Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/14

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Subject: [Leica] Leica M Monochrom
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:19:08 -0700
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On Jun 13, 2012, at 7:23 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:

> When are we going to get some independent reviewers to test this baby?
> Leica seems to be very careful in whom it gives test cameras/lenses to, in
> order not to take risks in the news flow, and keep it unfailingly positive!
> Edwin Puts is by no stretch of the imagination an independent reviewer -
> how do his views matter at all, because even if he is right, how do we know
> that it is so? Not worth reading at this present time - maybe later for an
> insight or two after reading a few independent reviews.


heresy but I agree,


Steve


> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 7:39 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> 
> wrote:
> 
>> Jono Slack's was with present(ish) glass - 50mm Summilux asph, 75mm
>> APO-Summicron and 90mm Elmarit-M.
>> 
>> A test to see at what magnification the 50mm APO-Summicron asph betters
>> the Summilux asph would be useful, if little difference in 16" x 24" what
>> is the need?
>> 
>> Puts has just added to his blog
>> http://www.imx.nl/photo/optics/styled-5/chromatic.html
>> 
>> john
>> ________________________________________
>> 
>> 
>> Everyone is using the new 50.  I wonder how it performs with the other
>> present day and past Leica glass.
>> 
>> Aram
>> 
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> 
>>> For those interested. Of course, Forbes Magazine likes it (-:
>>> 
>>> As for me, I am waiting for someone who takes part in Print Exchanges to
>>> buy it, so I can see a print of a photo taken with it!
>>> 
>>> www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-news/2012/05/leica-m-monochrom-links/
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> Jayanand
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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