Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/10

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Subject: [Leica] The 50mm Summicron asph
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 09:01:11 +0530
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Of course they will sell all they make - only not to photographers! (-:
This is Blackstone's influence, no doubt, to maximize profit in the short
to medium term, in readiness for the exit.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 5:29 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> The price (for those stunning performance numbers) is horrendous. I bet
> they sell as many as they can make.
> Try not to think of using one with the next generation M sensor.
> I'm thinking of proposing marriage to Peter Karbe.
>
> Cheers,
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
>
> On 11 May 2012 06:17, John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz> wrote:
>
> > I had thought I might get one as a very sharp, small lens - but the
> pricing
> > is putting it from cheapest (pre-asph and excluding Summarit's) to second
> > most expensive after the Noctilux! Looks like making the 50mm Summarit as
> > entry level followed by the Summilux asph.......
> >
> > john
> >
> >
> >
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Replies: Reply from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] The 50mm Summicron asph)
In reply to: Message from john at chiaroscuro.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] The 50mm Summicron asph)
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] The 50mm Summicron asph)