Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Digital Cameras & Shooting Techniques => Topic started by: Madness on October 04, 2004, 11:41:30 am
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[font color=\'#000000\']They told me it should be very soon, priced around 3000€
The guy didn't even smile at my idea of a student discount
It's just great though, I really wouldn't mind having one.[/font]
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[font color=\'#000000\']Why would you want to turn your nice 24mm into a 36?[/font]
[font color=\'#000000\']1) To be able to use very nice, not to mention expensive, Leica M lenses on a digital body.
2) It's the only digital rangefinder currently available.
I agree, the narrowing of the much loved M series wideangle lenses is a disappointment, but Voigtlander offer some much wider lenses at very reasonable prices.[/font]
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[font color=\'#000000\']I haven't heard much about the Epson Digital Rangefinder lately. I see that Epson showed it functioning at Photokina, but is it available for purchase?[/font]
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[font color=\'#000000\']As I understand it, the Epson Rangefinder has a 1.5 to 1 magnification factor. If you are used to Leica wide angle lenses, want a digital alternative to the M system, and are willling to shell out $2500 for a camera body, it seems to me that you would want a full frame sensor. Why would you want to turn your nice 24mm into a 36?[/font]
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[font color=\'#000000\']IMO the 1.5 sensor is not horrible -- a 21 becomes a 32, which is going to be a GREAT all-around street focal, the 50 becomes a 75 which is a GREAT street tele and the beloved 35 becomes a 50(2).
If you absolutely loved the 35 on your M, then you pop the 24 on the Epson and away you go. If you liked really long RF glass, put a 90 on the Epson and you've got a compact 135. Lastly, the VC12 or 15 become superwide 18 or 22's. In a nutshell, 98% of the most used RF focals remain available.[/font]