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

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Subject: [Leica] Leica S___
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:34:51 -0500
References: <8C619EF4-7723-4800-91E4-6D63BA719042@archiphoto.com> <CC7D70F8.23AA6%mark@rabinergroup.com>

The Leica S1 was a scanner camera made in 1996.   I saw one at PMA in New
Orleans that year.

On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 11:29 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at 
rabinergroup.com>wrote:

> The new S NaN is cheaper than the S2 ; which is really the S1.
> It seems tweaked and better and all respects. Including a better price.
> "not only are we making it better for you! We are making it cheaper!"
> Perhaps there is something in the employee cafeteria to inspire the workers
> to work faster and happier. A new packet  to put in your coffee or tea
> instead of NutraSweet.  Not light blue but rainbow colored.
>
> Mark William Rabiner
>
> > From: "Henning J. Wulff" <henningw at archiphoto.com>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:07:56 -0700
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] So, did the price of DMR's just plummet? If so, I
> might
> > be tempted to buy another one.
> >
> > 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
> > henningw at archiphoto.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://sonc.com/look/
Natchitoches, Louisiana

USA


Replies: Reply from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Leica S___)
In reply to: Message from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] So, did the price of DMR's just plummet? If so, I might be tempted to buy another one.)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Leica S___)