Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is where I found it http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-news/2012/09/leica-s/?utm_source=20120917en&utm_medium=E-Mail Cheers Douglas On 18.09.2012 06:04, Mark Rabiner wrote: > I thought I'd read that a new S was out without a number after it but can't > find it for nothin. Anyone have a URL mentioning it it would be > appreciated. > Hard to google Leica S NaN. > > Maybe advanced Leica S NO 2? I bet that would work! > > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > >> From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:17:56 +1000 >> 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. >> >> 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 > >