Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Greg With four lenses coming, both could be right. Who want's to start a betting pool? I cannot because it is illegal in my state. Jerry Grégoire Vandenschrick wrote: > Usually, my dealer is someone I trust on this. He normally speaks only when > he's sure. > I asked him about this new M-lens, two or three weeks ago, when the rumor > first hit the Lug, at that time, He didn't know, was just thinking a new > summilux could be great. I then took that as a clue, nothing more, and so I > didn't relay this assumption. Now, this is another part, When He says > clearly it will be an Elmar 90mm f/4 with ability to do macro, it's too > precise in my sense to be rumor. > > but time will say if I'm wrong on this > > Nevertheless, wrong or not, I'm not convinced it was what Leicaists were > waiting for... We saw here other better idea, even the Noctilux 35mm had > something for him ;-) > > Ok, best > > Gregoire > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 11:27 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] new leica-M lens news > > > I'm not buying (believing) the "90 F4 with goggles" rumor because if > > they went f4 it would be for compactness and they would not want the > > goggles which would ruin that. Some thought the 2.8 135 was ruined by > > the goggles. If they only had that 1.2 screw in thing for the eyepiece > > those days. > > > > > > Also they WOULD need the goggles for extra high speed lenses for more > > accuracy this is the opposite case. > > > > No this is another stupid rumor. I guess you've got this in writing so > > somebodies going to say "i told you so" and i think I'm right and I've > > been pretty lucky so far. > > > > > > > > Mark Rabiner > > Portland, Oregon USA > > http://www.rabinergroup.com > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.518 / Virus Database: 316 - Release Date: 12/09/2003 > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html