[Leica] OMG - about that new Monochrom

[Ken Iisaka]

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
> >
> >
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>
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