Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/01

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Subject: [Leica] Eich bein ein Cologner - NOT!
From: lucien_vd at mac.com (lucien_vd@mac.com)
Date: Sun Oct 1 00:06:53 2006
References: <23ABA051-C412-454E-BFD7-A780C2E7DCAE@nathanfoto.com> <000501c6e4d4$b1411530$35510b44@newukolbqveo9i> <6.2.5.6.2.20060930233034.02c6e538@screengang.com> <14EEAE4D-EC8A-4EA8-B4AE-ACDF1133C03C@mac.com> <6.2.5.6.2.20061001083422.030ad9e8@screengang.com>

Didier,

That's right.

I think the market for a wide-angle Bessa will be small, but real,  
because the Bessa are not that expensive.

But I see no market for an expensive Rangefinder wide-angle only,  
like the M8.

Some people may want one, but to few will buy it.

What is funny, is that the new Zeiss-Ikon SW for wide angle (made by  
Cosina) has no viewfinder at all. Only 2 shoes for external  
viewfinder and accessory.

http://camera-info.com/Zeiss_Ikon/Zeiss_Ikon_SW_Superwide_Camera.html

Lucien


Le 01-oct.-06 ? 08:35, Didier Ludwig a ?crit :

> Lucien
> I speak about wide angle frame lines, not magnification. Can't  
> remember that there ever was a leica with 21mm brightlines in the  
> finder.
> Didier
>
>
>> Didier,
>> Wasn't the M 0,58 made by Leica ?
>> ;-)
>> A nice move, but not a great success.
>> Lucien
>>
>>
>>> Most releases were presented before the photokina or in the first
>>> two days. Nothing to blog about afterwards. Except the announcement
>>> from Mr. K of Cosina to produce a Voigtlander Bessa R4a/R4m RF
>>> camera with 21/25/28/35/50 framelines (TomA and S. Gandy even
>>> proposed to drop the 50 framelines in favor of a 40). As usual, Mr.
>>> K did not choose the glaring lights of the photokina boothes for
>>> that, but a discrete hotel room, just with a few handpicked guests.
>>>
>>> Btw I find the idea of a strictly wide angle oriented rangefinder
>>> camera very consequent and fascinating. Leica has got another "not
>>> invented here" problem.
>>>
>>> Didier
>
>
>
>
>
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