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Subject: [Leica] Digilux 2 review pt posted - many samples
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Sat Sep 4 06:33:20 2004

Mamiya is still going strong in Belgium, especially the 645 series and the
RZ67 Pro II.
Personally, I prefer working with (rented:
http://www.lafabrique22a.com/page.php?id=10) PhaseOne H20 digital backs.
See also: http://www.phaseone.com/

> From: "Ruben" <ruben@rhodos.dk>
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:36:55 +0100
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Digilux 2 review pt posted - many samples
> 
> 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:
>>> 
>> 
>> 
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