[Leica] Leica does not deem the M a professional system? First APO 280s Black

[Mark Kronquist]

> On Sep 19, 2016, at 9:10 AM, FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie at btinternet.com> wrote:
> 
> I saw it too. Large red Leica badge on the hood, I thought. 
> 
>    On Monday, 19 September 2016, 15:42, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote:
> 
> 
> Maybe just a Nikon with a red badge ;-) The APO Telyt Modular lens units are all beige...
> 
> john
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> John,
> It was black, with a red badge and white writing, but having looked at links for the 280/2.8 I got the impression that the one I saw at the GP had its badge further away from the camera up the barrel.
> 
> I now feel guilty for not taking a screenshot, as I appear to be an unreliable witness - shades of Twelve Angry Men...
> 
> Douglas
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> 
>> Only large Leica lenses I know of with a big badge are the 280/2.8 Apo and 
>> the APO Modular range - was it black or beige?
>> 
>> john
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 
>> Incidentally, I saw a large Leica badge on a large lens sticking out of a 
>> cluster of photographers at the start of the Singapore grand prix 
>> yesterday.
>> I found it hard to believe, and wound the segment back, but the camera 
>> wasn't visible. I meant to take a screen shot of it later and post it here 
>> with a query, but life intervened....
>> 
>> I presume it was on an M.
>> 
>> Douglas
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> 
>>> "The Business Unit Professional bundles marketing and sales activities in
>>> the B2B sector. This applies to the Leica S medium format system, the
>>> mirrorless Leica SL-System and the entire product portfolio of the Leica
>>> Camera AG subsidiary Sinar Photography."
>>> 
>>> http://en.leica-camera.com/Company/Press-Centre/Press-Releases/Press-Releases-2016/Press-Release-Leica-intensifies-its-focus-on-the-professional-segment-with-a-new-business-unit-and-an-extensive-range-of-services
>>> 
>>> john
>>> 
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