[Leica] OT: Blasphemy Canon EOS 5D Mark II!

[gregj_lorenzo at hotmail.com (Greg Lorenzo)]

Thanks Henning and everyone else who posted on this.

 

I am just starting to consider what to do with my longer R glass. It is too 
good not to use and I prefer to use the SLR for any subject requiring a 
longer lens then 90mm. The zooms are handy as well as I can cover 35 -180mm 
with two Leica zoom lenses.

 

I think I will buy an adapter for Canon and then rent a camera for a week to 
see if the compromises are worth it.

 

Greg Lorenzo

Calgary, Canada
 
> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:55:02 -0700
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> From: henningw at archiphoto.com
> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Blasphemy Canon EOS 5D Mark II!
> 
> At 11:13 AM -0700 11/2/09, Greg Lorenzo wrote:
> >Been ignoring digital SLR's as Leica has only made the now discontinued 
> >DMR.
> >
> >
> >
> >Is the Canon EOS 5D Mark II my best digital FF option for using with 
> >my R glass?
> >
> >
> >
> >TIA.
> >
> >
> >
> >Greg Lorenzo
> 
> Greg, if you have neither Canon nor Nikon lenses you can go either 
> route depending on which camera seems to handle better. Image quality 
> overall is a toss-up. The Canon has higher resolution.
> 
> Leica R lenses work on the Nikons with the Leitax conversions, which 
> are reversible. On the Canons, you don't have to touch the lenses but 
> can use adapters with or without focus confirmation. If you use the 
> lenses regularly it's probably best to have an adapter on each lens, 
> so the cost overall isn't going to be a lot different.
> 
> In either case, it's probably reasonable to get one decent mid range 
> zoom of the manufacturer's make to realistically judge the useability 
> of the Leica lenses against the camera manufacturer's integrated 
> offerings.
> 
> Personally, I prefer the Nikon bodies by a slight margin, but overall 
> like the Canon system better and currently use the 5DII.
> 
> A good idea might be to get a used Canon 5D, which are available for 
> less than $1500 and see if you like it. Get one Leica R to Canon 
> adapter and you're away. The Canon 5D quality is still one of the 
> best and it will give you a good idea if you can live with one of 
> theses solutions.
> -- 
> 
> * Henning J. Wulff
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