Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ernie, >From what I understand, the 2.5 lineup didn't sell very well. You can still find them readily at most dealers, unlike lenses of unobtainium like the new Noctilux, etc. What Leica understands is that high end sells really well. It may not make sense to photographers on prosaic budgets, like us, but it makes sense to Leica's active buyers. My favorite analogy comes from the late, great Ethel Merman. When The Merm saw "Torch Song Trilogy", author Harvey Fierstein approached her after the performance and asked her opinion. The Merm replied, "I thought it was a piece of shit. But the audience laughed and cried and applauded, so what the fuck to I know?" Indeed, that's how I feel about Leica these days. The audience is laughing, crying, and applauding with their money. Jim Shulman Wynnewood, PA -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of charcot Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 2:33 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] Product lineup Ernie "ludite" Nitka here: Leica's lineup is confusing to me. They are making world class , super fast lenses as if we were still shooting film and at the same time making advances in ISO on their digital bodies. So what is the purpose of a 21/2.4 on a monochrome camera with ISO of 10K ( assuming that usable iso is 2-3K). It is rather mute as I can't afford the new , fast lenses even though I still shoot film. If I were Leica I'd go back to f/2.5 lineup that was afordable and would mate up fine with higher iso M9. en _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information