Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have both the 24-70 and 70-200 lenses. The 70-200 f2.8L IS is by far the best. Wide open it vignettes very substantially which was a disappointment - you'll notice it on your 5D as I do on my 1Ds Mk II. However, it's a VERY useful lens and it's the one most often on my 1Ds with the exception of the Leica 100 APO. I like the 24-70 less well. It's BIG and the lens hood makes it even bigger. And you NEED the lens hood. For me the size of the Canon "small" lenses - the primes and the wide-normal zooms is the reason I love the M8. They are just vast. Even the f1.4 50 is big and it's a lens that I'm deeply disappointed in. Of course my comparison is to the Noct or the Summicron both of which make the Canon look deeply second rate. Also it's autofocus is SLOW. Above 70mm the 1Ds is my tool of choice. It's just wonderful for telephoto use and macro use - the places where the SLR shines. But wider than 70mm I'm very very happy with my first few weeks with the M8. Can't wait to begin doing "Game Day" shots with it at Spring Training next month! I can't mount the 16-35 f2.8L so I haven't tried it. At least I don't think I can. Hope this is useful. Adam On 2/10/07, Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote: > 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 >