Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ah of course. I am thinking about TS for landscape and architecture, but product is a whole different category. Thanks On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 10:34 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com>wrote: > Longer TS lenses are great for product shots and such, and become more > significant the larger the sensor (or film) gets. > > Henning > > > > On 2012-09-17, at 9:10 PM, Richard Man wrote: > > > Isn't 120 TS similar to 90mm on the 35mm? I thought the most useful TS > are > > on the short end (for architecture)? > > > > On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 9:07 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw at > > archiphoto.com > >wrote: > > > >> No 'new' lenses, just some announcements on formerly announced lenses, > and > >> a rebadged Schneider TS. > >> > >> The S upgrade seems to be mainly upgraded processing power. > >> > >> Henning > >> > >> > >> On 2012-09-17, at 7:51 PM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: > >> > >>> Yes on the new S, but they are not giving many details, as to what is > >> changed. A couple of new lenses though which is good news. > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> Gene > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> > >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > >>> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 8:17:56 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada > Central > >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] So, did the price of DMR's just plummet? If so, I > >> might be tempted to buy another one. > >>> > >>> Locally at least some dealers have been instructed to buy used R lenses > >>> again for the last few weeks. I think you missed the boat on cheap R > >> lenses > >>> some time back anyway (with the Canon option) > >>> Probably you wouldn't buy one just to use a couple of short R lenses, > >>> Vick??? > >>> But what about those folks with a cupboard full of the magnificent long > >>> APO Summicron Rs etc?' > >>> My initial impression is that M shooters with a lot of M lenses and > still > >>> some of the top line R ones might find this attractive? I bet that > Leica > >>> sells all of the M's they can make but only a handful of the R stuff > for > >>> them though. > >>> Starting from scratch it wouldn't make sense to buy into this system. > The > >>> full frame Nikons (or Canon I guess?) with dedicated AF lenses make > more > >>> sense for most folks... but then Leica enthusiasts aren't most folks > ;-) > >>> Interesting that all but one R lens owner I know so far is not overly > >>> impressed. > >>> > >>> Back in 2009 when I was in Germany, Stefan Daniel said there would be > no > >>> R10 or conventional dSLR from them but there would be a means to use R > >>> lenses, Still true. > >>> > >>> Anyone else notice the new S as well???? > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> Geoff > >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On 18 September 2012 10:34, Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> wrote: > >>> > >>>> So, did the price of DMR's just plummet? If so, I might be tempted to > >> buy > >>>> another one. > >>>> > >>>> And, the price of R lenses that overlap the M range, did they just > >> plummet > >>>> too? > >>>> > >>>> ergo, why would you want the 80/1.4 when the 75/1.4 can now be focused > >>>> accurately with Live View, and compensated for any focus shift? > >>>> > >>>> ....idle thoughts when I should be doing homework.... > >>>> > >>>> Vick > >>>> > >>>> ______________________________**_________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< > >> http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for more information > >>>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >>> > >> > >> > >> Henning Wulff > >> henningw at archiphoto.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > Henning Wulff > henningw at archiphoto.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>