Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David C. Mason wrote: >> If it takes great photos who cares if its full frame or not?<<< Matt Powell responded: Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:Leica D200 > Because there's no such thing as good, cheap, small and fast > wide/normal lenses for the APS-sized cameras.<<<< Matt mon ami, Wait they will come! Maybe not as fast as most would like, but this complete digital evolution is in such a state of daily transition one hardly knows day to day what's next. > If they were to come out with a digital-only 20/1.4 or 35/1.4 (to > match the fast 35 or 50 I usually use on an SLR), great - but the > trend seems to run toward largish, expensive constant-aperture zooms > (at f/2.8 or f/4) and I don't think I'm going to see my desired > primes.<<<< Well like I said, build the camera and lenses will come.... "if the demand is large enough for prime lenses." And of course there's a decent profit margin to be made. :-) If not? Well I suppose one has a choice..... go back to film! :-) ted