Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ruben: What is the definition of feinscmecher? Does it mean odd? And, Mamiya is out of the pro market? I'm not certain that's true here in the states. Jim - http://www.hemenway.com Ruben wrote: > Sam/Henning > Would it have been possible to have 4 brands, canon, nikon, minolta and > pentax + leica and contax compeeting for the professional market? If there > is only sold one hundred 1200 mm.* tele optics a year and the same one > hundred should be devided among 6 camera makers delivering goods for the > pro > market that would make sixteen pieces a year eacg and that would not give > much back to the research/developement departments of these companys?! > (*and likewise with T&SH lenses and other special lenses) > Its happening with mediumformat to - Bronica, Yasica and Mamiya is out > leaving the market to Rollie and Hasselblad and perhaps Fuji. There will be > feinscmecher brands like Silvestri, Alpo and Lindhoff but they do not > depend > on their own lenses, so perhaps Minolta and Pentax did the right thing when > then pulled out of the pro-market and instead was content with providing > the > amateurm arket with som really competent equipment? > Anyway even Nikon is loosing terrain to Canon, so the future pro 35mm/11-14 > Mpix market might just have one player left in a couple of years? - sad > though > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Henning Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 7:32 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Digilux 2 review pt posted - many samples > > > >>At 7:26 PM -0500 3/17/04, Sam wrote: >> >>>I wonder if you can recall what was lacking in the XK system? It >>>certainly was not an array of finders, screens, diopters, bulk film >>>back, intravalometer, battery packs, motor drive, macro tubes, >>>bellows, copy stand, or lenses from fish-eye to 500mm. Here is an >>>early system map to help you remember: > -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html