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Subject: [Leica] Who will purchase the 21 and 24 mm ?
From: vondauster at earthlink.net (Will von Dauster)
Date: Mon Sep 15 06:06:35 2008
References: <C4F37699.32F97%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Mark is right, given the current state of technology, as the D3 and  
D700 prove. Add to that the depth of field control issues, and I  
believe it is critical Leica develop full frame sensor cameras ASAP.  
Let's see what the R-? looks like, hopefully next week!

Will von Dauster

On Sep 15, 2008, at 12:19 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> I agree the camera has to keep up with the lenes and that that is  
> the crux
> of the issue and its not happening.
> But 10 vs. 15 megapixels is not the crux of the issue. The megapixel  
> race is
> a proven fallacy. What's needed is bigger individual pixel grabbers  
> which
> can only exist in a bigger format. And that format is 24x36 so we're  
> back to
> Leica finding someone to figure out how to make the edges of the  
> sensors way
> off lens axis grab non distorted information.
>
>
>
> mark@rabinergroup.com
> Mark William Rabiner
>
>
>
>> From: mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:10:00 -0700
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Who will purchase the 21 and 24 mm ?
>>
>> hey sigma even made leica lenses a while back!!
>>
>>  i want leica to survive and thrive. but they need to get into the
>> main stream, everybody is pushing 15 + meg leica is 10, and then u  
>> got
>> the 8k plus lenses. that's far from main stream profitability. i
>> really think they need a set of lenses in the 1~2k range, then a set
>> "premium" @ 5k range but beyond that for a camera that now can not
>> shoot or compete past iso 640 is way too much and i am a leica die
>> hard
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 10:16 PM, Mark Rabiner  
>> <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote:
>>> So Sigma lenses are Tom lenes?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> mark@rabinergroup.com
>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com>
>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>> Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:52:32 -0700
>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Who will purchase the 21 and 24 mm ?
>>>>
>>>> tom sigma makes a 20 1.8 24 1.8 canon makes 24 1.4 none which  
>>>> cost over 2k
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 9:31 PM, Tom Schofield 
>>>> <tomschofield@comcast.net 
>>>> >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Not only the value of enhanced reputation, but also the value  
>>>>> of  all the
>>>>> free advertising from the magazines and websites that will be  
>>>>> raving about
>>>>> the fastest lenses available in their focal lengths!
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 14, 2008, at 7:44 PM, Lottermoser George wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> don't underestimate
>>>>>> the value of reputation
>>>>>> enhanced by
>>>>>> cutting edge
>>>>>> optical performance
>>>>>> or
>>>>>> the small
>>>>>> yet loyal
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> wealthy
>>>>>> Leica market
>>>>>>
>>>>>> opportunity
>>>>>> is in the eye
>>>>>> of the beholder
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Fond regards,
>>>>>> George
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>
>>
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>>
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