[HUG ] SV: Re: SV: Re: Imacon out - Zeiss in?
- From: Tom Just Olsen <tjols@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:26:12 +0100 (MET)
Mark,
Hasselblad H-series have now been on the market for many years. It is serving
a tiny segment of the market; pro photographers with certain demands for large
digital files. There can be no doubt that Hasselblad is struggling to stay
alive in this tiny part of the market place.
Now Leica has announced their presence in this segment too. They were supposed
to be launching their promissing S2 four months ago. First now, we will see
'real' S2's on the shelves. Although, the Norwegian importer can promise
anyone before 'in February'.
I doubt that there is room for two in this tiny segment of the market.
Particularly now that the credit crisis is upon us. The launch, regardless of
how good it is, could spell the death of both Hasselblad and Leica.
Tom of Oslo (colder and colder....)
> From: Mark Rabiner [mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 2009-12-30 21:06:00 CET
> To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [HUG ] Re: SV: Re: Imacon out - Zeiss in?
>
> Perhaps someone should dig up an example of how bad the Fuji Bokeh is as
> photography is primarily a visual art and not a conversational one.
> - saying so doesn't make a certain thing true.
> As John Paul Jones once said "let's see it".
> Or Grandma Wendy said "where's the beef?"
>
> Here' a visual example modern cutting edge of German medium format digital
> Bokeh
> Shot with the burgeoning Leica S2.
> A camera to give the Hassy H system a run for its money.
> As no other camrea system is - giving the Hassy H system a run for its
> money. The H system is ubiquitous in any high end shoot of matter or worth
> its superiority is unquestioned.
> I hear its a little slow. Which people kind of expect from medium format.
> The Leica S2 won't be.
> And will have Leica optics which are from all I can tell is at least as good
> as Zeiss maybe for the most part better.
>
> http://www.drivehq.com/file/df.aspx/shareID6403983/fileID434312305/434312305
> .jpg
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/yzl22r3
>
> Its off of this blog page and there are plenty of other examples.
> http://dfarkas.blogspot.com/
>
> One of the better blogs I've come upon.
> Actually the ONLY blog I pay regular attention to.
> And by coincidence I know the guy. David.
> From LHSA* meetings. One in Wetzlar. Other in Rochester.
> Real nice - real smart.
> And apparently sells more Leicas than God.
> Out of Florida.
>
> Mark William Rabiner
>
> Leica Historical Society of Antarctica.
>
>
>
>
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