Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Raah raah. I don't think we ever saw 50 pro or con or anything else Leica posts in a thread here either ;-) Maybe 1 on occasion!!!! Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 22 February 2014 11:06, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > Yes true, but it's not 50 pro Sony posts :-) > > // richard "I am waiting for the M11" man > On Feb 21, 2014 4:46 PM, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Well it will be Wetzlar this year. Customer Service has already moved > from > > its (separate) facility at Solms. The official opening of Leitz Park will > > be in May. Leica will be celebrating their centenary and the 60th > birthday > > for the M system. Last year the CEO was out here and in an interview he > > indicated that they will have a new system with AF lens and probably APSC > > format sensor. Rumours abound! As a guess I wouldn't be surprised if they > > have some sort of commemorative models as well. That last won't please > the > > forums ;-) > > > > > > Cheers > > Geoff > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > On 22 February 2014 09:40, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> > > wrote: > > > > > So Geoff, what new systems will be announced from Wetzlar this year? > > > (Shouldn't it be Solm?) > > > > > > You *can* email me off - list. *nudge nudge wink wink* > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 3:32 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at > > > gmail.com > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > Who knows what new system may be announced from Wetzlar this year ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Geoff > > > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > > > > > > > On 22 February 2014 09:29, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > Steve Barbour > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 21, 2014, at 3:03 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hardly a cheap option these days ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Want cheap, crop the corners. > > > > > > > > > > S > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > john > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > > > The wonderful R 19mm II f2.8 on the A7r will solve your problem. > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > Steve Barbour > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 21, 2014, at 10:52 AM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I hope the existance of the 24-70 zoom means that we can look > forward > > > to > > > > > 24 & 28mm primes that are free from the fuzzy corners we keep > hearing > > > > about. > > > > > Possibly a side effect of the lens speed. The zoom is f/4 vs what > > we'd > > > > > want from primes: f/2.0 -2.8. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >