Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Forgot to add this in a previous post http://www.phaseone.com/content/p1digitalbacks/p-series.aspx where they state their 22mp backs come close to film. best,simon jessurun ----- Original Message ----- From: "animal" <s.jessurun95@chello.nl> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 12:24 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon with Leica Adapter > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tina Manley" <images@infoave.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 11:21 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon with Leica Adapter > > >> At 04:46 PM 11/9/2004, you wrote: >>> > The fair comparison would be a Canon 20D with a Leica/Canon lens >>> adaptor against a Leica R9. >>>Surely you jest. >>>Doug Herr >> >> Why? Don't knock it if you haven't tried it. The Leica R lenses on the >> Canon digitals are the best of both worlds. Beautiful, clean, digital >> photos with Leica bokeh! >> >> Tina >> >> >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> > Well if you buy a new R8 for 1700 US$ and the new digital back for 4500? > and have no need for fast sports action you would be off a lot cheaper > then > any comparable system I think. > According this > http://clarkvision.com/imagedetail/film.vs.digital.summary1.html > you need about 16 mp for velvia quality and 17 or more for films like > techpan. > Cameras with those kind of sensors would be this that costs about 8000 US$ > http://www.dpreview.com/shop/merchants.asp?id=canon_eos1dsmkii > or this versatile back for about 30 000US$ > http://www.sinarbron.com/sb54sam_new/sysarch.php > > The 10 mp Leica back would be enough for most of the applications while > the > 1700 dollar camera can still use the best films. > And as a bonus you can mount the best lenses ever made which you might > allready own . > The more then 2000 US$ difference will buy about 4000 feet of techpan film > with chemicals i believe > > I fail to see the clear advantage for one above the other > best > simon jessurun > amsterdam > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information