[Leica] Re: Long Leica R lenses on Canon 1D/D60

[paul.huang@sg.artemisintl.com]

Hi Edward,

Not too much to ask. Thats what joining the LUG is about....I think :  )

Wow, you have a hefty set there, great glass.  I have never made any
scientific comparison between canon and leica so I wont attempt to say
which is better in terms of optics. There are plenty of great images using
both Canon and Leica out there. I think the latest National Geo has a
feature on Bald Eagles and there were shot using Leica R.

In terms of saving money, buying a D60 would not be a big hole given that
you and I have already put in so much on the Leica lenses. The D60 is about
US$2199.  I am not sure what you are using your long lenses for but for me
the consideration was the following:

1. With digital I can switch between ASA 100 and ASA 400 anytime.  This is
indispensable when shooting in a forest where light is absolutely erractic.
By the way, ASA 400 in the D60 and D30 is excellemt, much better than the
slide films that I know of. Very low noise (grain in film)

2. I get a 1.6X multilying effect on my lenses. So my 800 becomes 1280F5.6
that can focus down to below 4 metres..I can shot both far and near and
that happens all the time with birds.

3. I get to process my images into useable files/pix alot faster. I dont
have develop film and then scan them. Download and process and send even on
location.

4. I shot wide open 99.9% of the time so stopping down is not a problem.

5. Most of my work is at www.naturestops.com.  Check it out if you have
time.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,

Paul
www.naturestops.com



Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 17:37:10 -0400
From: Edward Caliguri <caliguri@ma.ultranet.com>
Subject: [Leica] Long Leica R lenses on Canon 1D/D60
Message-ID: <B93D0946.4E67%caliguri@ma.ultranet.com>
References:

- - -- Hi Paul-
    I use Long Leica glass as well (180 F/2.0, 70-180 2.8 zoom, 280 f/4.0
and the Modular system (400 2.8, 560 4.0 and 800 5.6) almost always wide
open so I don't see a big problem in doing this. But I wonder is the
'qualities' of the Leica glass we all know and love really stand out in the
digital world (as it currently exists) or should I just save my money, buy
more film and scan it when I want a digital file? I know it's asking a lot
- -
but do you happen to have a couple of comparison shots that you yourself
can
look at and tell us if you see any differences? I would suppose that
posting
them would not be fair, unless maybe you magnified the centers and a
corner.
    Thanks for the info!
    EC

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