Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mamiya is still going strong in Belgium, especially the 645 series and the RZ67 Pro II. Personally, I prefer working with (rented: http://www.lafabrique22a.com/page.php?id=10) PhaseOne H20 digital backs. See also: http://www.phaseone.com/ > From: "Ruben" <ruben@rhodos.dk> > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:36:55 +0100 > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Digilux 2 review pt posted - many samples > > I'm am happy to read that Mamiya is till going strong in the USA - I can > see > you got the feinschm?cher part from Sams posting - living in a country > close > to Germany some words just becomes "daily use". I use Fuji GX680, when not > shooting square, and I have been waiting patiently for Fuji to come up > with > their own digital back - who knows, one day perhaps they will. --Ruben > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 2:31 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Digilux 2 review pt posted - many samples > > >> Ruben: >> >> What is the definition of feinscmecher? Does it mean odd? >> >> And, Mamiya is out of the pro market? I'm not certain that's true here >> in the states. >> >> Jim - http://www.hemenway.com >> >> >> Ruben wrote: >>> Sam/Henning >>> Would it have been possible to have 4 brands, canon, nikon, minolta and >>> pentax + leica and contax compeeting for the professional market? If > there >>> is only sold one hundred 1200 mm.* tele optics a year and the same one >>> hundred should be devided among 6 camera makers delivering goods for the > pro >>> market that would make sixteen pieces a year eacg and that would not > give >>> much back to the research/developement departments of these companys?! >>> (*and likewise with T&SH lenses and other special lenses) >>> Its happening with mediumformat to - Bronica, Yasica and Mamiya is out >>> leaving the market to Rollie and Hasselblad and perhaps Fuji. There will > be >>> feinscmecher brands like Silvestri, Alpo and Lindhoff but they do not > depend >>> on their own lenses, so perhaps Minolta and Pentax did the right thing > when >>> then pulled out of the pro-market and instead was content with providing > the >>> amateurm arket with som really competent equipment? >>> Anyway even Nikon is loosing terrain to Canon, so the future pro > 35mm/11-14 >>> Mpix market might just have one player left in a couple of years? - sad >>> though >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Henning Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com> >>> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >>> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 7:32 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Digilux 2 review pt posted - many samples >>> >>> >>> >>>> At 7:26 PM -0500 3/17/04, Sam wrote: >>>> >>>>> I wonder if you can recall what was lacking in the XK system? It >>>>> certainly was not an array of finders, screens, diopters, bulk film >>>>> back, intravalometer, battery packs, motor drive, macro tubes, >>>>> bellows, copy stand, or lenses from fish-eye to 500mm. Here is an >>>>> early system map to help you remember: >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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 > > -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html