Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Philippe, I'm not a Canon owner and have not "embraced" Canon, but I have used Canon dSLR's and lenses for work. I think you can almost do anything with the 16-35/2.8 and 70-200/2.8 IS. I have also used the 24-70/2.8 for portraits on a MkII with excellent results. Now if you think the "Leica one lens only" theory with Canon, you may want to check out the 85/1.2. That's an amazing lens. For keeping just one Leica lens, I'd go with the 35/f2 'cron. Chris ps - I spent $30 on Belgium beer yesterday ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philippe Orlent" <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> To: "LUG Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 1:13 PM Subject: [Leica] not entirely OT: the recurrent dilemma > Since I won't be buying an M8, and waiting for an M9 -not being sure if > it will be worth all the bucks, and if it will be full > sensor- is not really an option, I have some decisions to make. > Digital has always been a bit on the side: not that I don't have good > digital cameras, but the ones that I have, have their > quirkinesses. Until now, that wasn't a problem, because most of the time > that I was really concentrating on photography, it was > still an analog process. But the beast of full digital has been roaring > in my head for too long now. > So I've come to the conclusion that, to keeps things simple and pleasant, > digital is the way to go, even if my hearth still tends > to these mechanical beauties that were made in former eras. > I'll go the Canon 5D route, and I have almost decided on lenses, too. > I'm pretty sure that a lot of you switched to or embraced Canon, so some > first hand experiences would help to smoothen out the > 'fear' for the steep costs involved. > > What are your impressions of the following lenses? > Canon EF 24-70mm L f2.8 USM > > Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS USM > > Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8L USM > > And, if you'd only keep one lens on your analog M, which one would that > be? > > I was thinking of selling everything except for one good M body, and then > buying a Summilux 35 ASPH to glue on it forever. A > perfect B&W street dedicated machine, so to speak. > > Other -and wise(r)- suggestions? > > Thanks, > > Philippe > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information