Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/10

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Subject: [Leica] 21/1.4??
From: Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)
Date: Wed Sep 10 23:29:08 2008
References: <004901c9136c$fc5a93c0$80f510ac@chris0436b6050> <E2241B5E-EC85-49AA-8916-C4DCF69C107E@mac.com> <002801c913c6$e01896d0$a049c470$@net>

there is due to be a tiny 24mm f3.8 too.

On 11 Sep, 2008, at 05:28, Frank Travel wrote:

> This is stupid marketing.  If you are trying to push digital  
> cameras, ant
> that is the future, ( the M8 + later models), why would you need a  
> 24 f1.4?
>
>
> Film users: DOF is negligibly different to an F2.8 for film guys,  
> and there
> is good films at ASA 800 to use for dark shooting
> Digital Users: if you have an M8 ( or M9 or M10 or whatever it will be
> called) all you have to do is to up the ASA .... it is a dial issue.
>
> Ditto an M version of a 24 F1.4.
>
> I am unimpressed from a marketing point of view.
> Technologically, I think it is genius, but genius does not keep the  
> doors
> open.
>
> Note:  the picture I saw of the 21 F1.4 looked real, but next to it  
> was
> another lens marked at full aperture F3.8 ( Not 2.8). What is that  
> lens????
>
> Frank Filippone
>
>
>
>
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Replies: Reply from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Travel) ([Leica] 21/1.4??)
In reply to: Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Chris Williams) ([Leica] 21/1.4??)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George) ([Leica] 21/1.4??)
Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Travel) ([Leica] 21/1.4??)