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Has anyone used the Sinar M system? Could this be the rebanded Leica medium format?
Sorry Thierry. I am just asking who has used one. We have heard rumors that Leica is coming with a MF digital camera and that Leica and Sinar were partners. So maybe something could come out of this partnership. Didn't mean to step on any toes?
-Durr
I have been using the Sinar-M for some time now.Has anyone used the Sinar M system? Could this be the rebanded Leica medium format?
Yevgeny,
How is the shutter vibration?
Is it suitable for 4-shot 16-shot work?
Billy
I agree, the system is expensive, almost prohibitively expensive. The 28mm (it is used without the AF Prism Module, on a Sinar lens plate) is being sold for US$12,000! It is twice the price of the same lens for ALPA.....
Sinar M. It looks like an incredible system, but the prices are simply staggering. Some of the lenses alone cost more than digital backs like the CFV and ZD.
I don't want to disparage the camera, because I am sure it is among the most capable camera systems that you can possibly buy, but I would be interested as to why, for example, the 40mm distagon lens is listed at more than double the cost of the 40mm distagon IF of the V mount. Is this even the latest optical formula (IF) or is it the older version? I do see that it has an AF module which will add a great deal to the cost, but it does seem incredibly steep.
The 80mm...well, 6500 dollars for a lens that has the same optical formula as one you can get for under 500 dollars in V mount (80mm CT*)...
Thank you for the information Thierry. Do you know why there might be such a discrepancy between the European and the American pricing? The 40 distagon costs 6888 dollars in Europe, but 12300 in the US...that seems like it must be some kind of mistake...