Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>> I doubt the 75 is the next aspheric for the Leica M. I heard the next >> one is going to be a 21 Elmarit. And don't worry, the lens is extremely >> good. Everyone I've talked to who has one loves it. Those who don't cite >> it's weight and size, not performance.... > > Hi Group - > > I'm confused. Eric writes "...the next one is going to be > a 21 Elmarit..." and then he describes the characteristics > of this lens. Am I reading this right? Is there a 21mm > Aspheric Elmarit now available? Or does the "... Everyone > I've talked to who has one loves it..." refer to the non- > aspheric design which is in the current Leica catalog? > > I'm a Leica novice but I thought that the 21mm/f2.8 Elmarit-M > (Part No. 11 134) was NOT an aspheric design. Is there another > version - now available - which is? > > Thanks. > > -- Wolfgang >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Wolfgang Sachse Cornell University > sachse@msc.cornell.edu http://www.msc.cornell.edu/~sachse >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Hi Group, The word I got from a Leica Rep was that the next new M lens out from Leica will be the 24mm with external viewfinder, possibly to be announce at next Photokina. The 21mm Aspherical lens is currently under design and may be out in 2 to 3 years. Count on that one being to cost more then the 35 f1.4 Aspherical. ADL