Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You mean Forgot Where I Was Or For Whoever Is Wondering ? :) -- Mark R. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/ > From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 06:18:24 +1000 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Probably a silly question.... > > Yep! Had mine 18 months or so. I never had the previous model to compare > though. > It is demonstrable that the new design has less focus shift. Whether you > notice in practical use is dependant on how you use the lenses of course. > Oh and it costs a young fortune. Surprise surprise. For whatever it's worth > they sell on eBay here for at least 20% more than the new list price! > Very difficult to find, but that might describe most of the lenses. > > Notice that I did not type FWIW as that may trip certain acronym > hypersensitive reactions ;-) > > Cheers, > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > On 8 March 2012 20:14, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > >> Never mind the name game - does any lugger have this lens and show that it >> is better than the V1 ASPH? The FLoatingElementGroup supposes to help with >> focus shift - not that I notice any with my V1 - but well, what do real >> shooters say? >> >> On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 2:05 AM, John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz >>> wrote: >> >>> Google "35mm Summilux FLE" gets me 466,000 hits with Mr Rockwell at the >>> top.... >>> >>> john >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> >>> Welli'd replied that the term FLE Is not used on the box but I'm also >> going >>> to say its not used very often at all to describe the lens by people on >>> chatgroups NOT on the box. Easy enough to check just search engines for >>> 35mm >>> Summilux FLE and see how many hits you get. >>> >>>> >>>> Shorthand for people to know the difference in model, would you rather >> I >>> said >>>> that a 11663 was available? >>>> >>>> john >>>> ________________________________________ >>>> >>>> >>>> FLE is Zeiss. >>>> You'll not find it on a Leica box nor on a lens. >>>> Just think of it as "Fleiss". >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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