Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Leica web site has all the info on it also. Considering the cost of the Zeiss single/double lens finders compared to the tri finder from Leica, can't be that bad. And then it is the only finder you would need. Gene -------------- Original message from "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>: -------------- > Mark the specs and brochure are released, at least to user forum members. > I > guess they must be in wide circulation by now. > It does look yummy. Its Dimensions and weight > Length to bayonet flange approx. 63mm > Largest diameter approx. 55mm > Weight approx. 350g > For us metric folks. > > But you are going to have to buy the horrendously complex and expensive > super > finder thingie to go with it. > > 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 > Mark Rabiner > Sent: Friday, 15 September 2006 10:44 > To: lug@leica-users.org > Subject: [Leica] Tri Elmar M 16-18-21 mm F4 ASPH lens > > http://www.dpreview.com/articles/leicam8/ > !!!!!!!~!!!!! > > I'm not seeing any mention of this mouth watering hot little volcano of an > item as part of the dpreview article on the M8. I wonder if anyone > bothered > turning the page!!!?!. > I think we're all to busy playing with our DSLR's to bother with what's > happening with Leica. > > On your M8 it becomes an 21-24-28 mm. > > Film M users might clamor for a 21-24-28 mm. Putting it mildly. > Could get them to learn to love the digital revolution. > To go with their 16-18-21 mm which has revolutionized their Leica film > shooting. > Not that THAT would NOT also revolutionize their film shooting. > As they've promised it covers a whole hunk of 24x36mm flim. > > But sooner or later it will be interesting and I think it will be after > another year that Leica makes a lens optimized for the 1.33 "format". > With advantages in the compactness end as well as the quality of the other > end as its an optic designed around a much smaller image circle. And can > thus be made to produce a higher quality image in that area. > Smaller the circle the higher the resolution and so on are going to be. > Some of us may not know that. Glass which covers medium format as in 6x6cm > do not have the rez in a 24x36 area tat a lens designed for that format > has. > And its obvious a medium format lens is nowhere near as compact as lenses > made for 35. > > I've been loving using my 55-200mm F/4-5.6G ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor lens. > Featherweight and incredibly compact. > Its an 80-300 which looks like a 105 2.5 or 80 or smaller. > Especially if you leave the lens shade off. > The guy across the street would have no idea you were getting a tight > headshot of his Pomeranian. > > Or Shih Tzu. > > Or Brussels Griffon. > > > > > > > > > Mark Rabiner > > 40°46'58.65"N 73°49'31.68"W > Whitestone NY 11357 > > http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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