Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey Mark, most of the early Canon primes -were- the old primes in the new mount. You are right about primes! In the "normal" focal lengths I only know one other person than myself frequently using primes. He uses EOS cameras but normally manual focus. Frank On 1 Jul, 2008, at 20:12, Mark Rabiner wrote: > Canon needed to come out with new Primes as their old primes were > for the f > mount. I have primes up the yin yang all over the place I've used > since the > 70's I still use on my D200.. Some I bought recently for a song. > Easily pro quality. > > That said I think "who uses primes" I've the only one I've ever seen. > I bet its a full one tenth of one percent of the market. > > The DSLR'S are not small; a zoom lens unless its a bigger one does > not throw > it off. If the cameras not small finding a compact prime for it > seems like > less a smart deal; might as well use a zoom and not have to take it > off in a > sand storm. > > > > mark@rabinergroup.com > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: Chris Williams <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 08:35:14 -0500 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: New Nikon D700 full frame >> >> I have an old 105/1.8. Images never looked good on my D100,D2h,D200. >> >> Images are excellent on my D3 though. Whatever Nikon did it worked. >> >> The SB900 should be available my July 30th. Awesome looking new >> features. >> >> Chris >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Leonard Taupier" <len-1@comcast.net> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 8:29 AM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: New Nikon D700 full frame >> >> >>> Chris, >>> >>> This is exciting. I had my dealer start a list for the D700 last >>> week >>> based on the very strong rumors. I'm #1 on the list. Now I have to >>> wait a month for it to come in. I think a SB900 is in the future >>> too. >>> >>> As for Nikon prime lenses, just yesterday I used my Nikkor 50mm >>> f1.2, >>> 35mm f1.4 and 85mm f1.4. The photos look pro quality to me. Oh darn. >>> They're not auto focus. I guess that means they're not pro quality. >>> Sorry, Leica. You're not pro quality either. BTW I'm still using 4 >>> Nikkors I bought in 1977 and had Nikon upgrade to AI in 1982. >>> >>> Len >>> >>> >>> On Jul 1, 2008, at 1:27 AM, Chris Williams wrote: >>> >>>> It's official now - >>>> >>>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0807/08070103nikond700previewed.asp >>>> >>>> I do like that new SB900! >>>> >>>> Chris >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "mehrdad" Subject: Re: [Leica] >>>> OT: New Nikon D700 full frame >>>> >>>> >>>>> there are also ziess lenses manual focus for nikon too. but the >>>>> quality of the primes need much improvements for nikon >>>>> when they roll out the next camera based on the sony 24 meg, the >>>>> playing field is level!! even pentax and sony will have a 20 meg >>>>> camera. then we will be back to basics and a good lens systems >>>>> will be >>>>> important again >>>>> meanwhile leica is stock in deciding about the upgrade of the M8 >>>>> (as >>>>> of right now it seems up in the air according to one of the >>>>> dealers) >>>>> On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 10:07 PM, Chris Williams >>>>> <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote: >>>>>> Nikon rumors are new primes are coming. Let's hope it's true. >>>>>> >>>>>> Nikon's 85/1.4 is just fine. Faster AF would help though. >>>>>> >>>>>> A new 50/1.2 would be nice. At least Nikon's old manual 50/1.2 >>>>>> can still >>>>>> work on a digital body though. Try that Cannot,er Canon. >>>>>> >>>>>> Chris >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information