Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, He is a really a very respected authority on all things Nikon. Cheers Jayanand On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 10:47 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>wrote: > > Thom Hogan says that the 18mm and 21mm show colour shift: > > > > *Leica*: quite a refreshing story, actually. They listened to M8 > customers. > > They looked for exploitable niches. They partnered with other companies > > (Kodak and Adobe, for example) to provide things that they couldn't do on > > their own (sound a bit like ASML in the *Economist* story?). I'll bet > that > > they can't build enough M9, X1, or S2 cameras to meet demand in 2010. > They > > still have issues they need to correct, though. Too many M mount lenses > > still provoke red/blue shifts across the frame due to the thickness of > the > > infrared block filter. That keeps too many people from stepping over to > the > > M9, I think. For example, I might consider an M9 with an 18mm or 21mm > lens > > for landscapes, especially those I have to do long hikes to. But these > > lenses absolutely seem to provoke the side-to-side color issues, so my > > interest is immediately weakened. > > > > See the whole article at: > > > > http://www.bythom.com/2010predictions.htm > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > I'd like to know how the introduction of the D3000/D300s/D3s could put > nikon > in the "falling" category. What that could possible mean - > And why that's not ridiculous BS! > - and how this guy could possibly be in the position to really know. > > These bloggers get really very full of themselves and loose all perspective > as to what their earthly powers really entail. > > Leica IS ON A ROLL baby! > As is Nikon! > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >