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Subject: [Leica] Now Feinschmächer
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Sat Sep 4 06:33:20 2004
References: <BC7F7318.1344%philippe.orlent@pandora.be> <4059BA5B.40208@Hemenway.com> <4059E503.57594727@pacbell.net> <002801c40d27$a76f2060$3201a8c0@AUG01>

Thanks gentlemen, I get the concept now. :-)


Ruben wrote:

> more Gourmet than Gourmand - Ruben
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 7:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Now Feinschm?cher, Digilux 2 review pt posted - many
> samples
> 
> 
> 
>>Jim
>>
>>It also means "GOURMET".
>>
>>Jerry
>>
>>Jim Hemenway wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Thank you...  I couldn't get a translation on
> 
> http://world.altavista.com/
> 
>>>Philippe Orlent wrote:
>>>
>>>>feinscmecher means "gourmand", specialty brand. I think it writes
>>>>Feinschm?cher correctly. Unless it's jiddisch, which has a lot of
> 
> German
> 
>>>>influences.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>From: Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com>
>>>>>Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>>>>>Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 08:31:17 -0500
>>>>>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>>>>>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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