Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Someone writing for the FINANCIAL TIMES thinks that a product costing a forth what another's does is a "direct competitor"? I'd call that pretty bottom line dumb. And bottom lines is what these guys would supposed to be what they know about on that particular paper. Just because It's not pork belly's and hedge funds but optical science is no excuse for not understanding basic marketing and manufacturing facts. Yes you can make something out of plastic and it will still take pictures. Mark William Rabiner > From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 00:36:06 +1000 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Here's how to do a zooming viewfinder > > But maybe doesn't understand all of the reasons why people buy Leica, > Nathan. > > Cheers, > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > On 21 September 2012 22:15, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > >> Ingenious indeed. By coincidence, I just read a review of the X Pro 1 in >> the Financial Times, and the key paragraph reads as follows: >> >> "Think of it as a direct competitor with the Leica M9, but at almost a >> quarter the price, two-thirds the build quality, seven-eighths the picture >> quality ? and twice as easy to use, with more features, many of them >> (especially the fantastic viewfinder) key to fine photo making." >> >> It is written by someone who clearly knows photography. I suspect that >> even the last 1/8 image quality (I am not even sure about that) is largely >> negated by handholding. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Op Vr, 21 september, 2012 13:33, schreef Richard Man: >>> Still will almost certainly not get an X-PRO-1, but this is how to handle >>> a >>> zoom lens in a (hybrid) optical viewfinder: the framelines change size >>> smoothly and then the magnifier lens kicks in and out as needed. >>> >>> < >>> >> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/7230565274/fujifilm-shows-off-zoom-lens-on-x >> -pro1-and-denies-xf-lenses-allow-full-frame >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Nathan Wajsman >> photo at frozenlight.eu >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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