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Subject: [Leica] M/240 - the "R Solution"
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:34:36 -0800
References: <CAF8hL-GGsVcVwDrwE=4xwBpQDeY-pQ6Te4zJC78nbeJLdOo2+Q@mail.gmail.com> <CD4D0A91.5822%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Mark, I have no experience of course, neither with Nikon nor with "M"
However, the people I mentioned below, print 50" wide and above.

Their comparison is the $20,000 digital back if they are "cheap," or
$40,000 if they have the $$.


On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:

> There are too many ultrawide and wide Nikon Lenses to count being used by
> pros every day.
>
>
> On 2/21/13 10:02 PM, "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote:
>
> > Nah, R lens are still a niche market :-)
> >
> > Although some "high end" users (i.e. the people who otherwise spend
> > $20,000+ for a medium format digital back) are complaining that the
> D800/E
> > is lacking in the wide angle end (especially in the corners), even if
> they
> > use the Zeiss prime lens, let alone the Nikon ones (these people are the
> > ones who typically print 4 feet wide and higher). So who knows, may be
> the
> > Leica R, especially the 19mm would be up to the task?
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> >
> >> Ah yes, I feel the value of my R lenses rising already.
> >>
> >> :-)
> >>
> >> Vick
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