[LRflex] WAS: Going digital - Advice sought - Now MINOLTA
- From: Philippe Amard <phamard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 07:52:54 +0200
No problem with me, Minolta is fine, so long as you start a new thread
when you start a new topic ;-) .
.
Yours
Phileicangenieux
badgerhill@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>Hi People,
>I'm measuring all my Minolta lenses to see which are a potential problem with
>the EOS 1ds Mk II. And although I'm not sure how this relates to the topic I
>have to tell you ....I have to tell someone since my wife yawns and can't take
>her eyes off her Maeve Binchy novels when I try to tell her .....that I now
>have two 55mm Micro Nikkor 28mm lenses...one for my old Nikon Photomic Ftn
>(that I rarely use) and one for my Eos 1Ds Mk II that I use a lot. This lens
>is becoming my favorite. It's just phenomenal. I was using the Summicron 50mm
>but I think the Nikon's better. A lens that I almost invariably reach for when
>I can take only one lens. It's Sooooo sharp! Great bokeh! Wow!
>
>Harry
>
>
>---- Dave Saalsaa <dsaalsaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>>Of course the other way to handle it is just not focus to infinity. Put a
>>limiter on the focus ring. Shoot stopped down enough for hyperfocal depth
>>of field. Not too difficult with a 24mm lens.
>>
>>Dave
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Gary Pinkerton" <gpinkcp@xxxxxxx>
>>To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 2:49 PM
>>Subject: [LRflex] Re: Going digital - Advice sought - Thanks in anticipation
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>Google variations of ''dremel tool leica lens modification Canon 5'' and
>>>you'll come up with some things on the Fred Miranda site as well as others
>>>[scary stuff, but several folks have done it]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>From: "Dave Saalsaa" <dsaalsaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>Reply-To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>Subject: [LRflex] Re: Going digital - Advice sought - Thanks in
>>>>anticipation
>>>>Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 14:35:21 -0500
>>>>
>>>>I don't know, Philippe as I don't own a 5D to measure. I do remember
>>>>reading somewhere on the net that the 5D had much more limitations because
>>>>of the larger mirror so less lens clearance. One gentleman shaved his 5D
>>>>mirror with a dremel tool to regain the proper clearance. How he did it
>>>>without introducing lots of dust particles into the camera is a mystery
>>>>to
>>>>me.
>>>>
>>>>Dave
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Philippe Amard" <phamard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 2:14 PM
>>>>Subject: [LRflex] Re: Going digital - Advice sought - Thanks in
>>>>anticipation
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Thanks Dave,
>>>>>precious information here too.
>>>>>
>>>>>If I go 5D, I won't need to buy new lenses from third parties as ,
>>>>>provided they fit onto the 5D, I'll be keeping my pets at their
>>>>>original
>>>>>focal length..
>>>>>But you're telling me the 5D won't take the 24mm , this is already a
>>>>>severe limitation on my plan :-( . Douglas our Birdman seemed to think
>>>>>Canon bodies would take any lens that the SL does. The 24mm must be on
>>>>>that list. This is why I need to know precidely the value of the
>>>>>clearance/gap left by the mirror when it tilts either way. If anyone on
>>>>>the list has got a Canon D and a jauge, please let me know the value
>>>>>you
>>>>>have measured (i.e. I am certainly asking the impossible on the wrong
>>>>>list :-[
>>>>>
>>>>>Thank all for your patience, dedicaton to problem solving, usw.
>>>>>Yours
>>>>>Philippe
>>>>>
>>>>>Dave Saalsaa wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>One thing to note, Philippe, The 5D being a full frame sensor with
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>larger
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>mirror cannot take the EF-S type lenses like the Tokina 12-24. Also
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>Leica 24mm Elmarit will not work with the 5 D because of mirror
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>clearance
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>issues.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Dave
>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>From: "Philippe Amard" <phamard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 7:52 AM
>>>>>>Subject: [LRflex] Re: Going digital - Advice sought - Thanks in
>>>>>>anticipation
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks Javier, Dave et al.
>>>>>>>5D : erratum - less expensive than used to be after all, and no
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>cropping
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>factor if I understand it alright. More, I could then still play with
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>my
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>pets.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Tokina is yet another fine option I've also considered - not bad at
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>all
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>as repeatedly stated here, except perhaps for colour, which can be
>>>>>>>adjusted in the digital lab :-)
>>>>>>>My source : tokina test
>>>>>>><http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/tokina_1224_4/index.htm>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks again everyone for the many contributions.
>>>>>>>More is welcome if you have afterthoughts or breaking news to share as
>>>>>>>there is more in a List than in one head, isn't there?
>>>>>>>Also, wating for Photokina to be over as advised too.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Yours
>>>>>>>Phileicangenieux.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Dave Saalsaa wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I have the Tokina 12 to 24mm zoom which is not mediocre at all. It is
>>>>>>>>one
>>>>>>>>of
>>>>>>>>the best lenses I have in wide angle type. The resolution of this
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>lens
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>is
>>>>>>>>simply amazing.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Dave
>>>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>From: "Javier Perez" <summarex@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 4:20 AM
>>>>>>>>Subject: [LRflex] Re: Going digital - Advice sought - Thanks in
>>>>>>>>anticipation
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I would suggest you go for a full frame 5d or a used
>>>>>>>>>1ds, if you want to take advantage of the Zeiss and
>>>>>>>>>Leitz wide angles. The most annoying thing about
>>>>>>>>>reduced format digital SLRs is having to use those
>>>>>>>>>ultrawide and usually mediocre lenses just to get the
>>>>>>>>>view you might from a fine 25 or 28.
>>>>>>>>>Javier
>>>>>>>>>
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