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: I think I know how you feel... I'd like to have a digital back for my 6008i but they're still too expensive for me. Jim - http://www.hemenway.com Ruben wrote: > I'm am happy to read that Mamiya is till going strong in the USA - I can > see > you got the feinschm?cher part from Sams posting - living in a country > close > to Germany some words just becomes "daily use". I use Fuji GX680, when not > shooting square, and I have been waiting patiently for Fuji to come up > with > their own digital back - who knows, one day perhaps they will. --Ruben > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 2:31 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Digilux 2 review pt posted - many samples > > > >>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