Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/10/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Its like you're shooting stopped down wide open! On 10/19/16 4:31 PM, "Philippe" <photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com> wrote: > 5.6 is where the specks on the sensor start showing - better glue the lens > on the camera ;-) > OTT, this is very surprising news > But I bet Mark has now found his ideal WA lens - 5.6 and stay there :-) > > I wish you all good light > > Amities > Philippe > > > 2016-10-19 20:21 GMT+02:00 Don Dory <don.dory at gmail.com>: > >> I actually saw the prototype at the LHSA convention. Small, very well >> made, good to great glass. Speed is no real issue in digital and there >> are >> other options if you want shallow dof in your wide shots. Realistic lens >> for most photographers especially newer less affluent that want a real >> Leica(read asia)lens. >> >> I think Leica is trying to address non-used pricing as well as calling up >> heritage and collectors. >> >> On Oct 19, 2016 2:10 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: >> >>> Jim, >>> >>> I think it is all about size and form factor. For a Leica owner who just >>> shoots daytime snapshots, it is perfectly adequate, and, with the high >> ISOs >>> now available, it will work ok at night, as well. And, they won't get >> many >>> complaints about the RF being out of calibration. :-) >>> >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> >>> On 10/19/2016 12:58 PM, Jim Shulman wrote: >>> >>>> Suddenly it's 1955. That was the speed of their "replacement" Summaron >>>> (the one that replaced the f6.3 model!) Meanwhile, Nikon and Canon were >>>> making 3.5 28s in LTM (with Canon going one better, with a 2.8) It was >> a >>>> strangely obsolete max aperture then, and certainly now. >>>> >>>> Go figure.... >>>> Jim >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/