Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Read the article before you spew. Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Sep 22, 2012, at 12:36 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > Someone writing for the FINANCIAL TIMES thinks that a product costing a > forth what another's does is a "direct competitor"? > I'd call that pretty bottom line dumb. And bottom lines is what these guys > would supposed to be what they know about on that particular paper. > Just because It's not pork belly's and hedge funds but optical science is > no > excuse for not understanding basic marketing and manufacturing facts. > Yes you can make something out of plastic and it will still take pictures. > > Mark William Rabiner > > >> From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 00:36:06 +1000 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Here's how to do a zooming viewfinder >> >> But maybe doesn't understand all of the reasons why people buy Leica, >> Nathan. >> >> Cheers, >> Geoff >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> >> >> >> On 21 September 2012 22:15, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> >> wrote: >> >>> Ingenious indeed. By coincidence, I just read a review of the X Pro 1 in >>> the Financial Times, and the key paragraph reads as follows: >>> >>> "Think of it as a direct competitor with the Leica M9, but at almost a >>> quarter the price, two-thirds the build quality, seven-eighths the >>> picture >>> quality ? and twice as easy to use, with more features, many of them >>> (especially the fantastic viewfinder) key to fine photo making." >>> >>> It is written by someone who clearly knows photography. I suspect that >>> even the last 1/8 image quality (I am not even sure about that) is >>> largely >>> negated by handholding. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Op Vr, 21 september, 2012 13:33, schreef Richard Man: >>>> Still will almost certainly not get an X-PRO-1, but this is how to >>>> handle >>>> a >>>> zoom lens in a (hybrid) optical viewfinder: the framelines change size >>>> smoothly and then the magnifier lens kicks in and out as needed. >>>> >>>> < >>>> >>> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/7230565274/fujifilm-shows-off-zoom-lens-on-x >>> -pro1-and-denies-xf-lenses-allow-full-frame >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> photo at frozenlight.eu >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >