[LRflex] Re: R lenses on a Canon
- From: "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 09:03:53 -0700
I am tending to agree with you on most points. One that perhaps I do not
agree with is that there are a few Leica lenses with no peers and I doubt
that Canon, Nikon or Sony/Zeiss will ever dedicate enough money to support
the development and manufacture of lenses of that quality.
Aram
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From: "a aa" <classwp@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 12:41 PM
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Subject: [LRflex] Re: R lenses on a Canon
> Sorry, pressed send too quickly.
>
> Frankly, I don't believe there will ever be a Leica R digital
> "solution". As time passes, there is less and less incentive for
> Leica to offer a digital R body.
>
> Speaking for myself I will put my Leicaflexes and Rs ( From the
> original Standard to the R-7) and a select set of lenses: 21-35 zoom,
> 50/1.4- last type, 100 Macro, & 180 Apo on display next to my Alpha,
> Contax RTS and Contarex bodies and lenses. Who knows, perhaps in 20
> years they will become collectibles.
>
> Like many others on this list I admire R lenses; let's not forget,
> however, that optically Canon, Nikon and Zeiss are not standing still.
> Whatever your preference, C or N, there is now a first class range of
> chipped CZ prime lenses available to fit your camera. They couple to
> the meter do not over- or under-expose when stopped down and are
> available new. Having used CZ lenses on the RTS system, I am pretty
> confident that optically CZ primes are in no way inferior to the
> typical R lens. Add to this, a good selection of the maker's own
> zooms, and long teles, many with anti-vibration functions, and it is
> clear that either the
> C or N system will be an 'adequate solution'. for most of our SLR needs .
>
> The Leica R system will be missed, but most of us will manage with
> one of the alternatives, I think.
>
> Regards,
> Aklhil
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