Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:54 PM +0000 9/27/06, mcyclwritr@comcast.net wrote: >Ah, ha, finally we have something to work with. You have a 70-200mm >f/2.8L. Get your hands on a 5D, click that zoom into the mount and >go shoot some close-up, portrait-type stuff at f/2.8. Or, shoot >close-ups of nearly anything, for that matter, just go for >bokehesque background. > >Why? > >The 1.6-crop-factor sensor hobbles this thoroughbred glass. Use it >full frame and let the big horse run. If you have an 85mm f/1.2L in >the stable, let it out, too. > >If that doesn't relieve your digital malaise, try going superwide on the 5D. The 5D with a good copy of the 12-24 Sigma is pretty spectacular. >And all the things you hate about the 10D's electronics and >mechanics are long gone with the 5D. > >-Chris Lawson > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- >From: "Philip Forrest" <photo.forrest@earthlink.net> > >> Perhaps it's the handling of the instrument then. I hate the >>viewfinder, I hate the warm-up time, I hate the lag between shots >>as the camera saves to the card, and I really don't like the crop >>factor. That's 30% of my 70-200 L series lens that I don't get to >>use. > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com