Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/17

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Subject: [Leica] So, did the price of DMR's just plummet? If so, I might be tempted to buy another one.
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:07:56 -0700
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No 'new' lenses, just some announcements on formerly announced lenses, and a 
rebadged Schneider TS.

The S upgrade seems to be mainly upgraded processing power.

Henning


On 2012-09-17, at 7:51 PM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:

> Yes on the new S, but they are not giving many details, as to what is 
> changed.  A couple of new lenses though which is good news.
> 
> Cheers,
> Gene
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 8:17:56 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: Re: [Leica] So, did the price of DMR's just plummet? If so, I 
> might be tempted to buy another one.
> 
> Locally at least some dealers have been instructed to buy used R lenses
> again for the last few weeks. I think you missed the boat on cheap R lenses
> some time back anyway (with the Canon option)
> Probably you wouldn't buy one just to use a couple of short R lenses,
> Vick???
> But what about those folks with a cupboard full of the magnificent long
> APO Summicron Rs etc?'
> My initial impression is that M shooters with a lot of M lenses and still
> some of the top line R ones might find this attractive? I bet that Leica
> sells all of the M's they can make but only a handful of the R stuff for
> them though.
> Starting from scratch it wouldn't make sense to buy into this system. The
> full frame Nikons (or Canon I guess?) with dedicated AF lenses make more
> sense for most folks... but then Leica enthusiasts aren't most folks ;-)
> Interesting that all but one R lens owner I know so far is not overly
> impressed.
> 
> Back in 2009 when I was in Germany, Stefan Daniel said there would be no
> R10 or conventional dSLR from them but there would be a means to use R
> lenses, Still true.
> 
> Anyone else notice the new S as well????
> 
> Cheers,
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> 
> 
> 
> On 18 September 2012 10:34, Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 
>> So, did the price of DMR's just plummet?  If so, I might be tempted to buy
>> another one.
>> 
>> And, the price of R lenses that overlap the M range, did they just plummet
>> too?
>> 
>> ergo, why would you want the 80/1.4 when the 75/1.4 can now be focused
>> accurately with Live View, and compensated for any focus shift?
>> 
>> ....idle thoughts when I should be doing homework....
>> 
>> Vick
>> 
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Henning Wulff
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