Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]http://tinyurl.com/dfnth for some interesting stuff http://tinyurl.com/2fc44y for the 35mm f2 Zeiss I think they are pretty good, I will probably eventually buy this one as a fast standard. Frank On 12 Aug, 2007, at 18:57, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> Mark, a fun but perceptive post. No question that the Japanese >> giants seek to >> add the German premium quality perception to their >> marketing. Who knows how much money changes hands in these >> arrangements? Maybe >> the M line is largely a flagship product. Personally >> I really hope that is not so. >> My view is that Leica certainly will market a DSLR. Organic or >> more likely >> with a partner. Any bets about next Photokina? I hope >> that it is Germanic brilliant and sells in huge numbers. >> I don't see that Leica can ever compete directly. Smarter to >> target their >> premium niche. >> I don't believe that Leica will emulate Zeiss and duplicate manual >> focus lens >> ranges for other brands. Not unless they are forced by >> a commercial failure of their M digital line. >> >> Cheers >> Hoppy >> > > The way the prices are dropping on the Zeiss made for Nikon AI > mount non AF > glass they cant give stuff away. > Not because they're not AF but because they look like Vivitar lens > made in > the 70s third party el cheapo brand glass. Contarex glass they are > not. > > > > > Mark William Rabiner > Harlem, NY > > rabinergroup.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information