sad, though, when the so-called "Third tier" 
makers are producing lenses better than the first rank firms!

For myself, I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that there is a DM-R in 
my future... though not likely for 6 months or so.  It may have fewer 
pixels than the 5D, but I like what I see for results. I also like the 
idea of using the R8's finder... the finder on my 20D is no better than 
on my old R3!

Besides, the 20D, at 8mp, makes fine 8x12 prints and very good 12x18" 
prints.  I can count the prints I've made bigger than that, on the 
fingers of one hand... and that's in 40+ years!  So, I'm confident that 
the 10mpixels of the DM-R will be quiet sufficient.

Cheers!

-- 
David Young,
Logan Lake, BC    
CANADA. 

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