[Leica] Re: Rebadged 4/3 lenses

[bd at bdcolenphoto.com (B. D. Colen)]

But Hoppy, most of the lenses are, in fact, compact compared to standard SLR
lenses; they're not at all compact compared to Leica M lenses.


On 10/18/06 10:26 PM, "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> Larry, Leica has already announced its version of the Panasonic L1, being 
> the
> Digilux 3. My personal view is that this is
> unattractive compared to the M8, for a Leica user. Of course as part of the
> four thirds group it's reasonable to have a body within
> their range, just that it seems to have been made redundant by the M8, for
> that particular market segment. Still, I suppose sensible
> to have an option should the M8 not be successful in the market place. 
> Without
> meaning to stir a controversy, I'm always puzzled by
> the way that lens system has gone. I mean the physical size (diameter) of 
> the
> lenses for what could otherwise be a compact system. I
> am aware of some of the technical issues there, still it seems odd in
> comparison to the "APS-C" type sensor cameras. Olympus made
> considerable representations when the system was launched regarding 
> starting
> with a clean slate for an SLR system.
> 
> Cheers
> Hoppy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Lawrence Zeitlin
> Sent: Thursday, 19 October 2006 12:05
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] Re: Rebadged 4/3 lenses
> 
> 
> On Oct 18, 2006, at 7:59 PM, Howard wrote:
> 
>> It was on display at the Olympus stand at Photokina, under glass and
>> lit like a jewelry display. I asked the Olympus rep what the
>> suggested retail price might be and he smiled and said that I would
>> have to ask Leica. So, I infer that it is going to be Leica priced
>> rather than Olympus priced and therefore expensive. Still, I would
>> sure like to have one.
> 
> Every time Leica rebadges a product made by another concern, the
> retail price raises by at least 20%. It was that way when Leica
> rebadged the Fuji 1700 and 1700 Zoom digital cameras and sold them as
> the original Digilux and Digilux zoom. It was that way when Leica
> rebadged the Panasonic cameras to sell as the more recent Digiluxi. I
> suspect it will be that way when Leica rebadges the Olympus and
> Panasonic 4/3 lenses. To be fair, when Leica offered the Fuji and
> Panasonic Digilux cameras, they added a bit more software, usually a
> version of Photoshop LE to the package.
> 
> Leica's involvement in the 4/3 consortium implies that a 4/3 camera
> is in the offing to use the new lenses. Whether it will be made by
> Leica or someone else is anyone's guess.
> 
> Larry Z
> 
> 
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