Re: Cosina-Voigtlander joins micro-4/3

2010-09-04 Thread P. J. Alling

 On 8/30/2010 5:10 PM, Miserere wrote:

On 30 August 2010 03:57, Derby Chang  wrote:

One of my most oft-used lenses, the 77. But a lens on an SLR feels totally
different to one on a rangefinder. The 43mm is a perfect case study.

Plus...

http://www.cafepress.com.au/Robertstech.215310085

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Re: Cosina-Voigtlander joins micro-4/3

2010-08-30 Thread Miserere
On 30 August 2010 03:57, Derby Chang  wrote:
>
> One of my most oft-used lenses, the 77. But a lens on an SLR feels totally
> different to one on a rangefinder. The 43mm is a perfect case study.
>
> Plus...
>
> http://www.cafepress.com.au/Robertstech.215310085

Ah yes, so true. Well, it must be, it's on a T-shirt.


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Re: Cosina-Voigtlander joins micro-4/3

2010-08-30 Thread Derby Chang

Miserere wrote:

On 27 August 2010 05:34, Derby Chang  wrote:
  

I'll be rooned. Already preordered the 75/1.8 M.



Have you ever considered this little-known lens called Pentax 77 Ltd?

;-)


  


One of my most oft-used lenses, the 77. But a lens on an SLR feels 
totally different to one on a rangefinder. The 43mm is a perfect case study.


Plus...

http://www.cafepress.com.au/Robertstech.215310085


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Re: Cosina-Voigtlander joins micro-4/3

2010-08-29 Thread Miserere
On 27 August 2010 05:34, Derby Chang  wrote:
>
> I'll be rooned. Already preordered the 75/1.8 M.

Have you ever considered this little-known lens called Pentax 77 Ltd?

;-)


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Re: Cosina-Voigtlander joins micro-4/3

2010-08-29 Thread Miserere
On 28 August 2010 14:41, Brendan MacRae  wrote:
>
>
> Ok, well, maybe they used to be cheaper than 1200US, not anymore I suppose:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270604946285
>
> eeeks.
>
> -Brendan

I think the guy that's selling that lens was hired by Samsung for
their latest campaign:

http://photo.net/pentax-camera-forum/00XAc1


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Re: Cosina-Voigtlander joins micro-4/3

2010-08-28 Thread Adam Maas
On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 2:32 PM, Brendan MacRae
 wrote:
>
>
>
>
> - Original Message 
>> From: Miserere 
>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
>> Sent: Thu, August 26, 2010 6:21:16 AM
>> Subject: Cosina-Voigtlander joins micro-4/3
>>
>> It's made sense all along:
>>
>> http://www.olympus-global.com/en/news/2010b/nr100826mfourthirdse.html
>>
>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/1008/10082619cosinamicrofourthirds.asp
>>
>> They'll be releasing the Nokton 25mm f/0.95 next month as their first
>> lens (for a little under $1,200). Talk about entering the arena with a
>> bang  :-)
>>
>>
>>   --M.
>>
>
>
> For less money, if you can find one, try the old angenieux 25mm (1 inch) f.95
> lens in C-mount:
>
> http://cctvmonitors.org/cctv-lens/the-mijonju-show-f0-95-c-mounts-lens-and-cctv-lens-for-micro-43-cameras-video-test
>
>
> Skip to 2:23 in the video.
>
> -Brendan
>

Good bloody luck, the Angenieux's are regularly going for over $1000
these days and don't even fully cover m4/3rds. The 50/0.95's do cover
4/3rds but the 25's in C mount typically have mechanical vignetting in
the corners since they're designed to cover a smaller format


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Re: Cosina-Voigtlander joins micro-4/3

2010-08-28 Thread Brendan MacRae




- Original Message 
> From: Brendan MacRae 
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> Sent: Sat, August 28, 2010 11:32:38 AM
> Subject: Re: Cosina-Voigtlander joins micro-4/3
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> - Original Message 
> > From: Miserere 
> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
> > Sent: Thu, August 26, 2010 6:21:16 AM
> > Subject: Cosina-Voigtlander joins micro-4/3
> > 
> > It's made sense all along:
> > 
> > http://www.olympus-global.com/en/news/2010b/nr100826mfourthirdse.html
> > 
> > http://www.dpreview.com/news/1008/10082619cosinamicrofourthirds.asp
> > 
> > They'll be releasing the Nokton 25mm f/0.95 next month as their first
> > lens (for a little under $1,200). Talk about entering the arena with a
> > bang  :-)
> > 
> > 
> >   --M.
> > 
> 
> 
> For less money, if you can find one, try the old angenieux 25mm (1 inch) f.95 
> lens in C-mount:
> 
>http://cctvmonitors.org/cctv-lens/the-mijonju-show-f0-95-c-mounts-lens-and-cctv-lens-for-micro-43-cameras-video-test
>t
> 
> 
> Skip to 2:23 in the video.
> 
> -Brendan 
> 

Ok, well, maybe they used to be cheaper than 1200US, not anymore I suppose:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270604946285

eeeks.

