[LRflex] Re: canon 5D and leica R lens
- From: Douglas Herr <telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 07:42:33 -0700
The 2nd version. On photo.net, commercial photographer Guy Mancuso had
his 5D's mirror trimmed so he could fit the deeper R lenses to it,
intending to use the camera as a backup. Turns out he liked the DMR's
output so much better that he hardly ever used the 5D and he replaced
it with a 2nd R9/DMR. His background was all high-end Canon and he
started with Leica using R lenses on the Canons. He and his clients
saw the difference right away and it wasn't long before he had replaced
all his Canon lenses with Leica-R. The DMR was the next logical step,
and again he liked the results better with the DMR. Given the
experience of Guy Mancuso and of Marc Williams (also on photo.net) who
also switched from Canons and L lenses to the DMR, I find Ingemar's
experience rather surprising.
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
On May 22, 2006, at 7:07 AM, Steve Barbour wrote:
> thank you Ingemar... the Leica R 19 that does not have compatibility
> with the 5D...is it the first of second/ie newer version?? Steve
>
>
> On May 22, 2006, at 12:40 AM, Ingemar Ljungqwist wrote:
>
>> I can highly recommend the combination Canon 5D and Leica lenses,=20
>> compared to Leica DMR the 5D is superior in every aspect - exept
>> for=20
>> the fact that it does=B4nt carry the Leica nameplate. It is much
>> more=20
>> realisticly priced and performs much better, specially at higher=20
>> sensibility. I have tried both the DMR and the 5D, which was my
>> choice,=20=
>>
>> and I definitely recommend the Canon. You can still use your R8 or
>> R9=20
>> as the worlds best camera for film, but stick to film when using it!
>> With the 5D you can use many other great lenses from Carl Zeiss
>> Contax=20=
>>
>> or Hasselblad, Pentax or Nikon. I even use Voigtlander Bessamatic=20
>> lenses with adapter, and I can tell that the Septon 50 mm is
>> fabulous=20
>> considering the age.
>> Just a word of warning, you can=B4t use all Leica lenses on the
>> Canon,=20=
>>
>> the mirror is to large for the Summilux 35 mm and Elmarit 19 mm,
>> maybe=20=
>>
>> also one or two others. It=B4s not a big problem though, the 35 mm=20
>> Summicron is a better performer and it is no problem using that.
>> You=20
>> can easily compensate the extra step by raising the sensibility one
>> or=20=
>>
>> two steps if needed.
>> You will probably also find that not all of your Leica lenses are
>> as=20
>> good as you thought, this is one of the problems with a really good=20
>> digital camera, it outperforms a lot of your favourit lenses.
>>
>> Ingemar Ljungqwist
>>
>> 2006-05-21 kl. 18.42 skrev Steve Barbour:
>>
>>> Just wondering here on a Sunday morning... for a Canon 20 D owner who
>>> uses leica R glass, how sensible is it to trade up to a Canon 5D
>>> especially for leica R glass, but also for Canon glass, especially L
>>> glass?
>>>
>>>
>>> Aiming this simple question at people who may have actually used
>>> these cameras, and have some experience with them...
>>>
>>> I'm interested primarily in image quality, though ease of use and
>>> ease of focus are also very important...
>>>
>>>
>>> ( a very serious question, though I feel funny asking it ... my
>>> recent shooting has primarily been with a leica M3 and old M glass=20
>>> )....
>>>
>>>
>>> thanks, Steve
>>>
>>>
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