Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]agreed, the summarits are really good. the only thing i don't like about them is the hood, i which it was built in. there is also the ziess stuff that keeps getting good reviews from Irwin!! but 10k for a new ncoti, 6.5k for the 21/24 is a too much. if german labor is expensive move the ops to some other country, japan, china.... On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 7:48 AM, <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote: > They do have a set of M lenses in the $1K to $2 K range, the Summarits > (Even made by Leica in Germany) and everyone (Most) who has tried them > love them, except for those who have not tried them, and are trashing them > as sell outs for cheaper lenses. Go figure... > > gene > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com> >> >> 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 >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Leica Users Group. >> >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> ------------------------------------- >> >> regards, mehrdad >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Leica Users Group. >> >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> ------------------------------------- >> regards, mehrdad >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad