Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/17

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Subject: [Leica] Leica S___
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:46:56 -0400

You're right I forgot about that. Gorgeous camera!
They needed a new letter in the alphabet not a new or no number.

Mark William Rabiner
Photography

> From: Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:34:51 -0500
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica S___
> 
> The Leica S1 was a scanner camera made in 1996.   I saw one at PMA in New
> Orleans that year.
> 
> On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 11:29 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at 
> rabinergroup.com>wrote:
> 
>> The new S NaN is cheaper than the S2 ; which is really the S1.
>> It seems tweaked and better and all respects. Including a better price.
>> "not only are we making it better for you! We are making it cheaper!"
>> Perhaps there is something in the employee cafeteria to inspire the 
>> workers
>> to work faster and happier. A new packet  to put in your coffee or tea
>> instead of NutraSweet.  Not light blue but rainbow colored.
>> 
>> Mark William Rabiner
>> 
>>> From: "Henning J. Wulff" <henningw at archiphoto.com>
>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:07:56 -0700
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] So, did the price of DMR's just plummet? If so, I
>> might
>>> be tempted to buy another one.
>>> 
>>> No 'new' lenses, just some announcements on formerly announced lenses,
>> and a
>>> rebadged Schneider TS.
>>> 
>>> The S upgrade seems to be mainly upgraded processing power.
>>> 
>>> Henning
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 2012-09-17, at 7:51 PM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Yes on the new S, but they are not giving many details, as to what is
>>>> changed.  A couple of new lenses though which is good news.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Gene
>>>> 
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 8:17:56 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] So, did the price of DMR's just plummet? If so, I
>> might
>>>> be tempted to buy another one.
>>>> 
>>>> Locally at least some dealers have been instructed to buy used R lenses
>>>> again for the last few weeks. I think you missed the boat on cheap R
>> lenses
>>>> some time back anyway (with the Canon option)
>>>> Probably you wouldn't buy one just to use a couple of short R lenses,
>>>> Vick???
>>>> But what about those folks with a cupboard full of the magnificent long
>>>> APO Summicron Rs etc?'
>>>> My initial impression is that M shooters with a lot of M lenses and
>> still
>>>> some of the top line R ones might find this attractive? I bet that Leica
>>>> sells all of the M's they can make but only a handful of the R stuff for
>>>> them though.
>>>> Starting from scratch it wouldn't make sense to buy into this system.
>> The
>>>> full frame Nikons (or Canon I guess?) with dedicated AF lenses make more
>>>> sense for most folks... but then Leica enthusiasts aren't most folks ;-)
>>>> Interesting that all but one R lens owner I know so far is not overly
>>>> impressed.
>>>> 
>>>> Back in 2009 when I was in Germany, Stefan Daniel said there would be no
>>>> R10 or conventional dSLR from them but there would be a means to use R
>>>> lenses, Still true.
>>>> 
>>>> Anyone else notice the new S as well????
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Geoff
>>>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 18 September 2012 10:34, Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> So, did the price of DMR's just plummet?  If so, I might be tempted to
>> buy
>>>>> another one.
>>>>> 
>>>>> And, the price of R lenses that overlap the M range, did they just
>> plummet
>>>>> too?
>>>>> 
>>>>> ergo, why would you want the 80/1.4 when the 75/1.4 can now be focused
>>>>> accurately with Live View, and compensated for any focus shift?
>>>>> 
>>>>> ....idle thoughts when I should be doing homework....
>>>>> 
>>>>> Vick
>>>>> 
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> Henning Wulff
>>> henningw at archiphoto.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Sonny
> http://sonc.com/look/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> 
> USA
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