Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I apologise if someone has said this already I am way behind in my emails but my 10D was great with my Leica R lenses but many won't work on the 5D (or 1DS) because the mirror is too big. The 5D is in fact less good than the 20D for R lenses. Frank On 21 Oct, 2005, at 22:02, mcyclwritr@comcast.net wrote: > "Let us reflect," he said in photographic context. > > The 5D is a FULL-FRAME digital body with an easily viewable 2.5" > LCD and it's "not much better than a 20D." So you were expecting > $8000 1Ds Mark II innards for $3300? Given the 20D's happy > following, I'd say "any" improvement is a bonus. > > Bonus No. Next: The 5D offers Leicaphiles the option of using at > least some R-Series glass in addition to all the Canon auto-focus > stuff. > > -Chris Lawson > > > >> I bought a 5D and took it back. Not that great of a camera. Make >> sure you try it >> out first. Including downloading the files to have a look at. Even >> with post >> processing I was disappointed. Really not much better than a 20D >> except the >> files are larger. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >