Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Longer TS lenses are great for product shots and such, and become more significant the larger the sensor (or film) gets. Henning On 2012-09-17, at 9:10 PM, Richard Man wrote: > Isn't 120 TS similar to 90mm on the 35mm? I thought the most useful TS are > on the short end (for architecture)? > > On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 9:07 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw at > archiphoto.com>wrote: > >> 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 >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Henning Wulff henningw at archiphoto.com