Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Before paying extra for the Panasonic/Leica 4/3 zoom you might want to have a look at the following article: http://www.dslrmagazine.com/pruebas/pruebas-tecnicas/olympus-frente-a-leica.html It seems that image stabilisation has its price. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Todoroff" <datamaster@northcoastphotos.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, 18 October, 2006 1:30 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] New 25/1.4 Summilux ASPH!!! >I was about ready to spring for the Sigma when Leica announced their own >f1.4 prime. Also, the Leica 25mm makes a slightly wider "normal" lens on >fourthirds than the Sigma 30mm. A 25mm f1.4 on the Olympus E-330 would make >a wonderful combination in low light, especially with the technique of >being able to brace the camera on something while looking down into the >live-view LCD viewfinder tilted back at ninety degrees. Now if someone >would just put image stabilization into a fourthirds body! > > Gary Todoroff > http://northcoastphotos.com/ > >>B D, amazon, is selling the sigma version in 4/3 mount right now for >>about 440 or so >> >>On 10/18/06, B. D. Colen <bd@bdcolenphoto.com> wrote: >>>I don't know a thing about it - except that I, too, can't wait to hear >>>what >>>it's going to cost, and hope that, unlike the 4/3 version of the Sigma 30 >>>1.4, it actually shows up one of these days; the Sigma is still MIA. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > __________ NOD32 1.1807 (20061017) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > >