rangefinder x srl

[nanny]

<p>I love my MP Leica with the Summilux 50mm lens. But in my country developing and films are getting very expensive. <br>

So, I decided to buy a digital camera. And I will still use my Leica in very special occasions.<br>

I choosed the EOS Canon T2i because it has a nice sensor/fullframe and 18MP. and it is not so heavy.<br>

I would like to have your opinium, about the best lens to buy? I am choosing between the EF 1.4 f 50mm USM<br>

and the EF 28-135mm 305-5.6 f IS USM<br>

It would be perfect to have both lenses , but I have to choose only one in this moment.<br>

Four points are relevant for me: price / light weight/ viewfinder and luminosity.<br>

My preferences in photograph are street and portraits. <br>

Thanks for your advices.</p>

<p>Marianne Fry </p>

[john_tran14]

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<p>I choosed the EOS Canon T2i because it has a nice sensor/fullframe and 18MP</p>

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<p>Sorry, the Canon T2i does NOT have a full frame sensor, the Leica M9 does</p>

 

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<p>I will still use my Leica</p>

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<p>Since you are not going to sell your Leica, you can buy the M9 and use it with all your Leica M lenses. Neither of those EF can compare to your Leica lenses</p>

<p>If you are on low budget now, sell your MP and use that money to buy a Canon 5D II full frame</p>

[mark_pierlot]

<p>I would get the EF 50/1.4 over the zoom. It delivers great image quality once stopped down a bit, and would effectively give you 80mm on your T2i, which is a near-standard focal length for portraiture. Later, you can pick up a better zoom such as the EF 24-105/4 IS L, which is a very fine lens for street photography.</p>

<p>The vast majority of people who criticize the EF 50/1.4 have never used one.</p>

[g dan mitchell]

<p>The t2i should make a fine camera for certain types of use, and it will produce excellent image quality if used with skill and appropriate lenses. It is not a full frame camera - it has a 1.6x cropped format sensor - but it should be able to produce image quality on par with that of 35mm film in most ways.</p>

<p>As to the question of what lens you might want, a good starting point is to consider what you have liked using on your 35mm film Leica. If you liked a 50mm prime on that film camera, then you might like something with a roughly equivalent angle of view, meaning a lens with a focal length in the 28mm to 35mm range. (The precise angle of view equivalent of your 50mm lens on the Leica would be a 31mm lens on the cropped sensor body. Divide your Leica focal lengths by 1.6 to find equivalents for other lenses.) If you are convinced that you want to continue shooting with primes as you probably did on your old Leica rangefinder body, and you are used to a 50mm lens on that system... consider a 28mm or 35mm lens from Canon. I use the 35mm f/2 and it could be a good choice, though the angle of view is somewhat narrower.</p>

<p>If you used 50mm on the Leica, you almost certainly do NOT want a 50mm lens on the t2i. The lens will function in a quite different way. It is the angle-of-view equivalent of using a 80mm lens on the Leica.</p>

<p>The Canon 5D2 mentioned above is certainly a fine camera - I own one. However, we are not certain that you need full frame just because you used 35mm film in the past. And while you could invest in the very costly Leica M9 digital body, you don't need to do that to get image quality that will compete with that of the Leica using film. The reason to go that route would be primarily that you like the functionality and interface of the Leica rangefinder type cameras. Frankly, you can get equivalent image quality (assuming you shoot hand held, especially) from the t2i with the right lenses. I know that some will regard that statement as sacrilege... but I regard it as acknowledging the emperor's lack of appropriate clothing...</p>

<p>Dan</p>

[wgpinc]

