Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, Who wants a Nocti? Not me! All I would need is a 35 and a 75/90 - just two lenses would do, and they need not be super fast if the sensor can deliver anything like contemporary sensor performance. At least if they do come out with an autofocus 'M' camera system it would force the customers to buy new, like the S2 did, and that would automatically strengthen the company financially. I see this definitely coming n the next year or two. I know how Blackstone and such PE firms operate, and believe me, they would not have invested without a good probability of a major financial upside, which this will deliver. It will also complete the shift from slow selling manual focus systems (perceived by the market to be technologically behind the times) to faster selling autofocus ones as the main thrust. As for the cost, there are more than enough oligarchs in Asia for them to target and sell to. Can you imagine how much an autofocus M10 Special Edition would cost? Enough margin to give Kauffman a wet dream, I would imagine! (-: Cheers Jayanand On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 2:21 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at earthlink.net> wrote: > ..... Have you seen the prices on current non-AF lenses?.... > > AF lenses would be another $2K....at least, costing $6K and up.... > WAAAAAAAY > Up > > A nocti with AF would be in the $20K range.,,,,, if they could do it.... > > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at earthlink.net > >> I thought about it - but decided it was too heavy and limiting for my > preferred subjects - wildlife and people on the streets. That is why I > would > love a M10 with autofocus and halfway decent low light performance. I would > even buy new lenses for it, can you believe! (-: >> Cheers >> Jayanand > > Careful Jayanand! > Should there ever be an AF M - the new AF lenses will be $4000 - $5000 a > piece, I would guess, and to get a bag full covering the usual 18mm to > 135mm > range will cost $25,000 to $30,000. > Maybe better just to wait and see what a D800 will cost. :-) Cheers Howard > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >