[Leica] Re:Monster High-tech 50mm 1.4 from Sigma and everyone else

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

I'll wait till the price comes down to 333.33
    and so will most everyone else I bet.

For 500 I can buy half a 50 Summicron;

Which might necessarily make for a single gauss design.
By Taylor Hobson.


Mark William William Rabiner



> From: Chris Williams <leicachris@worldnet.att.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 11:29:51 -0600
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: [Leica] Re:Monster High-tech 50mm 1.4 from Sigma and everyone else
> 
> Hey Mark,
> 
> The Nikon 50/1.4 G AF-S is already out, and $499.
> 
> Chris
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Rabiner" Subject: [Leica] Monster High-tech 50mm 1.4 from Sigma
> and everyone else
> 
> 
>> " In 2008, full-frame DSLR's from three makers became affordable, and
>> interest in classic 50mm lenses was renewed."
>> 
>> I've had my eye on the new redesign of the Nikon 50 1.4 about to come out;
>> For like 333 some odd bucks but with silent built in auto focusing AFS
>> they
>> call it which are not on my other versions. Especially my AI version. And
>> focusing manually at f1.4 and be there on a cheap body with non
>> groundglass
>> style groundglass is hit or miss.
> 
> 
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