Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I definitely agree with that last line. As a new RF user, Zeiss's glass lineup screams of quality yet at a reasonable price. That's why I am buying the 21/4,5 and 35/2,0 -Yama Nawabi On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 8:05 AM, R. Clayton McKee <leica@rcmckee.com> wrote: > Quoth the Jeffery Smith : > > > Looks like a new 35/2.8 Biogon is going to be making its way into > > the market. I think I have enough slow 35mm lenses. > > > There's a 21/4.5 in the lineup now, too. I suspect that with the > Summarits and the weak dollar (!), Zeiss is thinking that there might > be a significant market for a slower and less expensive line, > especially as the low-light performance of digicams continues to > improve. The 35/2 is nudging the 4-figure mark at B&H now; a > smaller, lighter 2.8 will probably do well at 700, 750, somewhere in > there. It's a step up from the Ultron and competing with the Summarit > at a huge price cut. > > The target market here is the new RF fans, NOT the folks who're still > buying glass for their one-owner IIIf's and M3 DS models.... > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >