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Subject: [Leica] To tempt Fuji X users?
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 23:57:03 +0530
References: <6B6E143A-D920-4D80-B1C7-64F5F170C9F7@me.com> <CAH1UNJ1PsfaT-6euj18-iwwEda4v1ne2t1vo6fTW8yxjOu9cug@mail.gmail.com> <51951E07.4050901@summaventures.com> <A8B72B2D-8864-4088-9940-B1352B10BD6A@gmail.com> <ED64166B-5CE8-430B-AB2E-08F05992E02F@gmail.com>

My guess is that they wanted to sell enough X100and now X100s before 
releasing the lens on its own.
Jayanand


Sent from my iPad

On 16-May-2013, at 11:46 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> 
wrote:

> 
> On May 16, 2013, at 11:10 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> Well, I have that, and that is what I generally use, but a fast 35mm 
>> would be perfect for the streets!
> 
> 
> patience,  coming soon from several sources
> 
> 
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>> On 16-May-2013, at 11:27 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> There's the Fujinon 18 - 55 zoom.
>>> 
>>> Peter
>>> 
>>> On 15/05/2013 11:09, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
>>>> Way too expensive compared to Fuji's excellent offerings. They cannot
>>>> be worth that much of a premium. In fact I just ordered the Fuji 14mm,
>>>> after seeing the disparity in price with the Zeiss. I am paying the
>>>> equivalent of US$750 for the 14mm. Now, if they had the sense to
>>>> release a 23mm - the gaping hole in Fuji's line up - it might have
>>>> been different, I would have been sorely tempted.
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Jayanand
>>>> 
>>>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at me.com> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Just seen these lovely lenses from Zeiss. Bit pricey but should be 
>>>>> superb!
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Carl_Zeiss_Touit_12mm_f2-8/
>>>>> 
>>>>> Gerry
>>>>> 
>>>>> Gerry Walden
>>>>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
>>>>> +44 (0)797 287 7932
>>>>> www.gwpics.com
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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