Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I am thinking of going the digi route - at least for studio work. >I have really liked my R7 with 60mm 100mm APO lenses but the canon >20D is catching my eye. >Anyone jumped into canon lately? >What lenses come close to leica performace? You mean primes or zooms? Canon doesn't have that many primes and few are 'L' class. That said, the 50mm f/1.4 and 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro are highly rated. That being said, you'll be disappointed if you try to use them as manual focus lenses -- I find the throw to be too soft and 'distant'. But that can be said about using all auto-focus lenses as manual focus, so leaving that out.... The tri-partite zoom lenses that are "must-haves" are the: 16-35mm f/2.8 L; 24-70mm f.2.8 L; 70-200 f/2.8 L. But they're not as good as the primes in the same range. So it's all up to you. Of course you can use your 'R' glass on a Canon with an adaptor. Karen -- Karen Nakamura http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/