[Leica] OMG - about that new Monochrom

[George Lottermoser]

On May 12, 2015, at 1:37 PM, Robert Adler 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/>

Not sure about the glass itself Bob.
I'd guess, at these prices, the best of the best only being sold.

But lens barrels, focusing threads, aperture wheels will be engineered for follow focus wheels automatic stop down hardware ad ons which go on to the professional cine-cameras they're intended for.

A cinematographer needs to follow focus while doing dolly and crane shots;
open and close the shutter while moving from inside to outside; etc. etc.
So these lenses need to adapt to existing cinematographic tool boxes… seamlessly.

Regards,
George Lottermoser 

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