Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I shot the 21 Summilux in Germany on an M8, courtesy of the Leica Akademie. I put a selection back on line for you. These are all from the Summilux to explore what I could do with it so there are a number at f/1.4 and various focus points to look at DoF etc. All the usual descriptions apply for the latest Leica M top tier lenses. Optically superb, very well made, cutting edge design, very low volumes available and costs a lot. Personally It was larger and heavier on an M than I would care to walk around with all day but of course if you need f/1.4... http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/sh Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 27 March 2010 19:07, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > Steve, Steve Huff, as usual, loves these lens. He has some shots on his > blogs. > > Some guy raves about the 24 Summilux on the l-camera forum, but I notice > that most, if not all, shots are much less than wide open, which to me > defeats the purpose. > > Our good pundit blogger Ken-you-know-who does think much of the 24mm, > mainly > because in his opinion, if you go through the trouble of using a separate > VF, you may as well go for the 21mm. > http://kenrockwell.com/leica/24mm-f14.htm > > Erwin the optical guy likes them both of course. > > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 4:45 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Anyone using these new lenses, and care to comment on their properties, > as > > well as to point to their photos taken with them, especially on the M9 ? > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < > http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > // portfolio: <http://www.imagecraft.com/pub/PICS/AnotherCalifornia2> > // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >