shoddy journalism - re: leica lens

[functus]

I love it!

It actually seems to be everywhere ...

http://news.digital-dreamspace.com/...x-dg-25mm-f1-4-lens-to-accompany-its-new-gf3/

 

[gavinlg]

So what's shoddy?

 

[t.s.k.]

heeheehee 😀😀😀

 

[gavinlg]

it's a summilux - except for the redd fox limited edition which is the dummilux

they got the name of the product wrong
a photography magazine should do a little better

Ah I see! 😛

Didn't even pick it up on first look!

 

[Keith]

Nahh ... I'll wait for the Stupilux!

I've heard it's out of image rendering has to be seen to be believed. 😀

 

[Pablito]

When mounted to any of Panasonic’s Micro Four-Thirds-sized cameras, it has an equivalent focal length of 50mm.

That is deceptive too. Does not say equivalent to what. And it's not EQUIVALENT, it is still a 25mm lens.

Should have said approximately equivalent field of view (since the aspect ratio is 4:3) to a 50mm lens on a 35mm camera.

That is really shoddy journalism - worse than the stupid typo IMO>

 

[ronnies]

If you look at the picture of the lens its not just a 'Summilux' but a 'D Summilux' so you can see where the problem comes from. Maybe the D stands for Dummy......

So why are Panasonic announcing this and not Leica? Is it not really a Leica lens?

Ronnie

 

[peterm1]

Hey is that one a faster lens than the Delmar?

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

Oh, no! Shame on Leica! 🙄

 

[Steinberg2010]

Is it made of 😱 plastic?!

 

[Keith]

Oh, no! Shame on Leica! 🙄

I think it's the end! 😛

 

[semilog]

That is deceptive too. Does not say equivalent to what. And it's not EQUIVALENT, it is still a 25mm lens.

Should have said approximately equivalent field of view (since the aspect ratio is 4:3) to a 50mm lens on a 35mm camera.

That is really shoddy journalism - worse than the stupid typo IMO>

Shoddy journalism is when you publish misleading stories that start a war (e.g., Spanish-American War). This is a minor linguistic imprecision that reflects common usage and, really, is easily adequate for the story in question.

Take a chill pill.

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

I think it's the end! 😛

It'll be a shoddy one when they announce the Dummicron. 😉

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

I love it!

It actually seems to be everywhere ...

http://news.digital-dreamspace.com/...x-dg-25mm-f1-4-lens-to-accompany-its-new-gf3/

Actually, it's one of those content-appropriating farms that mess up Google searches because they simply regurgitate info that's found elsewhere. They always have a tiny link saying "read more" which takes you to the original source. They are a complete waste of time.

 

[Yhbv24]

More of a typo than shoddy journalism. Shoddy editing, perhaps.

 

[Mister E]

The Dummilux, which rather than a typo I think they were just calling it by what it should be known as, has been out for years. Maybe it was only available in regular 4/3 mount before but it is not new.

From 2007: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0703/07030703leica50mmsumm.asp

 

[gavinlg]

The Dummilux, which rather than a typo I think they were just calling it by what it should be known as, has been out for years. Maybe it was only available in regular 4/3 mount before but it is not new.

From 2007: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0703/07030703leica50mmsumm.asp

Wrong, it's a completely different lens with a completely different mount. Different optical formula, half the size, half the weight, half the price, and for m4/3 mount rather than 4/3 mount.

So to be exact, this is a brand new lens and was announced on Monday.

 

[newspaperguy]

Yhbv24





Yhbv24 said it best: "More of a typo than shoddy journalism. Shoddy editing,"

Or more like likely, no copy editing and no proofreaders as publications try to

cut expenses and stay in business.

.

 

[oftheherd]

More of a typo than shoddy journalism. Shoddy editing, perhaps.

I love it!

It actually seems to be everywhere ...

http://news.digital-dreamspace.com/...x-dg-25mm-f1-4-lens-to-accompany-its-new-gf3/

But considering functus' post, one has to wonder where the typo came from.

 

[MaxElmar]

Will this affect the value of my Dummitar 50/2?