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300g for DSLR lens - not too bad.
Sample photos look very nice.
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09-12-2016, 11:53 PM
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For that amount of money you can get a Canon 85mm f/1.2 USM L II or a Zeiss Milvus 85mm f/1.4 ...
Yes the sample shots look very nice nice indeed, doesn't she just!
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I sort of doubt that they'll give us samples for testing ... ;-)
This business model is about putting the "financial risk in advance on the customer" if the financial target is achieved then the active production can begin. The lens is an old know design,so no risks there either, all that's needed is a lens manufacturer to produce it.
With limited expensive sales, enter an interesting and "artistic marketing backdrop" harking back to the days of early mysterious lens design to tempt in those few possible clients with a promise of special magic rendering and Bingo, there you have it!
The time is ripe at the moment with many talking about bubble bokeh.....
....but we all know about bubbles, they have a habit of bursting!
The smart guys are raking through boxes in thrift stores, those who got sucked in are giving out their bank card numbers and pledging...
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09-13-2016, 10:24 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-13-2016, 10:25 AM by Klaus.)
Rest assured that Kickstarter has (usually) nothing to do with relevant financing these days.
Kickstarter is a marketing instrument.