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Subject: [Leica] Posting on RFF for Noctilux 50/0.95 - optimized for M8. Hoax? Or pre-announcement for Photokina?
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Wed Sep 10 17:59:13 2008

Two for the price of one.



mark@rabinergroup.com
Mark William Rabiner



> From: "LUISRIPOLL@telefonica.net" <LUISRIPOLL@telefonica.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:40:22 +0200 (MEST)
> To: <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Posting on RFF for Noctilux 50/0.95 - optimized for 
> M8.
> Hoax? Or pre-announcement for Photokina?
> 
> "And I have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale"
> 
> For the same price?
> 
> Saludos cordiales
> lluis
> 
> 
> 
> ----Mensaje original----
> De: mark@rabinergroup.com
> Recibido: 11/09/2008 2:07
> Para: "Leica Users Group"<lug@leica-users.org>
> Asunto: Re: [Leica] Posting on RFF for Noctilux 50/0.95 - optimized
> for M8. Hoax? Or pre-announcement for Photokina?
> 
> http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/09/11000-leica-len.html
> Here it is it looks like Photoshop to me
> An unnamed "French Magazine"???
> $11,000????
> 
> I think its some kid.
> 
> And I have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale.
> 
> 
> 
> mark@rabinergroup.com
> Mark William Rabiner
> 
> 
> 
>> From: Frank Travel <red735i@earthlink.net>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:29:35 -0700
>> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Subject: RE: [Leica] Posting on RFF for Noctilux 50/0.95 - optimized
> for M8.
>> Hoax? Or pre-announcement for Photokina?
>> 
>> Agreed, but $8K to $12k ( can not find the original link right
> now..) for a
>> lens is a bit high.... even for rich folk.  I could go looking, but
> I do not
>> think that the competitive lenses ( 24 Nikkor F2 and others) would
> be half or
>> even a quarter that high.
>> Let's hope it was an error, and not in judgement......!
>> 
>> Frank
>>> 
>>> Reported prices are no way to expand their market......But are in
> line with
>>> recent extra high prices ....
>>> 
>> 
>> Weak dollar is a big part of the problem.
>> 
>> Doug Herr
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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In reply to: Message from LUISRIPOLL at telefonica.net (LUISRIPOLL@telefonica.net) ([Leica] Posting on RFF for Noctilux 50/0.95 - optimized for M8. Hoax? Or pre-announcement for Photokina?)