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[LRflex] Re: digital

From: David Young <telyt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 02 May 2007 09:07:26 -0700

Neil wrote:

> >  I'm looking to upgrade to a SLR digital and would like to use my
> > Leica R
> > glass.  The more I research the digital SLRs the more confusing it
> > gets. I'dappreciate any suggestions for a moderately priced digital
> > SLR (under $1000) body.  I've looked at the new Nikon D80 and the
> > Cannon 30D.  Any othersuggestions re SLR vs 4/3s?   Thanks to all, Ed
>
>Many of us are in the same position as you, hoping for a way to use our R
>glass on a dSLR. You've received good factual information about your
>current options from others on the list, but I thought I'd suggest some
>other considerations.
>
>* Decide on the camera features that are important to you and the way you
>shoot. If you want "live view", that will limit your choice to one of the
>Olympus models.

Ed and Neil:

That is not entirely true...  the Canon 40D (rumoured to be coming 
this September) is supposed to have "Live View" as well.

Because of the ongoing litany of troubles with my DMR, I am looking 
for a backup camera.

My long gone Canon 20D had a very nice finder, but no spot metering 
and just 8 mp... though for most, 8mp is just fine.  (For wildlife 
work, where, even with long glass, you often need to crop, 10mp is a 
nice luxury.)  However, 10mp, spot metering and "live view" are, 
supposedly, all featured in the coming 40D.  If I go Canon (and I'm 
leaning that way), I'll wait for the 40D.

The coming OLY 510 will most likely have a finder like the 500 ... 
which I find visually small and distant.  OTOH, it will offer in 
camera image stabilization, which would be a godsend to the Telyt 
400's and 560's!  And it will also be a 10+ mpixel camera.  Despite 
what I see as "pitzy" finders, the OLY's (as well as their big 
brothers from PanaLeica and Leica) are capable of delivering some 
very nice photos!  Again, for wildlife work, the 2x FOV is great... 
but a killer for those who want to use w/a Leica glass.

Adapters for R glass are available for both, although at this stage 
only the Canon has adapters which allow focus confirmation.

I very much like the Nikon D200 and the Pentax K10d.  Both are 10+ 
mp, but neither will accept R glass. :-(

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David Young,
Logan Lake, CANADA

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Personal Web-pages: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt
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