[LRFlex] Re: Digital camera while waiting for Leica

Hi Gary,

Recently, you wrote:

> From: "Gary Todoroff" <datamaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I'm needing digital capture for work *now* and am wondering how other
> Leica users have transitioned. The R8/9 digital back still won't be
> out for a few months and may have startup problems anyway. In the
> meantime, a client would like digital for a few book covers and the
> shoot will more than cover the cost of some type of "prosumer" SLR.
> I'm leaning toward the Nikon D70. Would love to use my Leica glass,
> but need to get digital direct capture going soon. As usual, Leica is
> not just months late out of the starting gate, but *years* late!
>
> My current digital workflow is to shoot film on Leica or Hasselblad
> and scan with an Imacon Flextight Photo (6x6cm film gives 135mb files
> at full resolution). What have you used that has given reasonable
> quality in a D-SLR?
>
I'd stick with this workflow until you can get what you want, unless money
is no object!  ;-)

The results that you can get from scanned film are better than any
"prosumer" direct digital, and the 6x6 beats even the Canon 1Ds, which is
outrageously expensive.

To satisfy my "itch", I got a Nikon 8700 (a dZLR), and promptly decided
that it is no match for the R5 with any Leica glass. My wife enjoys it for
snapshots, though. Along the same lines, a D70 or Canon Rebel would be a
good choice. Going with a Canon and an adapter for the Leica glass would
be a good option, as it would give you a chance to assess the need for
digital-specific lenses (which made me re-think the prosumer dSLR path and
opt for the dZLR w/digital lens). Something else to consider is that the
small-sensor digitals take away wide angle capabilities when used with a
35 mm lens, so if you're a wide-shooting-kinda-guy, this may become an
issue. So much to consider!

Anyway, a;though I find this site's test methods to be suspect, they do
provide some good comparative specifications for many models.
www.dpreview.com

Good luck!

Neil


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