Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/21

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Subject: [Leica] OT - Sony Alpha 7R
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:36:56 -0800
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On Feb 21, 2014, at 5:06 PM, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote:

> Yes true, but it's not 50 pro Sony posts :-)


If Leica puts a red dot on the A7r and triples the price is this a pro Leica 
or a pro Sony post?

;-)

s


> 
> // richard "I am waiting for the M11" man
> On Feb 21, 2014 4:46 PM, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Well it will be Wetzlar this year. Customer Service has already moved from
>> its (separate) facility at Solms. The official opening of Leitz Park will
>> be in May. Leica will be celebrating their centenary and the 60th birthday
>> for the M system. Last year the CEO was out here and in an interview he
>> indicated that they will have a new system with AF lens and probably APSC
>> format sensor. Rumours abound! As a guess I wouldn't be surprised if they
>> have some sort of commemorative models as well. That last won't please the
>> forums ;-)
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Geoff
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>> 
>> 
>> On 22 February 2014 09:40, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> So Geoff, what new systems will be announced from Wetzlar this year?
>>> (Shouldn't it be Solm?)
>>> 
>>> You *can* email me off - list. *nudge nudge wink wink*
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 3:32 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com
>>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Who knows what new system may be announced from Wetzlar this year ;-)
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Geoff
>>>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 22 February 2014 09:29, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> Steve Barbour
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Feb 21, 2014, at 3:03 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hardly a cheap option these days ;-)
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Want cheap, crop the corners.
>>>>> 
>>>>> S
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> john
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> 
>>>>> The wonderful R 19mm II f2.8 on the A7r will solve your problem.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> Steve Barbour
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Feb 21, 2014, at 10:52 AM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I hope the existance of the 24-70 zoom means that we can look forward
>>> to
>>>>> 24 & 28mm primes that are free from the fuzzy corners we keep hearing
>>>> about.
>>>>> Possibly a side effect of the lens speed. The zoom is f/4 vs what
>> we'd
>>>>> want from primes: f/2.0 -2.8.
>>>>> 
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>>> 
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