Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/12

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Subject: [Leica] Summarit-M lenses revealed
From: Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)
Date: Sun Aug 12 13:29:14 2007
References: <C2E4C23C.642C8%mark@rabinergroup.com>

http://tinyurl.com/dfnth       for some interesting stuff

http://tinyurl.com/2fc44y     for the 35mm f2 Zeiss

I think they are pretty good, I will probably eventually buy this one  
as a fast standard.
Frank

On 12 Aug, 2007, at 18:57, Mark Rabiner wrote:

>> Mark, a fun but perceptive post. No question that the Japanese  
>> giants seek to
>> add the German premium quality perception to their
>> marketing. Who knows how much money changes hands in these  
>> arrangements? Maybe
>> the M line is largely a flagship product. Personally
>> I really hope that is not so.
>> My view is that Leica certainly will market a DSLR. Organic or  
>> more likely
>> with a partner. Any bets about next Photokina? I hope
>> that it is Germanic brilliant and sells in huge numbers.
>> I don't see that Leica can ever compete directly. Smarter to  
>> target their
>> premium niche.
>> I don't believe that Leica will emulate Zeiss and duplicate manual  
>> focus lens
>> ranges for other brands. Not unless they are forced by
>> a commercial failure of their M digital line.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Hoppy
>>
>
> The way the prices are dropping on the Zeiss made for Nikon AI  
> mount non AF
> glass they cant give stuff away.
> Not because they're not AF but because they look like Vivitar lens  
> made in
> the 70s third party el cheapo brand glass. Contarex glass they are  
> not.
>
>
>
>
> Mark William Rabiner
> Harlem, NY
>
> rabinergroup.com
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