Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>>>>>>>>> Given that the M excels in the wide angle department, and looking at the lens range as a whole, the one thing that *really* stands out is the lack of fast lenses wider than 35mm. Once you go wider than that, you're stuck at f2.8. As I've said several times on this list, I'd *love* to see a 24mm ASPH Summicron (I'd love a 24mm ASPH Summilux even more, but I'm not holding my breath for that one). <<<<<<<<<< Canon's 24 mm f/1.4 lens has, I believe, a 72 mm filter front. As does Nikon's 28 mm f/1.4. Seems like that would be quite the viewfinder blocker, and therefore impracticle, on an M camera. But Nikon's 24 mm f/2 lens has just a 52 mm filter front. And I'd think modern aspherics could make such a lens smaller and/or lighter and/or optically better than the Nikon (and the 24 f/2 Nikkor is no slouch to begin with). That seems entirely practical -- and a realistic hope -- for the M system. Larry