Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Gene, I thought the zoom was already 'announced' when we were last at Photokina and I met you, when they were first showing the S2. I know I've seen it somewhere. Henning On 2012-09-18, at 8:58 AM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Henning Wulff henningw at archiphoto.com