<p>Marianne, The T2i is a great little camera. I will try to give you a short list of excellent mid range zoom lenses that will get the full capability and image quality from your Canon T2i. Tamron makes two very good lenses in the 17-50mm 2.8 range; one has their version of image stabilization (VC) and is a little heavier and the other is lighter without the VC. Both have very good image quality and versatility at a reasonable price. Sigma recently came out with their own 17-50mm 2.8 lens with their own version of image stabilization (OS). In the reviews on Photozone.de the Sigma looks even better than the two Tamrons that are both excellent. A little heavier and more expensive is the Canon 17-55mm 2.8 IS lens. Any of these four lenses will give you fantastic results. Use one of these lenses for a while until you feel like you have mastered the camera in that range and then come back and I'll give you some choices for a longer lens to add to your kit. Here is a sample picture with the T2i and the Canon 17-55mm 2.8 lens. Good luck! <br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/11479112-md.jpg" alt="" /></p>

[don_bryant2]

<p>Marianne,<br>

First of all do not sell your Leica to fund the purchase of a Canon DSLR. There is no way a Canon DSLR and Canon lenses will produce the same quality of images that Leica cameras and lenses can. Hopefully, you maybe able to purchase an M9 sometime in the future. </p>

<p>Second, you may wish to learn how to process your own film, B&W and color negative films aren't difficult to process and help offset the expense of processing. Additionally you may wish to consider purchasing film in rolls and loading your own cartridges. Of course printing film is another problem so I am simpatico concerning the expense.</p>

<p>The T2i has received very good marks and would be a good inexpensive choice for a DSLR. If you want a single focal length prime lens that has the equivalent focal lenght that a 50 mm lens does on a FF camera then the EF 28 f/2.8 or EF 28 f/1.8 would be the correct focal length to choose though I have no experience with either.</p>

<p>I do own the EF 28-135 f/3.5-5.6 zoom and the EFS 17-55 f/2.8 zoom. In my experience the EF 28-135 is a decent performer though some have reported poor performance including a close personal friend of mine, so that the quality of that lens seems to have some degree of variability. The EFS 17-55 is a stellar zoom and I would highly recommend it.</p>

 

[g dan mitchell]

<p>By the way, depending upon your needs, are you aware of some of the smaller rangefinder and rangefinder-like digital cameras that have been coming out recently? One of these might well be what you are really looking for.</p>

<p>I'm not an expert on these cameras, but I'm aware of several that are very popular. The Canon "G" cameras are very popular, well-constructed, and amenable to a rangefinder style of shooting. The G10 and G11 are well-regarded and I believe Canon just announced a G12 model. Take a look.</p>

<p>I've also heard good things about some of the "micro four-thirds" cameras, a number of which come in rangefinder style bodies.</p>

<p>Dan</p>

[mattb1]

<p>Not having the exact model on you lens I can't say 100% or not if you can do this, but I would get an adapter to mount your lieca lens on your new Ti2. The issues that you would need to overcome are not too bad; first the apparent focal length would change, next you would need to work in aperture priority mode, and you might not have focus confirmation. Otherwise it would be a lot like working with your leica. Just an option, using canon lenses would get you a lot more automated tools to work with and they have some good ones.

 

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Good luck and have fun with the Ti2. </p>

 

[shawngibson]

<p>Hi Marianne:)</p>

<p>Why not an Olympus E-P2 and your Leica glass? Certainly not a full-frame, but very inspiring and in my very-new experience with it, I don't miss my 5D (35/1.4L and 85/1.2Lii).<br /> Buy the Olympus body and an adaptor, and keep your Summilux. It's a natural move I think...forget the Canon stuff, it's over-rated if you like to travel light:)</p>

[nanny]

<p>Thanks to Everybody. All comments helped me a lot. It is very nice to hear from ones who have knowledge in this matter.<br>

1. Leica + Summilux are gorgeous and THEY will always be very important in my photographs "journeys" , and... also makes part of my life.<br>

2. The T2i will be a new way to discover other horizons.<br>

3. I will probably start with an 17/55 mm f2.8 and as soon as I have this images I will tell you what are my impressions.<br>

In fact I prefer a very portable equipment. <br>

Regards, and thanks again for your time<br>

Marianne</p><div></div>