[Leica] Weight of Canon EOS ID

[tripspud <tripspud@transbay.net>]

Hi Felix!

     That's a handful.  I bet Oskar Barnak would chuckle.  His
idea was to make a camera the size of a small book.  The early
Canons were the result of careful copying of Leica.  And now, Canon
is the leader in digital and the 24x36 size format is still appreciated
to the point were Canon and other manufacturers are stretching
their resources to make the digital camera 'full frame'.

      A guess would be that Canon will try to make future models
lighter.  But batteries remain an issue with all the current gear.
Nobody used batteries in cameras in the thirties.

     Photography was invented before electricity even.  I was at
work the other day and the electicity went south.  Everything
stopped, typical of any modern business.

     Well, it's late, and I'm babbling on.....

Cheers,

Rich Lahrson
Berkeley, California
tripspud@transbay.net


Felix Lopez de Maturana wrote:

> >Hi Felix!
> >
> >      How much does the ID actually weigh with that zoom lens?  As I
> >pointed out in an earlier post, my Leica D with it's lens weights 500
> gr.
> >Does the ID weigh four times that with the zoom?
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Rich Lahrson
> >Berkeley, California
> >tripspud@transbay.net
>
> Hi Rich
>
> The EOS 1Ds 44.6 oz (I think that's 1265 g., but the battery is 11.8
> oz.(335 g.) and the zoom 28-70 is another 35 oz so you are carrying
> almost 3 kilograms! If you have already in your bag a 14mmm, a 16-35mm
> and the stunning 100-400mm zoom with stabilizer...compare to a M7 with
> 12mm CV, 21 ASPH, 28  ASPH, 50 Summicron and 90 ASPH as my ordinary
> travelling gear and that makes a true difference!
>
> Kind regards
>
> Felix

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