Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]How soon can we buy the 90/2 APO-ASPH-M and the APO 35-70/2.8-R in the USA? Francesco At 03:15 PM 8/25/98 -0700, you wrote: >Here it is folks. Read it and weep. Straight from the Red Dot Smiley Face. > >No electronic M7. Erwin, you win. But you already knew this. >M6 with TTL flash, SCA3000. Same mechanical shutter. Same mechanical camera! >APO 90/2 M >APO 135/3.4 M >APO 35-70/2.8 R, non rotating front element :) >(this is the new little sister to the 70-180 APO zoom) >If it performs anything like the 70-180, this is going to be a real winner! >That's almost a gaggle of APO lenses! WOW > >A flash for both M & R (one flash unit, not two). I don't know any more >than that on this one. > >Two Kodak Germany made "Carousel" Leica projectors and new Leica projector >lenses. One plain, the other has multimedia capabilities. > >There are other things that I can't remember, because they didn't interest me. > >So, the electronic M7 speculation and dreaming can stop for another couple >of years. The mechanical M6 is alive and well for awhile longer. Some very >interesting lenses are coming out to say the least! I personally was hoping >that they would come out with a 35-70/2.8 APO zoom. And they did! I >couldn't believe that the Kyocera 35-70/4, rotating front, screw-on lens >shade, was going to be Leica's wider angle flagship zoom when they have >such a stunning lens like the 70-180. I realize the Kyocera lens performs >well, but it's not in the same league as the 70-180. I was also hoping for >a new 24/2.8 R lens. Maybe I missed it... wishful thinking! > >Oh yeah... I played with the Leica Digilux today. Took a few pictures with >it. Very nice little digital camera. Yes, it is a Fuji MX-700 but sitting >side by side, the Leica Digilux really looks great. Leica did a good job of >making it a classy camera. And it works really well too. On the Digital >Camera e-mail list, the Fuji has received very very good reviews. It is a >pocketable and very capable digital point & shoot camera. Uses Lithium-Ion >rechargeable batteries, which go a long way toward rectifying the "eat >batteries for lunch" digital camera problem. Battery failure is the NUMBER >ONE digital camera problem. Join the digital camera list and see what the >discussion usually revolves around. Batteries! > >:-) > >Jim > >Disclaimer: none. The source for the above is of the utmost integrity. > > > > >Jim Brick >(650) 470-1132 > >http://www.photoaccess.com >