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Subject: [Leica] Who will purchase the 21 and 24 mm ?
From: msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad)
Date: Sun Sep 14 23:22:14 2008
References: <440b792d0809142310s6aa8f6e2x3bab4a3a3e44489e@mail.gmail.com> <C4F37699.32F97%mark@rabinergroup.com>

i would have rather seem them spend the money on the camera and not on lenses

On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 11:19 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote:
> I agree the camera has to keep up with the lenes and that that is the crux
> of the issue and its not happening.
> But 10 vs. 15 megapixels is not the crux of the issue. The megapixel race 
> is
> a proven fallacy. What's needed is bigger individual pixel grabbers which
> can only exist in a bigger format. And that format is 24x36 so we're back 
> to
> Leica finding someone to figure out how to make the edges of the sensors 
> way
> off lens axis grab non distorted information.
>
>
>
> mark@rabinergroup.com
> Mark William Rabiner
>
>
>
>> From: mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:10:00 -0700
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Who will purchase the 21 and 24 mm ?
>>
>> hey sigma even made leica lenses a while back!!
>>
>>   i want leica to survive and thrive. but they need to get into the
>> main stream, everybody is pushing 15 + meg leica is 10, and then u got
>> the 8k plus lenses. that's far from main stream profitability. i
>> really think they need a set of lenses in the 1~2k range, then a set
>> "premium" @ 5k range but beyond that for a camera that now can not
>> shoot or compete past iso 640 is way too much and i am a leica die
>> hard
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 10:16 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> 
>> wrote:
>>> So Sigma lenses are Tom lenes?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> mark@rabinergroup.com
>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com>
>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>> Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:52:32 -0700
>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Who will purchase the 21 and 24 mm ?
>>>>
>>>> tom sigma makes a 20 1.8 24 1.8 canon makes 24 1.4 none which cost over 
>>>> 2k
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 9:31 PM, Tom Schofield 
>>>> <tomschofield@comcast.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Not only the value of enhanced reputation, but also the value of  all 
>>>>> the
>>>>> free advertising from the magazines and websites that will be raving 
>>>>> about
>>>>> the fastest lenses available in their focal lengths!
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 14, 2008, at 7:44 PM, Lottermoser George wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> don't underestimate
>>>>>> the value of reputation
>>>>>> enhanced by
>>>>>> cutting edge
>>>>>> optical performance
>>>>>> or
>>>>>> the small
>>>>>> yet loyal
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> wealthy
>>>>>> Leica market
>>>>>>
>>>>>> opportunity
>>>>>> is in the eye
>>>>>> of the beholder
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Fond regards,
>>>>>> George
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>
>>
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>>
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 regards, mehrdad

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