[Leica] Canon 20D ;-)

[leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)]

And don't forget to "donate" that R8 to a needy user. :)

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Grant"
Subject: [Leica] Canon 20D ;-)


> Canon 20D! :-) :-) :-)
>
> Hi Tina,
> It's a whole new world out here! :-) Dang I'm having more fun than a
barrel
> of monkeys! :-) The same kind of fun and awe feelings of the very
beginning
> times of learning photography. :-)
>
> Where I thought the Digilux 2 was quite a piece of digital magic, this 20D
> is half way around the world and back when you start to play with it.
>
> No question the pixel numbers do seem to make a difference. Or whatever it
> is, the 20D creates some beautiful images quite different to the Digi 2.
Not
> that the digi 2's images weren't great, they were as you well know how
> excited I was with it. However, this 20D is a camera like a camera should
> feel in these ancient hands. ;-) Or whatever it is, it's wonderful. :-)
>
> I have the Leica-EOS adapter on order from Stephen Gandy, hopefully it'll
be
> here early next week. I wondered if I shouldn't have ordered more than one
> and put them on the Leica lenses I would use most.
>
> Or do you put the adapter on the camera and just change lenses leaving the
> adapter attached to the camera?  The other thought I had was, I'd see how
> well I worked with the Leica lenses doing manual focus on the tiny screen
> viewfinder, or look at a few fast Canon auto-focus lenses. Simply because
> the auto-focus is so fast and right on the mark it's quite amazing.
Besides,
> I'm sure my tired old "one eye" ;-) is slipping sharpness slightly even
with
> the R8 and it's brilliant screen as I seem to take longer to feel I'm
right
> on the mark sharp.
>
> Anyhow a question or two looking for guidance at your convenience. Thanks.
>
> kindest regards,
> ted