-Brendan


  

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Re: Cosina-Voigtlander joins micro-4/3

2010-08-28 Thread Brendan MacRae




- Original Message 
> From: Miserere 
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
> Sent: Thu, August 26, 2010 6:21:16 AM
> Subject: Cosina-Voigtlander joins micro-4/3
> 
> It's made sense all along:
> 
> http://www.olympus-global.com/en/news/2010b/nr100826mfourthirdse.html
> 
> http://www.dpreview.com/news/1008/10082619cosinamicrofourthirds.asp
> 
> They'll be releasing the Nokton 25mm f/0.95 next month as their first
> lens (for a little under $1,200). Talk about entering the arena with a
> bang  :-)
> 
> 
>   --M.
> 


For less money, if you can find one, try the old angenieux 25mm (1 inch) f.95 
lens in C-mount:

http://cctvmonitors.org/cctv-lens/the-mijonju-show-f0-95-c-mounts-lens-and-cctv-lens-for-micro-43-cameras-video-test


Skip to 2:23 in the video.

-Brendan 


  

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Re: Cosina-Voigtlander joins micro-4/3

2010-08-27 Thread Derby Chang

Miserere wrote:

It's made sense all along:

http://www.olympus-global.com/en/news/2010b/nr100826mfourthirdse.html

http://www.dpreview.com/news/1008/10082619cosinamicrofourthirds.asp

They'll be releasing the Nokton 25mm f/0.95 next month as their first
lens (for a little under $1,200). Talk about entering the arena with a
bang  :-)


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I'll be rooned. Already preordered the 75/1.8 M. Will absolutely have to 
get this one too. Local distributor is quoting 895 Aussie


Gee it's good to live in this century

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Re: Cosina-Voigtlander joins micro-4/3

2010-08-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On the other hand, it remains to be seen whether the Nokton 25mm
f/0.95 an all-manual lens or a dedicated Micro-FourThirds integrated
lens with on-body aperture control and lens correction metadata
included. The Summilux-D 25mm f/1.4 ASPH is not only one of the most
beautiful imaging normal lenses on the format, it autofocuses AND
includes chromatic aberration correction metadata (used by Panasonic
Lumix G bodies for both in-camera and raw files).

Also, the design of the mount and such means that real transmission
values of lens openings greater than f/1.4 are likely not significant.

I paid $800 (including tax and ship) for my Summilux 25mm f/1.4 ASPH
and use it on E-1, L1 and G1 bodies interchangeably. It's about my
favorite lens. It's large and heavy, but it always returns the goods.

BTW, I'm not knocking Cosina's entry into Micro-FourThirds at all! I
think it's a great thing. :-)



On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 7:08 AM, Adam Maas  wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Boris Liberman  wrote:
>> On 8/26/2010 4:21 PM, Miserere wrote:
>>>
>>> It's made sense all along:
>>>
>>> http://www.olympus-global.com/en/news/2010b/nr100826mfourthirdse.html
>>>
>>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/1008/10082619cosinamicrofourthirds.asp
>>>
>>> They'll be releasing the Nokton 25mm f/0.95 next month as their first
>>> lens (for a little under $1,200). Talk about entering the arena with a
>>> bang  :-)
>>>
>>>
>>>   --M.
>>>
>>
>> Suddenly that Leica 25/1.4 lens looks like a bargain, though it is not m43,
>> but rather original 43 format...
>>
>> Boris
>>
>
> The price should be more like $1000 or a bit less, so not much more
> than the Leica 25 for a lens that's much smaller and over a stop
> faster and also findable (teh Leica's quite hard to buy new as
> Panasonic doesn't regularly ship new stock). $1200 is a conversion of
> the European pricing (849 Euros) but US pricing is almost never a
> direct conversion, it's usually closer to the Euro list in dollars.
>
>
> -Adam
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Re: Cosina-Voigtlander joins micro-4/3

2010-08-26 Thread Adam Maas
On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Boris Liberman  wrote:
> On 8/26/2010 4:21 PM, Miserere wrote:
>>
>> It's made sense all along:
>>
>> http://www.olympus-global.com/en/news/2010b/nr100826mfourthirdse.html
>>
>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/1008/10082619cosinamicrofourthirds.asp
>>
>> They'll be releasing the Nokton 25mm f/0.95 next month as their first
>> lens (for a little under $1,200). Talk about entering the arena with a
>> bang  :-)
>>
>>
>>   --M.
>>
>
> Suddenly that Leica 25/1.4 lens looks like a bargain, though it is not m43,
> but rather original 43 format...
>
> Boris
>

The price should be more like $1000 or a bit less, so not much more
than the Leica 25 for a lens that's much smaller and over a stop
faster and also findable (teh Leica's quite hard to buy new as
Panasonic doesn't regularly ship new stock). $1200 is a conversion of
the European pricing (849 Euros) but US pricing is almost never a
direct conversion, it's usually closer to the Euro list in dollars.


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Re: Cosina-Voigtlander joins micro-4/3

2010-08-26 Thread Boris Liberman

On 8/26/2010 4:21 PM, Miserere wrote:

It's made sense all along:

http://www.olympus-global.com/en/news/2010b/nr100826mfourthirdse.html

http://www.dpreview.com/news/1008/10082619cosinamicrofourthirds.asp

They'll be releasing the Nokton 25mm f/0.95 next month as their first
lens (for a little under $1,200). Talk about entering the arena with a
bang  :-)


   --M.



Suddenly that Leica 25/1.4 lens looks like a bargain, though it is not 
m43, but rather original 43 format...


Boris

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Cosina-Voigtlander joins micro-4/3

2010-08-26 Thread Miserere
It's made sense all along:

http://www.olympus-global.com/en/news/2010b/nr100826mfourthirdse.html

http://www.dpreview.com/news/1008/10082619cosinamicrofourthirds.asp

They'll be releasing the Nokton 25mm f/0.95 next month as their first
lens (for a little under $1,200). Talk about entering the arena with a
bang  :-)


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