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Subject: [Leica] To tempt Fuji X users?
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 08:15:52 +0530
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Philip,
Yes I know - still a long way to go. By then, hopefully an X-Pro 2
with the hybrid focusing system, like the one in the X100s, should be
available to speed things up a bit!
Cheers
Jayanand

On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 7:45 AM, Philip Leeson <leesonpj at gmail.com> wrote:
> Later this year, a 27mm F2.8 "pancake" lens and a 23mm F1.4 are in the 
> pipeline.
>
> <http://www.fujifilm.com/news/n130417_01.html>
>
> I tried my 50mm Summicron, on my XE-1, once, only once
>
> Phil
> On May 16, 2013, at 12:57 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> There's the Fujinon 18 - 55 zoom.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> On 15/05/2013 11:09, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
>>> Way too expensive compared to Fuji's excellent offerings. They cannot
>>> be worth that much of a premium. In fact I just ordered the Fuji 14mm,
>>> after seeing the disparity in price with the Zeiss. I am paying the
>>> equivalent of US$750 for the 14mm. Now, if they had the sense to
>>> release a 23mm - the gaping hole in Fuji's line up - it might have
>>> been different, I would have been sorely tempted.
>>> Cheers
>>> Jayanand
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at me.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>> Just seen these lovely lenses from Zeiss. Bit pricey but should be 
>>>> superb!
>>>>
>>>> http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Carl_Zeiss_Touit_12mm_f2-8/
>>>>
>>>> Gerry
>>>>
>>>> Gerry Walden
>>>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
>>>> +44 (0)797 287 7932
>>>> www.gwpics.com
>>>>
>>>>
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>>
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>> Dr Peter Dzwig
>>
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In reply to: Message from gerry.walden at me.com (Gerry Walden) ([Leica] To tempt Fuji X users?)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] To tempt Fuji X users?)
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Message from leesonpj at gmail.com (Philip Leeson) ([Leica] To tempt Fuji X users?)