Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Nikon Digital SLR's
From: "David W. Almy" <dalmy@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 10:15:38 -0400
References: <NEBBJDFBIKOBILIKPPBNIEIMMKAA.red735i@earthlink.net>

Frank,

And I'm looking forward to using my 180/250 Summicron on the R9 with the new
(1.37x) 10mp digital back.

:-)

DWA

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From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 9:53 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Nikon Digital SLR's


> True at 35mm, but try the argument again at 400mm... Who would want to use
a
> 400mm lens at 400mm when he is told he could make that lens act like a
560mm
> lens?  SUre sounds like a marketing position to me... "Use my new Model L1
> Digital camera with the result that your telephoto lenses will get you
> closer to the sports participants."  Imagine all the fathers that take
> endless pictures of their kids swimming, soccer, baseball, football,
> lacrosse, hurling, tiddly winks, ping pong, etc.  They now could own
bigger
> faster lenses without the cost of those bigger faster lenses.....
Idiotic?
> Maybe.  Maybe not.
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net
>
>  Why
> wouldn't anyone prefer to use a 35mm lens as a 35mm lens?
>
> David W. Almy
> Annapolis
>
>
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Replies: Reply from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: Nikon Digital SLR's)
In reply to: Message from "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net> (RE: [Leica] Re: Nikon Digital SLR's)