Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They have a new zoom lens which I think is a new announcement. Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henning Wulff" <henningw at archiphoto.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 11:07:56 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. 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