Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They are not necessarily optically superior, but conform to cine lens standards for focus and aperture control, besides built to be more durable, weather-resistant, etc. http://wolfcrow.com/blog/what-is-a-cine-lens-and-why-must-it-be-different-from-a-photo-lens/ On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 11:37 AM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > So why are these lenses so much better for video than the M lenses? I know > nothing about video... > Thanks for any clue, > Bob > > On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 11:31 AM, George Lottermoser < > george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: > > > > > On May 12, 2015, at 12:42 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > > > > > I'm sure there will be a market for these lenses but I have absolutely > no > > > interest in video. I am still a believer in the power of the still > > image. > > > It's depressing to me that so many photographers have switched to video > > > instead. Whenever I click on a photo link on the computer and a video > > pops > > > up, I exit as quickly as possible. > > > > > > Curmudgeon Tina > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 12:35 PM, George Lottermoser < > > > george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: > > > > > >> <http://cw-sonderoptic.com/m-pl-mount/> > > > > I, on the other hand, love both still photography and cinematography. > > They both have magical powers to tell stories > > in ways that words alone cannot. > > > > The idea that an M or MM Leica can produce both impeccable stills > > and remarkable motion pictures > > and one can hold it in the palm of one's hand > > instead of an old Panavision, or Arriflex, or Mitchell, or ? > > > > simply gives a lover photo and cinema story telling chills and > goosebumps. > > > > Regards, > > George Lottermoser > > > > http://www.imagist.com > > http://www.imagist.com/blog > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Bob Adler > www.robertadlerphotography.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Ken Iisaka first name at last name dot org or com