Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why not just buy a Canon 1DX Mk II in that case, for around the same price, and eschew the one solitary lens that Leica has, in its wisdom, made available? I know it does not have a red dot, but it is matched perfectly to those Canon lenses, and besides, it really is a state of the art digital camera body! :-) Cheers Jayanand Sent from my iPad > On 27-May-2016, at 13:25, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote: > > It makes the SL more useable for some, opens the Canon world of 17mm, 24mm > etc tilt/shift lenses and fast telephotos... > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > But I thought you hated Canon lenses? You certainly have complained about > fringing etc. in the past. > I can see the value of putting Leica lenses on other bodies, but I am less > sure about other lenses on Leica bodies. > For me, Leica?s strength has always been in the lenses, not the bodies. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// > <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > >> On 26 May 2016, at 15:56, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Unbelievable!! I still have all of my Canon lenses. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Tina >> >> On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 9:23 AM, Doug Herr >> <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-news/2016/05/novoflex-leica-sl-ca >>> non-eos-af-adapter/ >>> >>> >>> Doug Herr >>> Birdman of Sacramento >>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >>> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information