Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I haven't really been following this thread, but I recently received a mail frrom my local Leica dealer mentioning the new Tri_Elmar 16/18/21 on film and 21/24/28 for digital Which certainly confirms a crop factor of very close to 1.33 for the DM sensor. But no mention of the body being called M8. Douglas Jeffery Smith wrote: >Considering what the lens hood costs for a Tri-Elmar, I would figure the new >finder will go for $1500. > >Jeffery Smith >New Orleans, LA >http://www.400tx.com >http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of G >Hopkinson >Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 5:49 PM >To: 'Leica Users Group' >Subject: RE: [Leica] Pictures of the new TRI-Elmar and sensational new >finder > > >Jeffery and Didier, this looks pretty impressive, doesn't it? Am I the only >one already wondering how if it will provide a 35mm size image circle on an >M7? Let's not even think about what that new finder will sell for, though. > >Cheers >Hoppy > >-----Original Message----- >From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org >[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >Jeffery Smith >Sent: Monday, 28 August 2006 07:36 >To: 'Leica Users Group' >Subject: RE: [Leica] Pictures of the new TRI-Elmar and sensational new >finder > >I'm one of the few who really thinks the previous Tri-Elmar is sensational. >True, it is slow, but for picture quality and versatility on the street (or >on a trip), it is marvelous. > >Jeffery Smith >New Orleans, LA >http://www.400tx.com >http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Didier >Ludwig >Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 3:58 PM >To: Leica Users Group >Subject: [Leica] Pictures of the new TRI-Elmar and sensational new finder > > > From a reliable source: > >http://mogool.com/transfer/TRI-ELMAR-16-18-21.JPG > >The Tri-Elmar's widest aperture is f4 as guessed in my previous post. >Looks slightly fatter than the 28-35-50 Tri-Elmar. > >But the more sensational thing seems to be this new finder. Looks >like the framelines are switchable. The wheel at the top front seems >to have indexes for 28-24-21-18-16 (that's all variations of the new >tri-elmar for fullframe and cropped). Can't really read the indexes >of the wheel behind it. Are these focal lengths or distance marks? >The index closest to the back seems to be an infinity sign, but I'm >not shure. I expect the parallax is likely adjusted with the weel at >the bottom, close to the hotshoe mount? Does the top wheel behind >eventually offer even more framelines for other focal lengths? > >Didier > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >