[Leica] Re: The New York Times Knows Its Stuff

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Canon doesn't make a D5. (Nikon doesn't, either.) Canon does, howver, make a 
5D. That's the most obvious difference in the two paragraphs.

That said, "35mm" could be in error, too. Because a Canon Mark II still 
might NOT be 35mm. If the NYT uses EOS-1 D Mark IIs, then their photogs are 
working with a 1.3 crop factor--a tad short of 35mm. If, on the other hand, 
they are shooting EOS-1 Ds Mark IIs, then they ARE working with a 
full-frame, 35mm sensor. But, at $7000 a body, give or take, even Pinch 
might feel the pinch. The Canon 5D, of course, is full frame. But, unlike 
the EOS-1 bodies, you can't drag it behind the car to the shoot and expect 
it to still work.  

But, who are we quibble with America's newspaper of record? : )

-Chris Lawson 

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net>
> Are the two paragraphs different in meaning? Other than the word "format"
> thrown in, and the order of the words changed, they seem to be saying the
> exact same thing.
> 
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
> http://400tx.blogspot.com/
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Robert
> D. Baron
> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 8:31 PM
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] Re: The New York Times Knows Its Stuff
> 
> 
> On 7-10-06 Rei Shinozuka wrote:
> 
> > if this were exchanged during a party that would have been one thing,  
> > but since it was for publication, i would have found someone on my 
> > staff who could answer precisely and authoritatively.  but of course, 
> > it was the Times...  :-)
> 
> Forgive me for being obsessive-compulsive, but I note the response has 
> now been edited.
> 
> Where it originally said:
> 
> > A. Yes, all of our photographers are equipped digitally. We currently  
> > use Canon 35mm Mark II's and D5's with a variety of lenses from 10mm  
> > to 600 mm. We have Hasselblad large format equipment that shoots film.
> 
> Now it has been edited to read:
> 
> > A. Yes, all of our photographers are equipped digitally. We currently 
> > use 35mm-format Canon Mark II's and 5D's with a variety of lenses from 
> > 10mm to 600 mm. We have Hasselblad and large format equipment that 
> > shoots film.
> 
> So I'll take my meds and go to bed.....
> 
> :-)
> 
> --Bob
> 
> 
> 
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