Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You're right I forgot about that. Gorgeous camera! They needed a new letter in the alphabet not a new or no number. Mark William Rabiner Photography > From: Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:34:51 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica S___ > > The Leica S1 was a scanner camera made in 1996. I saw one at PMA in New > Orleans that year. > > On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 11:29 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at > rabinergroup.com>wrote: > >> The new S NaN is cheaper than the S2 ; which is really the S1. >> It seems tweaked and better and all respects. Including a better price. >> "not only are we making it better for you! We are making it cheaper!" >> Perhaps there is something in the employee cafeteria to inspire the >> workers >> to work faster and happier. A new packet to put in your coffee or tea >> instead of NutraSweet. Not light blue but rainbow colored. >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> >>> From: "Henning J. Wulff" <henningw at archiphoto.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:07:56 -0700 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] So, did the price of DMR's just plummet? If so, I >> might >>> be tempted to buy another one. >>> >>> No 'new' lenses, just some announcements on formerly announced lenses, >> and a >>> rebadged Schneider TS. >>> >>> The S upgrade seems to be mainly upgraded processing power. >>> >>> Henning >>> >>> >>> On 2012-09-17, at 7:51 PM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: >>> >>>> Yes on the new S, but they are not giving many details, as to what is >>>> changed. A couple of new lenses though which is good news. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Gene >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> >>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 8:17:56 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] So, did the price of DMR's just plummet? If so, I >> might >>>> be tempted to buy another one. >>>> >>>> Locally at least some dealers have been instructed to buy used R lenses >>>> again for the last few weeks. I think you missed the boat on cheap R >> lenses >>>> some time back anyway (with the Canon option) >>>> Probably you wouldn't buy one just to use a couple of short R lenses, >>>> Vick??? >>>> But what about those folks with a cupboard full of the magnificent long >>>> APO Summicron Rs etc?' >>>> My initial impression is that M shooters with a lot of M lenses and >> still >>>> some of the top line R ones might find this attractive? I bet that Leica >>>> sells all of the M's they can make but only a handful of the R stuff for >>>> them though. >>>> Starting from scratch it wouldn't make sense to buy into this system. >> The >>>> full frame Nikons (or Canon I guess?) with dedicated AF lenses make more >>>> sense for most folks... but then Leica enthusiasts aren't most folks ;-) >>>> Interesting that all but one R lens owner I know so far is not overly >>>> impressed. >>>> >>>> Back in 2009 when I was in Germany, Stefan Daniel said there would be no >>>> R10 or conventional dSLR from them but there would be a means to use R >>>> lenses, Still true. >>>> >>>> Anyone else notice the new S as well???? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Geoff >>>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 18 September 2012 10:34, Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> wrote: >>>> >>>>> So, did the price of DMR's just plummet? If so, I might be tempted to >> buy >>>>> another one. >>>>> >>>>> And, the price of R lenses that overlap the M range, did they just >> plummet >>>>> too? >>>>> >>>>> ergo, why would you want the 80/1.4 when the 75/1.4 can now be focused >>>>> accurately with Live View, and compensated for any focus shift? >>>>> >>>>> ....idle thoughts when I should be doing homework.... >>>>> >>>>> Vick >>>>> >>>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See >>>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< >> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >>> Henning Wulff >>> henningw at archiphoto.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information