Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That was Zen, This is Tao. Apparently the 17mm TSE from Canon is one of the best wide angles ever. There is even a Frankendigital camera that uses the Canon wide to cover for medium format digital back WITH shift and people are getting good results. On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > No, I was referring to Canon glass on Canon cameras. When I switched to > Canon, before Leica went digital, I bought several of the Canon L lenses, > supposedly top of the line. I was so disappointed! Canon wides are > absolutely awful. My 24L fell apart twice and had to be repaired. The > second time it was out of warranty so I glued pieces back together. The > fringing and CA on the edges of the wides is unbelievable. That's one > reason I've gone all the way with Leica and never looked back. I have used > Leica lenses on the Canon bodies with adapters but since I got the DMR, I > never do that anymore! The CCD sensor is just plain better! > > Tina > > >> 3200 > > >>> or even 1600, it will be well worth the price to me. I'm looking > > forward > > >>> to more dynamic range and lots of fine detail at higher ISOs. The > DNGs > > >>> posted show this is possible with the MM. > > >>> > > >>> I don't want a CMOS sensor. I've already compared the two and much > > >> prefer > > >>> what I get from CCD. Why would I want anything that is already > > available > > >>> with the Canon I have and hate? > > >>> > > >>> Tina > > >>> > > >>> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 5:08 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at > > >>> rabinergroup.com > > > > >> wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> What's on my mind is the people who would buy the Leica M9 Monochrom > > >> would > > >>>> be who? > > >>>> What's on my mind is the state of black and white image making > after a > > >>>> decade of people shooting digital many of them like myself who were > > >> black > > >>>> and white specialists in film didn't feel the urge to specialize in > > >> black > > >>>> and white in digital. > > >>>> > > >>>> With Erwin mentioning stuff like the new sensor on the M9 will be > CMOS > > >> it > > >>>> appears that the way long overdue sensor for the M9 is not a > permeant > > >>>> invisible dream.: > > >>>> "This intention has been stated several times by high-ranking Leica > > >>>> officials and during the Berlin interview sessions Mr. Kaufmann made > > >> hardly > > >>>> disguised remarks in this direction." > > >>>> > > >>>> So a new sensor competitive with the best from Canon and Nikon is > not > > a > > >> fig > > >>>> Newton of someone else's imagination. > > >>>> Its history which just hasn't gotten around to happening yet. > > >>>> > > >>>> You can have that kind of power ahead of time if you can get an M9 > > >>>> Monochrom. > > >>>> And feel what its like to shoot like you did in the 1990's. > > >>>> When filters meant something. > > >>>> If I was a few notches higher in the dead presidents deparment I'd > > >>>> certainly > > >>>> get one. > > >>>> But if I had the cash in pocket I'd let it sit and fester till the > M9 > > >> goes > > >>>> CMOS. > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> - - from my iRabs. > > >>>> Mark Rabiner > > >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>> Leica Users Group. > > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >>> Tina Manley, ASMP > > >>> www.tinamanley.com > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> 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 > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > > > www.tinamanley.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>