Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/17
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I would tend to agree - buy a used D60 to experiment. Or a D30 (I use a D30
to fun around with, and it's great -- you should see it using the 560 Apo
Modular!
But -- Don't think that a Leica digital SLR is THAT far off ... rumors
abound, but a few are, at least in my mind and from whence they came, You
won't have to wait that long. And when it does show up, because of all that
has gone on before it, it will be a beauty. Until then - film (and film
camera batteries!) can hold their own against all comers. I do wildlife -
Ever recharge your batteries in the field - in your truck? Nice and loud.
That's why I need to carry SIX charged R8/9 motor batteries for three
cameras for a day's shoot at times. A royal pain in the rear.
Ed
> Hi Boon Hwee,
> Not all R lenses will work on the 1Ds because deep seated rear elements of
> certain lenses like the 19mm Elmarit R, and 35mm Summilux R foul the return
> mirror. The frustration is that most R lenses will work on the Canon D60
> (and I presume the 10D) because the return mirror is smaller - but then you
> don't have exchangeable focusing screens - and I have trouble maintaining
> accurate focus on the laser matt screen of the D60 / 10D. I wonder if I
> could get Canon to custom build me a 10D with the split image focusing
> screen from a EOS3? Doesn't seem likely. :-( Also I don't know if the 1D
> has a smaller mirror than a 1Ds since the former has a 1.3:1 CCD and the
> latter has a full 35mm size chip and presumably the same size mirror as the
> EOS1 / EOS3 which will foul the above lenses (plus some others). See Andrew
> Nemeth's Leica FAQ site for a more in-depth discussion about what lenses
> cannot be used on the Canon cameras.
> http://www.nemeng.com/leica/002f.shtml
> Cheers
> Howard
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