Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yep. The M8 comes more and more into sight... Now where do I get th?t kind of money? Thanks, Adam. Op 12-feb-07, om 22:16 heeft Adam Bridge het volgende geschreven: > 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >