Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, I agree your opinion, probably for the film users an aperture of F2 would be enought and the price would be more reasonnable, for digital users it seems to me it make less sense, as you say. I think more interesting a digital M with a sensor 1:1 format than these wonderful gems. Saludos cordiales Lluis ----Mensaje original---- De: red735i@earthlink.net Recibido: 11/09/2008 6:28 Para: "Leica Users Group"<lug@leica-users.org> Asunto: RE: [Leica] 21/1.4?? This is stupid marketing. If you are trying to push digital cameras, ant that is the future, ( the M8 + later models), why would you need a 24 f1.4? Film users: DOF is negligibly different to an F2.8 for film guys, and there is good films at ASA 800 to use for dark shooting Digital Users: if you have an M8 ( or M9 or M10 or whatever it will be called) all you have to do is to up the ASA .... it is a dial issue. Ditto an M version of a 24 F1.4. I am unimpressed from a marketing point of view. Technologically, I think it is genius, but genius does not keep the doors open. Note: the picture I saw of the 21 F1.4 looked real, but next to it was another lens marked at full aperture F3.8 ( Not 2.8). What is that lens???? Frank Filippone _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information