Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My workhorse is my version of your Canon lens the Nikon 12-24 f4 also of course for the cropped format. If I got a D3X I'd be able to use it with more than a few megapixels be everyone knows that once you land a full frame camera you're not using cropped glass any more in cropped mode. You're a big boy now. Nikon anticipated peoples not wanting to stop using their 12-24 by coming out with a 14-24 full frame 2.8 G lens. An amazing optic Canon may take a few more months to mirror. Thing is its not a ff version of the 12-24 DX cropped lens. It feels like it would be. Its twice the size and speed. And its not. - its an ultra super wide. The 12-24 is merely ultra wide; Translating to 18-35. A 14-24 is not an 18-35. Its a full notch or two wider. Zooming into 24 is not the same as zooming into 35. Still you know with this lens on your camera you'd be able to outshoot the heck out of anything. Any Canon. For a few months. With another lens in your bag for reach. Something a little longer. The tri Elmar Wide at 16-18-21 fits right in between! And neatly in a Leica M kind of way does the job if you were one of the five people left on the planet shooting film. With digital its a 21 24 28 Which is the middle of a 18-35 contracted by a focal lengh in both directions. Mark William Rabiner > From: Ken Carney <kcarney1@cox.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:57:00 -0600 > To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Erwin reviews new Summilux > > One of my best lenses is the Canon 10-22, for the Canon 40D. But, when I > get the 5D Mk II it will not be useable. No complaints given the use I > have > had from it, but surely larger sensors are the future, probably sooner than > later. > > Ken > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- >> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Ric Carter >> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 5:45 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Erwin reviews new Summilux >> >> Surely a cheaper, smaller Leica lens could be produced for the M8 >> since the circle of coverage would be smaller. It would have at least >> those two advantages. >> >> Still, we see and hear only of compatible (read full 35mm frame) >> lenses. >> >> So, maybe this indicates that Leica sees a full 35mm frame sensor in >> its future? >> >> Ric Carter >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/ >> >> >> On Jan 31, 2009, at 4:29 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: >> >>> No, no, no, no Mark. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information