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Subject: [Leica] Fwd: To tempt Fuji X users?
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 08:32:03 -0700
References: <14DB984E-4076-4AB6-910A-612EB59E1C8B@gmail.com>

here it is.....

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Philip Leeson <leesonpj at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] To tempt Fuji X users?
> Date: May 16, 2013 7:15:05 PM PDT
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> 
> Later this year, a 27mm F2.8 "pancake" lens and a 23mm F1.4 are in the 
> pipeline.
> 
> <http://www.fujifilm.com/news/n130417_01.html>
> 
> I tried my 50mm Summicron, on my XE-1, once, only once

I don't understand why you make the point only once Phil? 

did you do it with the Fuji adapter ?, with the latest software ?, and did 
you read the instructions ?  did you use focus magnification per 
instructions ?

please, what were your results?


thanks,


Steve




> 
> Phil
> On May 16, 2013, at 12:57 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> There's the Fujinon 18 - 55 zoom.
>> 
>> Peter
>> 
>> On 15/05/2013 11:09, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
>>> Way too expensive compared to Fuji's excellent offerings. They cannot
>>> be worth that much of a premium. In fact I just ordered the Fuji 14mm,
>>> after seeing the disparity in price with the Zeiss. I am paying the
>>> equivalent of US$750 for the 14mm. Now, if they had the sense to
>>> release a 23mm - the gaping hole in Fuji's line up - it might have
>>> been different, I would have been sorely tempted.
>>> Cheers
>>> Jayanand
>>> 
>>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at me.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>> Just seen these lovely lenses from Zeiss. Bit pricey but should be 
>>>> superb!
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Carl_Zeiss_Touit_12mm_f2-8/
>>>> 
>>>> Gerry
>>>> 
>>>> Gerry Walden
>>>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
>>>> +44 (0)797 287 7932
>>>> www.gwpics.com
>>>> 
>>>> 
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