Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/11

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Subject: [Leica] Sony b&w
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 20:18:03 -0800
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On Jan 11, 2014, at 4:02 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's great (potential) news; having choice is good.  The Zeiss lenses for
> these cameras are incredible, but there aren't enough - I'd love a camera
> like this, but there is no 28 or short tele, the latter of which I
> particularly need.

use the R to E adapter and R lenses


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> 
> Marty
> 
> 
> On Sunday, 12 January 2014, Adam Bridge wrote:
> 
>> I read this report yesterday. I?m not sure what to do with it. Leica?s
>> experiment with the monochrom seems to have come years too late.
>> 
>> There are many reasons, of course, why a monochrome sensor makes sense for
>> those of us who want to shoot black and white. But will Sony make the
>> gamble? Is there enough of a market to make it worthwhile?
>> 
>> On one hand Sony is trying to up its stake in the high-end market so the
>> monochrome model of the A7 (or whatever) would make sense. But they would
>> probably need to see sales in the 10s of thousands for it to pay off for
>> them. Is the market large enough?
>> 
>> With the low end of the market being eaten up by camera phones (many of
>> which are quite good - I?m sure impressed by the cameras in the iPhone 5
>> and most especially that of the iPhone 5s) the upper end is the chance for
>> camera companies to compete and perhaps prosper.
>> 
>> I?m hopeful but not optimistic.
>> 
>> Adam
>> 
>> On Jan 11, 2014, at 9:15 AM, Douglas Nygren <douglasnygren at 
>> yahoo.com<javascript:;>>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I don't know whether it's been noted yet on the lug, but a friend sent
>> me a link to a story
>>> reporting a rumor that Sony is working on a black and white digital
>> camera.
>>> 
>>> This would make sense. The Monochrom is priced to invite competition to
>> undersell it,
>>> and if it allows Leica lenses to be used on it, the rival makes itself
>> all the more appealing.
>>> 
>>> Here is the link:
>>> 
>>> 
>> http://petapixel.com/2014/01/10/sony-supposedly-working-full-frame-camera-shoots-black-white/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Cheers--Doug
>>> 
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Replies: Reply from benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney) ([Leica] Sony b&w)
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