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Subject: [Leica] $750 f. 0.95 lens for Panasonic GF-1 shipping in time for Tax Day
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 19:40:32 +0100
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I think it is going to be one of those "reasonably OK when stopped down to 
5.6" lenses. Maybe I am too harsh, but certainly what I see in this Flickr 
gallery does not make me want to run and get one.

Nathan

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On Mar 1, 2010, at 3:21 PM, Pasvorn Boonmark wrote:

> If you want to see more picture taken by the lens, there is a set on 
> Flickr:
>  http://www.flickr.com/photos/theleggett/sets/72157623527995554/
> 
> What do you think about it?
> 
> 
> On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 4:47 AM, Kyle Cassidy <kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu> 
> wrote:
> 
>> 
>>> From DP Preview:
>> 
>> After a brief online campaign, US-based company Noktor has announced its
>> first product: the HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 lens for Micro Four Thirds
>> cameras. This ultra-fast manual focus lens with manual aperture control
>> bears an uncanny resemblance to the Senko 50mm f/0.95 C-mount CCTV lens 
>> and
>> shares almost all of its vital specifications. The company, that appears 
>> to
>> be registered to a residential property in Canton, Georgia will start
>> shipping the lens from April 15, 2010 at a retail price of $750.
>> 
>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/1003/10030102noktor50mmhyperprime.asp
>> 
>> 
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Replies: Reply from richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] $750 f. 0.95 lens for Panasonic GF-1 shipping in time for Tax Day)
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