Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi All- In the current (March/April 2006) issue of "Photo Techniques" magazine there is a comparison of 3 dig SLR cameras. What caught my interest was the comparison of Leica R lenses vs. Canon L lenses on the Canon EOS 1Ds MKII via an adapter. The Leica lens shines in a number of quality issues: sharpness, less lens aberrations, greater contrast, higher color saturation, color accuracy, bokeh, and a more pleasing "look" of the print off an Epson printer. I had read that several Luggers are using this combo- with great results. I was going to try this on a Canon 5D- but my 19mm F2.8 R lens had an interference problem- so I quit trying. The 5D wasn't mine, and I didn't have other lenses with me. A photographer in LA just told me yesterday that they switched from Hasselblad ( sold 3 systems for $3600) to Canon digital- and I mentioned that some photogs were using the Leica lenses via adapter- and lo and behold- there is a comparison written up. You can read the end of the article at the newstand in a few minutes without buying the mag. Stasys