Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They are from Leica! Better for DIGITAL, no doubt. I am sure they can produce graphs showing that they are 13.764% better! On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 11:51 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > Leica announces three next-generation lens models with improved performance > profiles: > > .Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH > > .Leica Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH > > .Leica Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH > > > > The new generation Summicron-M 28 mm ($3,995) and Elmarit-M 28 mm ($2,195) > lenses will be available from the end of January. The new Summicron-M 35 mm > will be available in black ($2,795) starting in February and - for the > first > time - also in silver anodised finish ($2,995). > > > > Lest you think I have lost my marbles, this is directly from one of the > announcements.. The only improvement that one reviewer could find was that > they replaced the plastic hoods with metal ones.. > > > > The price on the 35 Summicron ASPH is lower than the net after the 12% > discount on the "older" version.. That is certainly improved... ( the 28 > Summicron ASPH had a price increase, as well as the 28 Elmarit ASPH) > > > > Did you hear the one about NEW and IMPROVED Tide clothes detergent? In one > instance, they made the print on the package bigger. In another, they made > the quantity smaller, but kept the price the same. > > > > NEVER believe the marketing hype.. > > > > Frank Filippone > > Red735i at verizon.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto // https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto