Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the link, Mehrdad. Towards the end, message from Guy Manusco says... ... "That was fast , just was confirmed that the New 28mm Elmarit is NOT discontinued. Maybe someone got confused not sure but here is my return e-mail Hi Guy, That is not true.. Can you send me the link? --- Best regards Christian Erhardt Leica Camera Inc. / Director of Marketing Photographic Division 1 Pearl Court, Unit A / Allendale, NJ 07401 / USA Thanks Christian for the confirmation on this. __________________ Guy Mancuso www.guymancusophoto.com "It's not always about what the client will accept but about what you want to deliver to your client." -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of mehrdad Sent: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 13:08 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Asph Elmarit-M 1:2.8/28 mm here is the thread that talks about it http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m8-forum/26686-another-discontinued-lens-elmarit-m-28mm.html On 7/9/07, grduprey@mchsi.com <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote: > Hoppy, > I just checked the other Leica forums and found nothing about the 28 asph > being discontinued. The 28/35/50 Tri Elmar has a thread about being discontinued though. The new 28 is made in Solms for what i can tell. I'm pretty sure all current M lenses are made there. > > Gene > > -------------- Original message from "G Hopkinson" > <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>: -------------- > > > > Gene, far be it for me to speculate, well actually I definitely do want > > to > > speculate! > > I must get across to the Leica Forum and read up. > > I wonder if there is some production issue such as a design fault that > > has > > emerged or perhaps a glass shortage? Zeiss recently had > > delays involving a complete redesign on one of their M lens designs. Some > > reviewers have commented regarding apparent assembly > > differences compared to earlier (and much more expensive) designs. Are > > these > > lenses made in Solms? > > By all accounts they have been a huge success and deservedly so from the > > Erwin > > Puts review. > > > > Cheers > > Hoppy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > > grduprey@mchsi.com > > Sent: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 11:40 > > To: Leica Users Group > > Subject: RE: [Leica] Asph Elmarit-M 1:2.8/28 mm > > > > I know the price, but why disconinue it after such a short production > > run and > > its apparant popularity?? > > > > Gene > > > > -------------- Original message from "Frank Filippone" : > > -------------- > > > > > > > $1500..... Not $3500. > > > > > > It was a real bargain. ( for Leica prices anyway) > > > > > > Frank Filippone > > > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > > > That's a Bummer. Wonder why they would stop making it with such a > > > demand > > > for it? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information