Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/13

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Subject: [Leica] Be prepared for a glut of Leica bodies Epson R-D1 etc.
From: richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard)
Date: Wed Sep 13 17:17:44 2006
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At 05:09 PM 9/13/2006, Adam Bridge wrote:

>On 9/13/06, Richard <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote:
>
>>- There will be a big run on Noctilux because now everyone and their
>>brothers want that 75@1 look. Most people still can't focus it worth a damn
>>but what the heck
>
>How do you figure? The focal length of the 50mm Noctilux isn't going
>to change - the crop factor will be the equivalent of a 75 but the
>lens performance won't change. It'll be just like it was on the M6 but
>you cropped the image.
>
>If people ARE thinking like this they'll be disappointed.

People can rationalize on anything :-) !


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In reply to: Message from richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard) ([Leica] Be prepared for a glut of Leica bodies Epson R-D1 etc.)
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