[Leica] Leica announced 3 new lenses.... today......

[richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)]

but but but, Leica Red dots!!! ;-) They improve your photos by at least
5.32% by themselves! ;-P

On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 8:07 AM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Better---shemetter!??  :-)  If your ability to observe and see the magic
> heart grabbing images don't improve???   "LIKE WHO CARES!! These lenses are
> only going to "maybe?
> Make the edges a teensy bit sharper?  That is if you focus it correctly in
> the first place?
> And probably a few other techie things you'll only see on a LEICA test
> bench.
> cheers,
> Dr. ted  :-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of
> Richard Man
> Sent: January-15-16 12:01 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica announced 3 new lenses.... today......
>
> They are from Leica! Better for DIGITAL, no doubt. I am sure they can
> produce graphs showing that they are 13.764% better!
>
> On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 11:51 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Leica announces three next-generation lens models with improved
> performance
> > profiles:
> >
> > .Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH
> >
> > .Leica Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH
> >
> > .Leica Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH
> >
> >
> >
> > The new generation Summicron-M 28 mm ($3,995) and Elmarit-M 28 mm
> ($2,195)
> > lenses will be available from the end of January. The new Summicron-M 35
> mm
> > will be available in black ($2,795) starting in February and - for the
> > first
> > time - also in silver anodised finish ($2,995).
> >
> >
> >
> > Lest you think I have lost my marbles, this is directly from one of the
> > announcements..  The only improvement that one reviewer could find was
> that
> > they replaced the plastic hoods with metal ones..
> >
> >
> >
> > The price on the 35 Summicron ASPH is lower than the net after the 12%
> > discount on the "older" version..  That is certainly improved...  ( the
> 28
> > Summicron ASPH had a price increase, as well as the 28 Elmarit ASPH)
> >
> >
> >
> > Did you hear the one about NEW and IMPROVED Tide clothes detergent?  In
> one
> > instance, they made the print on the package bigger.  In another, they
> made
> > the quantity smaller, but kept the price the same.
> >
> >
> >
> > NEVER believe the marketing hype..
> >
> >
> >
> > Frank Filippone
> >
> > Red735i at verizon.net
> >
> >
> >
> >
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