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Subject: [Leica] So, did the price of DMR's just plummet? If so, I might be tempted to buy another one.
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:15:35 -0700
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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
>>> 
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> Henning Wulff
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