Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, Or a 28-200...I think a Nikon D40x and a 28-200 would be the best carry around kit going - small, light, 10MP, great range. Cheers Jayanand On 3/13/07, Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote: > > On 3/12/07 11:02 PM, "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com> typed: > > > Coming in late to this discussion there are several points to make. > > First, both lenses were stopped down to F11 at which point diffraction > > should be leveling the playing field so differences are due to the on > camera > > imaging chain. > > Second, in camera sharpening or lack can have an effect. Both images > where > > sharpened alike in LR so there is an optimization opportunity. > > Third, while trekking in Death Valley last week my bag with a body and > six > > lenses was considerably smaller, lighter, faster optics, and less > unwieldy > > than my companions carrying a simple two lens SLR outfit 17-40/70-200 or > > equivalent. Plus, IR was but a filter away. > > Fourth, rangefinders float my boat and make me happy. > > > > > > > I'm with you but there are DSLRs and there are DSLRs. > These two lens you mention could be monsters 17-40/70-200 > Like many feel they have to have to do serious photography. > 2.8's Yuban coffee cans. > Or they can be very compact lightweight cheap with maybe not such a great > build but featherweight and with very good imaging quality. > Those are the lenses I prefer when I do DSLR work. Often consumer "kit" > lenses. > And those lenses are only slightly bigger than Leica m glass and I think > not > as heavy. The BUILD you just don't want to talk about. > > But its apple and oranges rangefinder vs. SLR work. > > Still mirror bounce aside the right choice of SLR and you have something > which has some real class. A real contender for elegant usage. And the > optics wont embarrass you. > A D40+ looks real good to me right now. > > And never in my life have I ever shot with such an image making enabling > machine as I have with my Nikon D200. The 12-24 lens amazing. > Kyle will concur. > Pete will pontificate. > Marvin will Marvel. > > > I have often a two lens kit. > An 18-55 whatever it is kit lens. And a > 55-200. Tiny light cheap. > And gets into those hard to reach places. > In effect you've got everything covered from > 28mm to 300mm for just a few small ounces. And very few bucks. > > If I bring my 12-24 along that's still half the size of the 2.8's its a 4. > > But my lenses I've mentioned above are a quarter the size of the 2.8 I > think. And weight. > > There are not ultrawide zoom compacts out that I know of. > > > Mark Rabiner > 8A/109s > New York, NY > > markrabiner.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >