[Leica] Looking forward to a week of shooting with the DMR

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Thanks Ted for the informative and prompt reply.

Someone has offered to purchase my Contax RTS II with 25mm, 60mm and 85mm 
f1.4 lenses for $1500. Another gent has offered an even swap for an 
excellent condition 100mm Macro Elmarit (Non-ROM) lens. I am thinking of 
going for the Macro Elmarit swap deal.
Do you think this lens is truely a cut above the Zeiss lenses I will be 
trading away?
I would next add another Leica R wideangle lens as I am not exactly thrilled 
with my Canon optics.

Take care,
Mike 

>From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
>Date: Tue May 17 09:05:46 CDT 2005
>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Looking forward to a week of shooting with the DMR

>Michael J Herring asked:
>> How are your results with the Leica glass on the Canon digital?
>> I am thinking of going that way and starting with the 100mm Macro 
>> Elmarit.<<<<
>
>Hi Mike,
>
>Given there are a number of us on the list already shooting in this 
>fashion, 
>Canon 20D and or other Canon models using Leica lenses via adapters of some 
>make, I know we'd all respond in similar fashion....... it works extremely 
>well. Actually better than that! ;-)
>
>There is a definite difference between image quality with Canon glass and 
>Leica lenses. One would surely hope so. I've found the Leica lenses do what 
>they usually do on film, nice crispy excellent colour renditions. So far 
>I've used the following R Leica lenses on the 20D with excellent results,
>
>R15mm
>21-35 zoom
>35-70 zoom
>100 2.8 macro
>80-200 zoom
>80mm 1.4
>280 2.8
>400mm
>
>And whatever else is kicking around here. Sure there's a focal length 
>change 
>due to the sensor, but who cares, it goes with the territory, live with it. 
>But the bottom line is..... it works! Very well.
>
>This is one of the reasons I'm not wringing hands nor crying over the Leica 
>situation of nothing but delays over their digi back for the R8-9. Simply 
>because, why should we? I mean it might be different if I had a few million 
>$'s invested in the company, I don't! However I do have a very sizable 
>amount invested in their glass and I'll be damned if I'm going to sit 
>around 
>whining, crying, peeing my pants waiting for Leica to get their act 
>together... if ever about this digital situation.
>
>Certainly when there's an excellent ready to go offering from Canon or 
>other 
>digi camera manufacturer. And getting excellent results using what most 
>people say... "I use Leica for the lenses!"  And if that's the case, why 
>sit 
>around waiting for a DMR back when one can have great fun gaining 
>experience 
>in digital right at the moment.
>
>And in the event you still wish to pop a dozen grand to go DMR in the 
>future, you'll be rockin' & rollin' in digital shooting experience and be 
>able to put the DMR into immediate use.
>
>But right now?  heck man I'd go Canon, whatever model in a heart beat! It 
>can't get any better and still use those wonderful Leica lenses. I mean 
>after all, surely you didn't buy them to sit on the shelf?
>
>ted 
>
>
> 
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