Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nope, unfortunately not...it becomes a 35x1.3, or 45.5....Yes, it's close to a 50, but if 45.5 was a 'normal' lens for 35 mm work, that's what normals would be....;-) On 12/22/05 5:05 PM, "Rick Dykstra" <rdcb37@dodo.com.au> wrote: > So this way I can buy a DM and get a 50 1.4 Aspherical for free! My > 35 1.4 Asph becomes a 50 1.4 Asph???!!! > > Never liked those distorted fat heads from the wides anyway. > > Rick. > > > On 23/12/2005, at 8:51 AM, pwerner@bluewin.ch wrote: > >> Tina, >> >> The article in the German edition of LFI seems clearer: Leica is >> going to >> present new wide-angle lenses at the same time as the Digital M. >> The reason >> is that the current lenses will become "longer" on the DM due to >> the crop >> factor. The 21 behaves like a 28 and the 28 like a 35. Therefore >> there will >> be the need for new, shorter (wider) lenses to fill the gap. These >> lenses >> will be usable on both the Digital M and the film M bodies. >> >> Peter >> >>> -- Original-Nachricht -- >>> Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:32:53 -0500 >>> From: Tina Manley <images@infoave.net> >>> Subject: RE: [Leica] Official picture of digital-M? >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> >>> >>> It says that "The Digital M will be introduced as a complete package >>> that will include new wide-angle lenses." I suppose that means that >>> our current M lenses won't work with the digital camera? That would >>> defeat the whole purpose to me. >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> >>> At 04:23 PM 12/22/2005, you wrote: >>>> Albert Wang wrote: >>>>> Looks like the upcoming issue of LFI (Jan. 2006) includes a >>>>> "mock-up" >>>>> picture of the new digital M. It says M7 Digital >>>>> but hopefully they will rename it to M-Digital 1 or MD1 which >>>>> would be the start of a new generation. >>>> >>>> You can see it here, and read the propaganda/marketing too: >>>> http://www.lfi-online.de/ceemes/show.php?lfi_index_english >>>> >>>> >>>> - Phong >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information