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Subject: [Leica] M/240 - the "R Solution"
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:14:35 -0800
References: <CAF8hL-GGsVcVwDrwE=4xwBpQDeY-pQ6Te4zJC78nbeJLdOo2+Q@mail.gmail.com> <CD4D0A91.5822%mark@rabinergroup.com> <CAF8hL-EWY89KHcaVvd5YxUJH94uKYwSc+mzC2ZB-NTbki1BQdg@mail.gmail.com>

Two quite influential Internet photographers and reviewers quite like the
M/240 (M10 is so much shorter to type)

http://leicarumors.com/2013/02/22/ming-theins-review-of-the-leica-m-type-240.aspx


On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 1:34 PM, Richard Man <richard at 
richardmanphoto.com>wrote:

> Mark, I have no experience of course, neither with Nikon nor with "M"
> However, the people I mentioned below, print 50" wide and above.
>
> Their comparison is the $20,000 digital back if they are "cheap," or
> $40,000 if they have the $$.
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at 
> rabinergroup.com>wrote:
>
>> There are too many ultrawide and wide Nikon Lenses to count being used by
>> pros every day.
>>
>>
>> On 2/21/13 10:02 PM, "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Nah, R lens are still a niche market :-)
>> >
>> > Although some "high end" users (i.e. the people who otherwise spend
>> > $20,000+ for a medium format digital back) are complaining that the
>> D800/E
>> > is lacking in the wide angle end (especially in the corners), even if
>> they
>> > use the Zeiss prime lens, let alone the Nikon ones (these people are the
>> > ones who typically print 4 feet wide and higher). So who knows, may be
>> the
>> > Leica R, especially the 19mm would be up to the task?
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> 
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Ah yes, I feel the value of my R lenses rising already.
>> >>
>> >> :-)
>> >>
>> >> Vick
>> >>
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