Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you... I couldn't get a translation on http://world.altavista.com/ Philippe Orlent wrote: > feinscmecher means "gourmand", specialty brand. I think it writes > Feinschm?cher correctly. Unless it's jiddisch, which has a lot of German > influences. > > >>From: Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> >>Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 08:31:17 -0500 >>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Digilux 2 review pt posted - many samples >> >>Ruben: >> >>What is the definition of feinscmecher? Does it mean odd? >> >>And, Mamiya is out of the pro market? I'm not certain that's true here >>in the states. >> >>Jim - http://www.hemenway.com >> >> >>Ruben wrote: >> >>>Sam/Henning >>>Would it have been possible to have 4 brands, canon, nikon, minolta and >>>pentax + leica and contax compeeting for the professional market? If there >>>is only sold one hundred 1200 mm.* tele optics a year and the same one >>>hundred should be devided among 6 camera makers delivering goods for the >>>pro >>>market that would make sixteen pieces a year eacg and that would not give >>>much back to the research/developement departments of these companys?! >>>(*and likewise with T&SH lenses and other special lenses) >>>Its happening with mediumformat to - Bronica, Yasica and Mamiya is out >>>leaving the market to Rollie and Hasselblad and perhaps Fuji. There will >>>be >>>feinscmecher brands like Silvestri, Alpo and Lindhoff but they do not >>>depend >>>on their own lenses, so perhaps Minolta and Pentax did the right thing >>>when >>>then pulled out of the pro-market and instead was content with providing >>>the >>>amateurm arket with som really competent equipment? >>>Anyway even Nikon is loosing terrain to Canon, so the future pro >>>35mm/11-14 >>>Mpix market might just have one player left in a couple of years? - sad >>>though >>> >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Henning Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com> >>>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >>>Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 7:32 AM >>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Digilux 2 review pt posted - many samples >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>At 7:26 PM -0500 3/17/04, Sam wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>I wonder if you can recall what was lacking in the XK system? It >>>>>certainly was not an array of finders, screens, diopters, bulk film >>>>>back, intravalometer, battery packs, motor drive, macro tubes, >>>>>bellows, copy stand, or lenses from fish-eye to 500mm. Here is an >>>>>early system map to help you remember: >>> >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >> > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > -- Jim - http://www.hemenway.com -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html