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Subject: [Leica] To tempt Fuji X users?
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 14:48:51 -0700
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Thanks, I understand.

Sent from my iPhone
Steve Barbour

On May 17, 2013, at 2:41 PM, Philip Leeson <leesonpj at gmail.com> wrote:

Well, first of all, being a cheapskate, I bought just the Kiron(?) adapter?
And basically, I'm satisfied with the Fuji lens performance, and Autofocus 
works fine for me.
Maybe I'll have to work with it a bit.
But what I'd really like to do is consider the ME?

Phil

On May 17, 2013, at 10:32 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> 
wrote:

> 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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